rockwell shaft

[bigred]

pic of my 2.5ton shaft next to a dana 44 shaft

[twdjeepgod]

i have done prety much the same thing with a rock shaft

[wOoDs]

Sooo what did it take to brake a 2.5ton? ___HP and ___ Tire size. Like too know because still need axels and thinking one ton,2.5s or unimog.

[twdjeepgod]

Sooo what did it take to brake a 2.5ton? ___HP and ___ Tire size. Like too know because still need axels and thinking one ton,2.5s or unimog.

alot of heavy footed assaults for me

44' tires, big block, doubler

everything breaks

[bigred]

ain"t that the truth! the 2.5 ton is a good axle i put a set of ouverson engineering axles in the rear and there holding up great so far.

[Red]

alot of heavy footed assaults for me

So is that you call it Todd?

I've witnessed this once on the Crack at Crawler Ridge.  Still remember seeing one the rocks smoking long after you made it through. 

[twdjeepgod]

alot of heavy footed assaults for me

So is that you call it Todd?

I've witnessed this once on the Crack at Crawler Ridge.  Still remember seeing one the rocks smoking long after you made it through. 

red you ain't seen sh!t, i was going easy that day. for real

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bez99l4FJo&feature=channel

[Red]

I still think you were awn it more in this one.

http://www.youtube.com/user/lnutsheh#p/u/128/8pXv59YA_Eg

And it's not 5 minutes of fail either. 
How are those Rockers working?  They actually look normal at that size.

[twdjeepgod]

I still think you were awn it more in this one.

http://www.youtube.com/user/lnutsheh#p/u/128/8pXv59YA_Eg

And it's not 5 minutes of fail either. 
How are those Rockers working?  They actually look normal at that size.

i wasn't nearly as hard on my jeep in that clip as i was in the video i posted.  funny thing is i broke the shaft the weekend after that video was taken (clip i put up). you can't tell from the sound in the clip i posted but i was on the rev limiter most of that climb most of the time. you can hear my friends laughing cause of it

and the clip i posted is only a fail cause my buddy stopped filming. i made it right after he shut off camera (you can hear him complaining about the camera geting wet in the beginning)

the rockers are fine, good for a heavy big dumb jeep like mine. if i could i would run stickies, but then again with the amount i wheel and the weight of my jeep i would wear out stickies in a matter of months. and i can't afford that

[Red]

You don't have to tell me about not being able to afford stickies.  The regular DOT Creepies I just got were expensive enough.

OK back onto your regularly tuned scheduled of broken Rockwell shafts.

Now would a real man step up and show us a blown R&P from a rockwell? 

[twdjeepgod]

^^^^^^^^^

uhmmm ok

[Red]

DAYUM!  I didn't know the pinions were that big on them.  So how did this break occur?  Big engine, big tires, and a heavy right foot?  Or did the bearing give way and take the pinion and ring gear out with it?

[bylina's excavating & tire grooving]

holy i thot that would b near impossible to break 2.5tons with smaller tires i figured only big tractor size @#$% would break them @#$% bet there not cheap