bad night plowing m1009

[jeremythe67t]

its bad when this happens at 4am


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[FMJ]

Yup, time for another front axle...

 

[powerhouseduece]

Well that really blows....

 

[ETHOS]

ouch, i hate when that happens

 

[Recovry4x4]

I'd surmise that the axle joint was worn through weakening the axle which subsequently failed. Upon its failure and the sudden stop from binding, it took out the hub. That hub is why I like the old multi piece steel Spicer hubs. Luckily front ends are dirt cheap for that.

 

[jeremythe67t]

actually it was completely random, not more than a week ago i was in there and changed pads, calipers. checked and all the front joints were good and tight. i was out plowing and after 3 hrs of constant plowing i felt a slight bind, backed up walked out there unlocked the hub, and moved forward thinkin i had ice or something in there, locked it back in, made one more run and it lasted to the end befor it let loose, I thoung i had broken a pinion bearing, from the sounds it was making and how it acted i was expecting to be missing some ring teeth.

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

We have grenaded spiders on the rocks at Rauch Creek in my son's POC dana 35 once fixed he snapped the axle so it now rides on a FF Corp 14 bolt 1 ton axle. Perhaps with plowing you would want to put in a Dana 60 or better.

 

[11Echo]

I've plowed since 1983 with a couple 1/2 ton Chevys carrying an 8 1/2' Western Pro plow and never had that happen. I had a 1976 Jeep Cherokee bust a front axle joint once and it never had a plow on it. Looked like the universal had failed on it. Sometimes crap just happens!

That said, I do like the larger joints the bigger axles have!

 

[rockman]

Rough repair for the winter. But you know it was not going to happen in the summer.

 

[maxim]

Been there..done that...

 

[jeremythe67t]

oddly enough, now i get a noise from the front that sounds like a goose, very random, only very seldom does it happen

 

[OLDCHEV4X4]

I've done that too, only it was a D44 in a 72 Blazer. The hub was ok. So i put the 73 and up style axle shafts in it to get the bigger u joint.

 

[akrhino]

I plowed with 4x4s for years, then I bought a front end loader w/snow blade what a diff.

 

[randyscycle]

Last time I did that to a front axle it was in waist deep water and a little too much throttle application on a slick river rock! Then I had to winch out.

Did I mention this was in January in the mountains of Virginia?

 

[madsam]

I have lockers in my Ramcharger with a 7' myers. I have 33 on it and chains. It got so stuck and the wind was blowing and then it sat over night in -10 degrees. The next day, I broke both outer shafts. First one went then because of the lockers, the other went. %$#%^&!!!!!!

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That is when I went looking for something bigger. Ended up with the M816.. It won't brake so easy..

Now I have the Snogo, and it is almost working, I hope. So no more pushing snow. It will pick it up and through it...

I still need to finish fixing the ram charger.

 

[skinnedknuckles]

Yep been there,done that at least 2-3 times a year down at the shop . I'm not the one that breaks them but I have to fix it and get them back out to push more snow. Last year I even had one that blew out so bad that it drove the steering knuckle out of the ball joint studs ( they were still in the axle housing) and the tire-knuckle -spindle parted from the vehicle just being held on by the tie rod ....OOPS!
Skinnedknuckles in Janesville,Wi
I need a bigger garage.....again

 

[pa.rich]

Murphy always visits at the worst possible time.

 

[Chevytruck]

i agree with the above post