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my buddy picked these up the other day..we THINK they are 5 tons but you tell me..got the axles, tcase and driveshafts..what do you think they are worth? not rebuilt but still in good shape
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What are these worth? 5 ton Rockwells
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Mmmmm. Face loaders. I dont know exactly what they are out of or who made them. But those aren't the typical "5 ton" axle the pond skimmers are running.
They are a planetary axle, probably too much gear for the 17/40 Hawgs that are on them now.
They are a planetary axle, probably too much gear for the 17/40 Hawgs that are on them now.
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what are they? like i said we were told they were 5 tons...but not forsure,,,got them for a fuckin bargin..dunno what we should do with themm..if they are worth puttin under a truck or not..you tell me
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arent those pettibones? like out of a smaller front end loader? i could be wrong im just throwing out ideas. they are damn narrow
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They look like the Rockwells that are in a loader at work, except skinnier and one is a steering axle. I dont know the ratio, but it's deep. I wouldnt put those under a truck with less than a 60" R2.
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I noticed that too. I'd be interested to see if it had a Rzeppa joint or a Tracta joint. Perhaps a Bendix or Birfield type.
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Werd id like to know the joint type. I know Toyota Birfs are weak in stock form, but in the 5 ton application IDK. Maybe a dual cardan style joint in there?? Depends on steering degrees. Cual cardons are good for about 35* ish but i could be wrong aswell too!
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I'm sorry, but the lingo in these 2 posts just blew my fucking mind! :shake:
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Hahaha. It did to me a few short years ago amigo. I just smothered myself in this stuff and know just a little more than I did when I joined here.
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:rofljest: :word:
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Just more to confuse you with.
Tracta joint:
Rzeppa joint:
Cardan (ujoint style) joint:
Birfield joint (bling ass Bobby Long D60 pieces (the little one is a D30 birf):
Dual Cardon joint:
I once saw an article that explained the evolution of the axle joint. I cant remember where it was. It went from Spicer's first joint to a rzeppa joint to a tracta joint to a birf, then later it evolved into a constant velocity (CV) joint that is in wrong wheel drive cars today. It was very in depth and explained a lot.
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Well, the only reason Id say it's a D30 is when I was searching for the pictorals, the title to the picture was D60&D30... something. I could be way off.
For kicks and laughs, here is a Toy birf next to a top loader 5ton Rzeppa and knuckles from the two.
:rofljest::rofljest::rofljest::rofljest::rofljest::rofljest:
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good information in here
but isnt the point of the toploaders that you can run super high lift and still have useable driveline angles?
seems like that would be an issue with these
plus like was said the braking problem
i suppose if you keep it in 4lo you wont need brakes
but isnt the point of the toploaders that you can run super high lift and still have useable driveline angles?
seems like that would be an issue with these
plus like was said the braking problem
i suppose if you keep it in 4lo you wont need brakes
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That is a plus.
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For 2 1/2ton Rocks they do, ARB dosent offer a locker for the 5tons. Although, there were/are 5ton Rockwells that did come with air lockers from the factory. Pretty trick, but I'd Detroit it F&R.
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