Talk to Bill at Great Basin....broke the LR half-shafts in our
ambulance/camper [6400lbs loaded for a month in the woods...], swapped in a
Salisbury rear, broke that half-shaft. Finally got the heavy duty Aussie
ones from Bill....and not a broken shaft since....worth the cost. J
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean-Leon Morin" <offroaddesign@softhome.net>
To: <lro@koan.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 12:41 AM
Subject: [lro] Snap crackle pop.
>
> There goes the halfshaft. Again.
>
> I really shouldn't complain. I knew 900R16s and vampiresque tire chains
> would do me in eventually, but I was hoping not tonight. Especially in
> crotch deep snow. The TJ that was accompanying me and the rover played
jump
> rope with a strap, and we finally ended up at the road. Fun.
>
> Things I learned during this trail ride.
>
> - John Cranfield was right - electric winches can pull. Since a change to
> 2/0 cabling and an Optima battery, my old Warn pulls unbelieveably. I was
> pushing enough powder to competely hide the front of the truck, I could
see
> the snow over the hood and yet I was still moving forward. The doors would
> not open due to the snow accumulation, all there was was a cable sticking
> out of a snowbank that was slowly moving somehow.
>
> - Chains on a series truck make for a nasty animal. I had a blast pulling
> everyone and everything out of the white stuff, but the rear axle was
> hopping like mad and bouncing for traction. I wonder why it blew.
>
> So, the question isn't how do I fix/upgrade this - I know that. The
question
> is - does anyone on this list care? I can post updates on how I build a
> rover bolt pattern, 62"wide Dana 60/70 replacement for a range rover axle,
> or I can remain silent. If anyone would benefit from the info, I'll post a
> few notes. If it's getting too far from series-dom, I'll stay silent.
>
> Off to go hunting tomorrow. Gotta bag me an axle.
>
> J-L
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