Thread: Axle Busts,post your pics!!!

Wasnt that long ago one of my drivers broke an axle on one of my Kenworths. The axles the size of your fore arm.

When I asked how it happened he said I dont know, I was pulling back onto the road off the gravel (full loaded 45.5T up hill), the inside wheels were on the road & outside on the gravel. He gave it to much throttle in low low, spun the wheels in the gravel & when they hit the asphalt snap o.

It was a fair old effort to bust an axle that big 46000lb eatons.

ok RR46 you've already won

dont see anyone beating that effort..............

but as the rule's go on the forum,no pics no happen

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

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Axle bust pics!!!!
I have an axle in the shed from a 2a Army MYSTERY Bloodbox.Best axle bust Ive seen.I will post pics on the weekend.
In the interim.Post away.
Will see you and raise you on the weekend
Ive got the trophy and keeping it
Andrew

Did it shatter into lots of small pieces??? I had an axle do that in the IIA. The 10 spliners often break strangely.

Originally Posted by hiline

ok RR46 you've already won

dont see anyone beating that effort..............

but as the rule's go on the forum,no pics no happen

LOL CMV/Bayswater trucks might still have it a there work shop as it isnt common for an axle on one of these to let go. I have to go down there tomorrow so I will see if I can get a pic if its still there.

I have the invoice to prove it LOL

Cheers Gavin

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Did it shatter into lots of small pieces??? I had an axle do that in the IIA. The 10 spliners often break strangely.

No it only broke into about 4 big bits & 3 small. It let go about 5'' from the splines. I had it towed down the Mountain to CMV/Bayswater trucks & it was back on the road in 2hrs.

Originally Posted by RR46

LOL CMV/Bayswater trucks might still have it a there work shop as it isnt common for an axle on one of these to let go. I have to go down there tomorrow so I will see if I can get a pic if its still there.

I have the invoice to prove it LOL

Cheers Gavin

i bet thats even uglier than the broken axle

Have broken an Eaton as well. It broke in a spiral shape. Still here in the scrap pile.
Many Series 111 fronts and two series 1 short rears as well.

Do smashed diffs count?

umm..... never seen any spectacular breakages, but i've seen stripped splines and an axle with 3/4 of a complete rotation of twist from one end to the other......