Id like to make 2 or 3 sets of 8 ton running gears (for stack wagons). Im having trouble tho finding axle spindles rated above 3k pounds/pair. Anyone know of a source for these?
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07-15-2010, 05:49 PM #1
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running gear spindles
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07-15-2010, 08:12 PM #2
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8 ton axles...hmmm.... big truck and trailer parts?
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07-15-2010, 08:46 PM #3
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Yeah like out of a cement mixer chassis. I rented a tow dolly and it had spindles that turned and thats what they looked like...Bob
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07-16-2010, 05:34 AM #4
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Southwest tire and wheel, dallas axle, google trailer supplies. Here in north Texas we have a variety of suppliers for stuff like that. Up to 7k per pair are pretty reasonable. Above that, not so reasonable.
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07-16-2010, 07:50 AM #5
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Thnx! Was thinking along the lines of junkyard scavenge but then thats not a constant source of parts. Eventually Id like to make several wagons.
Harv...thx for the lead. Ill look into that.
Very much appreciate all the helps.
ETA: Just for the record Im only interested in the spindles. The axles for these wagons are heavy walled tube and the spindle is welded onto that.
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07-16-2010, 10:53 AM #6
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Ya know, on second thought...I assumed, incorrectly I think, 8 ton gear meant 8 ton spindles. After some thought Im not sure that assumption is correct. I think it means the gear has a gross capacity of 8 tons which would be evenly, or mostly so, distributed over 4 spindles. That means each spindle would only have to support a ton. Am I understanding this correctly?
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