Those axles are heavy!

[Z71]

Somebody was selling a crated rebuilt front axle for the deuce and listed the shipping weight as 1,250 lbs! Holy smoke! I thought these things weigh 400 lbs at most. I guess I was wrong. What about the rear axles? Are they just as heavy? I was thinking about buying a used rear axle for spare parts, but I can't see how I will be able to unload it by myself without a crane or a forklift.

How much do 5 ton truck axles weigh? They dwarf the 2.5 ton axle in size.

 

[shenkmen]

google works great - weight of deuce parts site:http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce - Google Search

 

[Andy1234]

I have (2) of the front axles for sale on ebay and here's a pic of the specs painted on the crate. Note that the weight is listed at 1220 lbs.

Andy

 

[jblack6527]

Well, when the brake drums alone weigh almost 90 pounds each, it adds up quick. I think I remember hearing that just the center chunk with the gears in it weighed somewhere around 400 pounds.