The YJ

[mudtoy67]

Interesting find...

My first thought was that's just as expensive as the spline stuff, but note, the length on these is 5 ft each. Still, square tube is a lot cheaper...

Part Details

Part Number: PM600-7961
Part Price: 152.53 USD
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Description: TUBE, OUTER

All Makes Parts from John Deere Where Used

English Metric

Specification
Weight 19.09 LBS 8.66 Kg
Tube Outside Diameter 2.402 IN
Wall Thickness 0.095 IN
Effective Length 59.055 IN
End Type RMM39
End Type RMM39
Material
Finish
Note S


Part Details

Part Number: PM600-7071
Part Price: 219.18 USD
On Hand: 0 Check Other Stores
Description: OUTER PROFILE TUBE

All Makes Parts from John Deere Where Used

English Metric

Specification
Weight 0.00 LBS 0.00 Kg
Tube Outside Diameter 2.795 IN
Wall Thickness 0.197 IN
Effective Length 59.055 IN
End Type RMM39
End Type RMM39
Material STEEL
Finish
Note S

[cj nut]

I was at TSC today, they had hallow square tube drivelines, and the "weld in" sleeve that matches it, the square tube was roughly 1.5 OD and maybe 3/16 thick?.... The downfall is the yoke on the tube is the wrong size for my u-joint. So I could use the weld in sleeve which use's the 1.5" tube (welds to a round tube roughly 2" ID) and just get the square tube from Mac Bolt and Steel or someone.... Eight, is the hitch your talking about the adapter or something?

[sasquatch]

run 2" .250 on 2.5" .250. just grind a notch for the seam.

[cj nut]

I love having a barn full of random tractor parts, I just found a drive-line that will work.

[colman]

i have a stick of the large diamiter thick tube for the dshaft if you wana do square, its at my ranch

[eight]

1.5" square tube will twist. The only tractor PTO shaft I've seen that would work is on a round baler, and that's about a $800 dual CV shaft. 540 PTO is only good for 50hp.

Don't need to grind a notch for the seam if you use the receiver tube.

http://www.harborfreight.com/18-inch...ube-97093.html

[cj nut]

I'm just about done with my creation, The drive-line I found is either off of our round baler or brush-hog. Either way we run them with a kubota M9000 and the brush-hog is ran all over crap. The drive-line is thicker than 1.5 if I remember right and if anything it will make a good spare. I'm kinda curious if it will work, which means I will probably run it till it breaks. I am still open up front and the d-shafts I made from 1.5 HREW have held up fine, Maybe this will hold up also.... either way I'm using my old front as a spare. I will try to upload some pictures of it tomorrow.

[cj nut]

Colman, Is the square tube you have off the blazer?

[colman]

no i got it from aaron but it is the same material

[cj nut]

how big is it?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

how big is it?

That's what she said!

[colman]

so i bought this friday night.... step one. remove 3" body lift, step 2 new tires(maybe), step three load on trailer for next wheeling event. I do have 40's in the garage that are not being used at the moment...

[colman]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...&type=1&ref=nf

[Sparling]

Sweet Jesus please do something with the front diff. This thing would work so much better locked up front. If you end up selling the 8 lug 44 let me know.

[colman]

That is down the road. Gonna leave it mostly alone for a while.