--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Boersema" <picknick@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Maybe I can google the Ford F350 rear end and see how it looks
> inside.
>
> Nick
>
> _____
>
> From: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:papercreters@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Spaceman
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:57 PM
> To: papercreters@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [papercreters] Re: tow mixer rotation
>
>
>
> Actually there is a difference. There is a cone gear directly below
the yoke
> that is affected by the direction of rotation. When the vehicle is
turning
> the driveshaft to supply power to the wheels, the force tends to
keep that
> gear in place. With the wheels providing the power to rotate the
> differential, the forces are redirected. I have found that there is less
> wear when the yoke is spinning counterclockwise (from above).
Spinning the
> other direction there is a tendency for the cone gear to come loose and
> loose a few teeth by jamming with the other gears.
>
> To reverse the direction is not quite as bad as driving in reverse,
but you
> do need to turn the axle around and put your tongue on the other
side to get
> proper rotation.
>
> DISCLAIMER- YMMV and many people have had success with tow mixers
without
> paying any attention whatsoever to the rotation direction. I'm just
passing
> on my experience, I can't pass on the sound that crunching gears make as
> they are destroying the insides of a differential.
>
> Spaceman
>
>
Hi Spaceman:
Dummy me, I was not thinking but it would be easy enough to mount
the axle backward in the first place. Senior moment, I have a not so
new excuse.:}
I really doubt anyone will ever wear one out doing this ,that was good
to begin with. Heat and dirt are the enemies and how much are you
going to use the thing? Replacing it should be much easier than
building it the first time. One idea would be to get the differential
from a medium duty truck , 1/2 ,2 ton etc. It should eliminate any
worry about failure and it would mix a bigger load or multiple loads
at once.
The engine and drive train from a medium truck would allow you to
drive a generator and a pump as well.
I can tell you the sound is unpleasant and magnified by the square of
the distance back home.
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