41',43' LXi Gross Axle Weight Ratings

[davidbrady]

Fascinating Chuck, more pieces to the puzzle...

Now, there were two recalls on the steerable tag, but that's all I've seen.

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It's interesting, I'm seeing more folks with a label on their Spicer/Dana steer beam axle that indicates a 14600 lb axle, but the placard above the windshield indicates a 15500 lb axle. Could be that BB uprated the capacity without changing the beam axle. Maybe they uprated the tie rod ends. Anyone have more info? Contributing to this theory is the fact that I can't find a 15500 lb axle in Spicer or Dana's current or old product lines.

There's more to rating an axle then just the I-beam, there's the hub and bearing capacity, the spindle capacity, and the tie rod capacity, and probably more.