J_Fred
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Bigcountry1011 Thanks for setting the record straight. We make our axles like o.e. just beefier! However, this also points out what I have to deal with on warranties, 3 axles warrantied (at my expense) and I'm sure they had to have insisted there bike was not lifted and it was totally stock (maybe bigger tires). And he was was just going straight down the road hardly gettin' on it. This is an example of what I hear on axle breakage issues. But as the truth comes out later, as you can see here, I'm the one that doesn't get dealt with honestly and it cost me and money out of my pocket. If people would just be honest up front and instead of trying to use these axles on vehicles that have been lifted or modified we would not be having these discussion.
What the heck is not getting past you? You market "Heavy Duty" axles that can barely take a lift, or even aftermarket tires. That IS NOT heavy duty, but very much IS lying.
I'm being honest, when I buy an axle that says "Heavy Duty" and put it on my ATV with 27 inch tires (2 over factory) and NO LIFT, and snap the u-joint in the FIRST HOUR OF RIDING.... I tend to not believe the "Heavy Duty" quality aspect. Do you know how annoying it is to get the roll pin out of the old style Polaris axles? I had to do this 3 times within a 24 hour period because of a cheap, "heavy duty" axle I bought. I still can't stress how pissed I am the joint broke the FIRST RIDE.
Your product, my friend, is not being honest. Don't market it as heavy duty... market it as light duty and tell your customer base the truth. It is very much light duty. Tell them to go down 3 tire sizes, don't use 4WD or diff lock, drive on dirt roads, and shove a sock in the air intake. That would make the axles hold up for at least 3 rides.
I'm not bashing Jordan's choice, but his applications, on a 3wd, 15 hp atv are not what I personally would consider heavy duty. I had a 300, they aren't heavy duty. It's hard to break a 300 axle. If it happens once every 10 times on a 300, that is even a shoddy axle. Only about 50% of the time is power even going to both front tires.
Anybody reading this thread, you have 3 axle choices... Factory, G*rilla and T*rner. Maybe HL in a few months. Don't waste your money on cheap, chinese made "Heavy Duty" axles.
< Message edited by J_Fred -- 9/2/2008 3:57:01 PM >
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