Drive shaft broken into two pieces while stopped at a stop sign.

Nope, it was a Pete. Raining, that nasty old clay ground that turns to snot if you so much as spit on it. The driver never gave us any trouble before or after. Just one of those things.
The only thing he did wrong was try to start out before he got a push from the loader to get him moving.

 

Knew you were going to say Peterbilt. Stupid floor mounted clutch pedal.

 

That would be about the ONLY thing I can say I like about a Pete. On the W/S after the clutch pedal is worn a bit there's no grip on the pedal surface. Every now and then my foot will slip off the pedal when I'm turning the PTO on and it whacks my shin.

 

You lucked out that it didn't take any fuel, electric, or air lines out when it went.

Which brings up another question...How many of you guys would "fix" a driveline by spot welding or other means? I could see doing it to get back to the shop but as a permanent repair I'm not sure I'd trust it.

 

Yes it works like a fuse for a electric system..

 

Far as I know, the only acceptable repair (in my mind anyways) is to cut the yokes off and weld in a complete new tube.

 

At that point why not just get new yokes too?

 

Yes but it also needs to be balanced..

 

A good drive train service can easily do that for you..