What's the worst damage you have seen to a drivetrain?

Shock load normally is quick,fast and big clean break. Low lube destroys everything and makes a glitter factory.

I hate glitter factories.

 

At least on trucks its contained in the failed component. Get a grader where the axle, transmission and torque all share the same oil. That gets fun.

 

That was always a issue with hyd. And wreckers.

 

I’ve got the remnants of an all aluminum 1980 White-Western Star that was taken out of service and became a parts donor in the late 90’s due to the aux 4 speed front cross member cracking in half and causing it to drop out. It broke the front diff thru-shaft and snout off at the yoke before the slip yoke was able to separate. Luckily it tore the u-joint out of yoke on main trans without damaging trans. Rear housings were the SQ100’s with rare aluminum carriers and both trans were aluminum Spicers. Both ultra rare nowadays.
Truck was never abused and was taken good care of. It was just a freak thing to happen to that heavy cast crossmember. Not sure why it wasn’t repaired and put back on the road and over the years parts were “borrowed” from it. Lol!

 

Always Always Always park at night in winter with everything locked, tires chocked, parking brakes released, and if at all possible pointed slightly downhill, or flat.

 

Yes, but that said, don't be hard in the throttle, just rolling along, also don't when you are going down a hill on full retarder for hold back. On relatively flat ground, cruising, unlock.

 

In the winter I always park about 1-1.5 feet from the curb. 3X (every half hour) I'll roll the truck to the curb and back out and the final time set brakes almost against the curb. This way I'm not sitting overnight in the divot the warm tires created.

 

Where I park in the home yard, I always back in, its about a 1% slope.to back up, so in the morning its slightly downhill. I already have divider and lockers in, when i stop i pop the truck parking brake, chock the tire, get back in and release the parking brake. Its a habit now, do it automatically. My extension cord hangs on my fence post, i back up so the left corner on the back of the trailer is about 3' from that fence post. Then I run the cord down the side of my truck, plug it in, put the cab cover on it, its now idled long enough, and I shut it off, grab my tablet, and slam the door. My tablet goes in the office, gets plugged in, I write down what I did that day on the dry erase board, and go home. It's simple, and it works. If i was hauling fuel or logs i have paperwork for it then, so I write a "7" on the top, since I am truck #7. Sometimes I find an apple left in the office, and I grab it to eat on the drive home, i love apples.

 

I like to let it roll first before putting the power on. If it will roll down the driveway then no brakes are frozen. If it won't roll, gently rock it forward and reverse. Usually they pop loose without issue.

 

Ok, Ryuk....lol