"Bunch of baloney if I ever heard it. I agree that it's a stupid thing they're doing; however, the bearings and axles in most farm tractors are over-engineered to handle the heavier loads and abuse that comes from farm use."


If the bearings and axles are so heavily engineered perhaps you can explain how the other side failed while it still had the support of the remaining side assy ?

If you could think past your disagreement with my statements and simply think about this from an engineering and stress viewpoint your above statement of "I agree that it's a stupid thing they're doing" is about all that needs said.