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leonides
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:28 am Posts: 60
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 Why treaded shafts ?
Is there any reason why the LT must have a treaded shaft instead of the regular marine style , using a cone, key and nut ? Two weeks ago I lost my prop because the shaft broke at the weakest point, the end of the tread. Please let me know. P.B.
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:18 am |
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Trousertrout
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:18 pm Posts: 1060 Location: Ohio-The land of few ducks
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
I rigged a cone on a SPS Thai shitt kit I had so it would accept a ss prop. I would think that you would want the weakest link to go 1-prop. 2-shaft. 3-more expensive stuff.
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:07 pm |
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bayouboy
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5376 Location: Venice, La
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
They do threads because its cheap and simple.
But
You have a long tail. The prop possibilities are really endless. Its just a simple nothing fancy straight shaft that can be machined into a hex, tapered, threaded, spline, ect...
Hell this will even work on the GDSD.
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:39 pm |
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p5388
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Joined: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 232 Location: Deep East Texas
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
_________________ The key to a successful marriage? Give a man a 4X4 truck, a rifle, a shotgun, a Mud boat, and a fishing pole - he will be out of your hair most of the year...
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:08 pm |
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Trousertrout
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Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:18 pm Posts: 1060 Location: Ohio-The land of few ducks
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
_________________ 23 swomp/ 1542 tracker
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:16 pm |
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p5388
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Joined: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 232 Location: Deep East Texas
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
_________________ The key to a successful marriage? Give a man a 4X4 truck, a rifle, a shotgun, a Mud boat, and a fishing pole - he will be out of your hair most of the year...
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:57 pm |
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Trousertrout
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:18 pm Posts: 1060 Location: Ohio-The land of few ducks
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
Wish I could be a man and drink bourbon. Piss beer for me.
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:03 pm |
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p5388
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Joined: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 232 Location: Deep East Texas
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
^^^  It's a "quick-fix" - been doing firewood all day and the back is killin' me...
_________________ The key to a successful marriage? Give a man a 4X4 truck, a rifle, a shotgun, a Mud boat, and a fishing pole - he will be out of your hair most of the year...
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:41 pm |
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bayouboy
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5376 Location: Venice, La
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Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:43 pm |
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p5388
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Joined: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 232 Location: Deep East Texas
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
_________________ The key to a successful marriage? Give a man a 4X4 truck, a rifle, a shotgun, a Mud boat, and a fishing pole - he will be out of your hair most of the year...
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Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:44 pm |
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bayouboy
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:08 pm Posts: 5376 Location: Venice, La
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Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:53 pm |
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p5388
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Joined: Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:16 pm Posts: 232 Location: Deep East Texas
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 Re: Why treaded shafts ?
_________________ The key to a successful marriage? Give a man a 4X4 truck, a rifle, a shotgun, a Mud boat, and a fishing pole - he will be out of your hair most of the year...
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Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:21 pm |
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