JD skidder rears in pulling pros & cons. August 28, 2021 03:29PM
I came across JD skidder 648 rear end. I know years ago they used them in modified tractors & some trucks.
Would it work on a single blown engine modified in a 5500 to 5800 class?
How heavy are they?
Do they have internal brakes or would you have to mount external brakes?
How much HP can they handle?
Any other info you can share would be appreciated.
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Re: JD skidder rears in pulling pros & cons. August 28, 2021 05:05PM
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I came across JD skidder 648 rear end. I know years ago they used them in modified tractors & some trucks.
Would it work on a single blown engine modified in a 5500 to 5800 class?
How heavy are they?
Do they have internal brakes or would you have to mount external brakes?
How much HP can they handle?
Any other info you can share would be appreciated.


I don't know how heavy they are but I do believe they are cast iron. IF you are building something "new" then I believe you are supposed to be building something out of "steel"? And yet today at the Half Century of Progress show at Rantoul, Illinois I saw a component tractor that is supposed to be safer and made out of "steel" have Gleaner final drives that are made out of cast iron on it!
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Re: JD skidder rears in pulling pros & cons. August 29, 2021 07:39AM
You might want to look closer, those housings are not cast iron.
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Re: JD skidder rears in pulling pros & cons. August 29, 2021 09:39AM
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Observer
You might want to look closer, those housings are not cast iron.

Thumbs Up Which ones were that JD made? Mods used to use them all the time but they were really heavy.
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Re: JD skidder rears in pulling pros & cons. September 01, 2021 07:59AM
Does anyone know the weight of a skidder tear?
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Re: JD skidder rears in pulling pros & cons. September 01, 2021 10:36AM
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jeffl
Does anyone know the weight of a skidder tear?

Jeff, Darrin Rursch may.
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Re: JD skidder rears in pulling pros & cons. September 01, 2021 04:40PM
Clark,thanks for the info
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Re: JD skidder rears in pulling pros & cons. September 01, 2021 10:51AM
the old clodhopper II of Bob Hutton had one it would go in the 5800 with 2 blower engines, Bob pulled the 72, or 75 but i remember the Stowes from Ga pulling in the 58
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