Rack for Axles

[jocool1585]

I have a bit of a dilemma. I'm in the midst of preparing for an axle swap on my Jeep Scrambler, but definitely have some time before I will get everything together for the project. I'm looking for some ideas to store full size axles, preferably against a wall. I have 3 or 4 that I'll need to store. Has anyone built anything like this that they care to share? Right now I have 3 axles on a pallet that I put casters on, but I want my floor space back!

Axles:

Jeep:

Thansks!

 

[JamieK]

Something like these would be simple and cheap to fab up. could be made of steel or wood, whichever you prefer.

 

[5lima30]

If you have a TSC near you take a look at their trailer axle display rack. It is an A frame type but is well designed. YMMV.

 

[LIVELY]

JAMIEK---Good designs on the axle stands

 

[Karnage]

Something like these would be simple and cheap to fab up. could be made of steel or wood, whichever you prefer.

That's exactly what I was thinking. And when you are done you will have a great rack for storing metal etc on.

 

[-Brent-]

I came across this thread last week when I was doing some searching for my own axle rack. I priced buying something new, buying the materials to build one, and then I hit up some salvage yards to see what's possible there.

Here's what I came up with:
(Click photo to enlarge)



I found a cantilever rack and loaded it in. $125 and I got arms for it too. I couldn't have bought half the material for that.



Problem is, it's 75 inches wide. I need something much narrower.



Here, I laid it over and got to narrowing it.



Here's the rack narrowed and standing. For now, it's bolted. The plan is now to drop it off at the blaster's, then weld it and paint it. OR I could just use it as-is and get the axles off the floor. Last thing really needed is to modify and install the cross-ties, I just didn't get to it this weekend.

Anyway, it's another option out there.

 

[-Brent-]

Here it is, all finished. I was excited to see how sturdy it is.

 

[csp]

Are those Timken axles?

 

[56nash]

Those appear to be early for auto axles if I am not mistaken. Is Timken another name for them? I know the one that came out from under my Model A years ago looked like that before a guy ran over and hauled it away to his stash of Model A stuff. I put a Ford 8" under my Model A when I built it.

 

[-Brent-]

If you're referring to mine, they're early Ford banjo axles. The bottom is 1940-ish and the two above were from 36s. The middle axle is converted to later hydrolic drums and the top is waiting to be converted to "juice" brakes, as well.

The rack itself it a Jarke Button-On.

Since you're mentioning Timkens, I'm assuming you're talking about the 4wd axles, above.

 

[56nash]

Yeah, I was referring to your axles Brent, what year were the wide 5 Ford wheels? My father in law had a farm trailer built with a Ford axle that had those wide 5 pattern wheels, still with the Ford hubcaps. When he junked the trailer I know it got about 200 bucks for me at the swap meet with the wheels

 

[csp]

Timken was one manufacturere of the early banjo type axles.

The 4WD axles pictured above are all Dana/Spicer or GM factory 14bolts.

Timken axles haven't been used in 4wd applications that I know of since the 1940s.

 

[-Brent-]

Thanks, CSP. I had no idea. I've just heard the name Timken in reference to gears and such and assumed.

56Nash, the wide 5 bolt pattern was used from 1936-39.