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Hi, When I was growing up the family business was JD dealership. In the late 60's all through to when we closed in 1982, I only ever saw *two* machines come in that needed axles replaced. As I recall, both were rollovers into ravines. Both were fairly new tractors at the time (I know one was a 4620, and the other was a Gen-II but I don't recall the number), so repairing them was cost-effective. I recall that they needed a *lot* of repairing, too! I suppose that someday the long-time practice of cutting off the axles will come back to haunt someone. Right now, though, I can see it from the yard's business perspective. You aren't making enough profit to take the time to unbolt old stuck bolts. You aren't going to sell that axle, since no one is going to be looking for one. Even if the odd request comes in, you have plenty more anyway. In reality, by the time that the lack of used axles becomes a serious problem, the value of the old iron will be so high that the cost of having a machine shop fabricate a new one from scratch will be minimal.....
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