The reason you should use good drivetrain components!!

[El Campo]

I know it is not a 67-72 Chevy but I think it pertains to it anyways. Yesterday my 19 year old brother was moving his 4 wheel drive tractor down the road to a different job (the rest of my family does heavy machinery/dirt construction) and the rear end on the John Deere grenaded on him. He heard a bang and literally in 2 seconds the whole cab was surrounded by fire. Had to jump onto the FRONT tires and 5 feet onto the ground while tractor was still going 20+ MPH. Said it was a wonder didn't get burned as it was and was out of the cab within only a few seconds of fire starting. It appears when the rearend locked up the driveshaft broke the yoke off of the transmission and ripped hydraulic and diesel lines loose and even though there is no exhaust or anything close something was hot enough to instantly light fuel. Massive fire immediately erupted AND IT WAS ONLY WITH DIESEL! Imagine if this was gas. 100 thousand dollars up in smoke. I urge everyone to consider situations like this before they buy Chinese made ujoints or weak rearends etc. My brother is ok but if you were driving 60 mph with a seatbelt on you very well may not get out of cab fast enough. Sure, sometimes *&&* just happens no matter how well you are prepared but it is nice to tip the scale in your favor.