Thread: A hollow driveshaft, lighter and almost as strong?
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Default A hollow driveshaft, lighter and almost as strong?
On 8/28/2012 1:38 PM, John Doe wrote:
If lightness is a high priority, should a driveshaft be hollow?

I'd like to replace the driveshaft of a grass trimmer. Since
lightness is high priority, does a hollow tube make sense?

Thanks.

The driveshaft on my 1955 Ford was hollow.
That's the most recent one I've tried to lift.
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