SSM #6 drives my friend.

The only way to fly...

Yup. Just hard to put them on a boat under 35' without some major surgery & major expense.

Not to mention, on a boat like mine (28ft w/ twins) all that weight would damn near sink the ass end.



Darrell.

Has anyone ever tried to sell an XR Gear set that was not Merc

Not sure, but it would be interesting if a company like Weddle (sp?) would come out with a stronger version. I know there is a market for them.


Darrell.

I think there's a market also. Imco, Teague and Max are all using Merc XR gears in their "beefier" drives. The drives are upgraded all around the gears, but the gears still break. I recently say an Imco SC with one tooth snapped off like someone posted before.


How much would you pay for a gear set with a 1 year warranty?????????????? I know I'd pay a little extra.

Me too.There is a post on here about outdrive gears.To cut it short what makes a good gear?When you think about it, it nearly always seems to be gear failure.What would a Titanium gear be like?

What does a #6 weight?

IIRC, it is like 520lbs if you include the whole transom assembly.

Not really sure. But I know that Weddle has the ability to improve on the stock Merc stuff for sure. It would really be interesting to know if anyone has contacted them about this. Merc charges about $1600 for XR gears, So ya know there is money being made. Here is something interesting. My Bravo drives have been buily by Max Machine Works (MMW). The have the steel towers, and steel floors, IMCO shafts and such. Basically everything you can do to a Bravo. BUT They installed the Helical upper gears. Not sure why, but seems they may have known something??? Anyways, it seems like a stronger( both material and design) aftermarket XR gearset, would be a very profitable venture for a company.