unknown transmission

[nebelwerfer]

Hi,

this OD transmission came out of a barn in the Hürtgen Forest in Germany.
It was used as a transmission for a farm workbench.
The farmer took it out of a wrecked vehicle, that was left behind, after the war.
I don´t know what is came from, but hope to get some help here.
It looks like it has 3 forward and one reverse gear.

Thank you

Christian

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[hbtcoveralls]

another one of these surfaced a while ago on a model T forum and the thought, due to the shape and size of the input shaft, was that it was an auxiliary transmission for a ford model T

 

the casting date appears to be 6-23 (june 1923?) on yours, while it was 1-25 on the other one.

 

I haven't been able to identify any WWII era military vehicle using this transmission yet.

 

Auxiliary transmissions were sold for Ford Model T cars to increase their speed and lower RPMs, They acted like an overdrive unit.

 

it may have had another use or been sold overseas or used in a tractor or other equipment.

[nebelwerfer]

thank you for this information.

It is painted in typical olive drab of WW2, so I don´t think it is for civillian use?!

But it is interesting, search goes on!

 

Christian

[URIK]

It looks to be grey and not olive drab. The gear oil probably makes it appear OD.