nebelwerfer Posted November 12, 2016 Share #1 Posted November 12, 2016 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 youChristian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hbtcoveralls Posted November 13, 2016 Share #5 Posted November 13, 2016 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebelwerfer Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted November 13, 2016 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
URIK Posted November 13, 2016 Share #7 Posted November 13, 2016 It looks to be grey and not olive drab. The gear oil probably makes it appear OD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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