Can anyone id.this rear end?

burnin53

burnin53

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Fellas,I bought a model A doodlebug that has some kind of planetary gear drive rear end. I'm hoping someone has an idea what it's out of originally so I can decide if it's gonna be shipped to China or not.:o Thanks in advance for any clues.
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Don't ship it to China......I'm sure it would at least make a great lawn ornament. Must of come out of a slow truck from the early twenties or late teens. It is quite an engineering curiosity!
 
Looks like someone put a larger ring gear in the housing,and it would not fit.
so they cut the back away and welded a hump onto a homemade cover.
A solution to a problem....you got to love it!
Wick
 
Bruce Lancaster said:
Hope this insanely long link works: http://books.google.com/books?id=iP4iAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA912&lpg=PA912&dq=%22Torbensen+axle%22&source=bl&ots=2WfPRhnhPt&sig=ye7Ch5Tu_fEW807z6pEdnI3wfn4&hl=en&ei=v5RvTre1FKfE0AHNs5iWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Torbensen%20axle%22&f=false

Anyway...I searched the Torbensen axle, found this on Google Books as one result, and ended up at about page 915...it is from IHC and is neatly illustrated there!
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Thanks a bunch,Bruce,very much appreciated. I owe you a beer or two,or a bottle of apple jack if your ever in the area. Thanks to everyone for the help.
 
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