[Farmall] Slightly OT Inter truck gearing.

[Robert Johnson]

Thanks Andy !.
First to clear up the confusion on fuel.
We call what you call gasoline "petrol".
We call LPG "gas",
And diesel is diesel.
Diesel is the most expensive of all fuel now , about 5+cents a litre more 
than petrol , and gas is 1/3 the price of either.
LPG has been quite popular for many years here , it sure cuts fuel costs !.
I posted to the old IHC mob , but got no reply . Maybe I posted in the wrong 
area !.
But a dash mounted switch for electric change sounds the way to go .
Thanks for your help .
Rob J.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy glines" <pioneersop96 at yahoo.com>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Slightly OT Inter truck gearing.


> You mentioned prices for LP and Diesel.  I'm sure that
> you know the 392 is a gasoline engine.  Maybe I was
> the only one confused here.  I see no problem with
> using a 2spd rear.  You probably won't have good luck
> splitting the gears with an auto but you shouldn't
> need to.  Most two speeds are either air or electric
> so you shouldn't need the old pto lever.  I think that
> electric is in the vast majority.  Put your electric
> switch on the dash and you should have no problem with
> accidental shifts.  On manual transmissions they were
> mounted on the gear shift.  I just wish that they made
> a two speed to fit my 1ton Chevy.  You might ask the
> folks over at www.oldihc.org
> --- Robert Johnson <rjohnson at netcon.net.au> wrote:
>> Thanks for your reply Howard , I was about to post
>> to you personally , as I
>> had kept some of your old posts.
>> Going back in to the old "Power Farming Annual" for
>> 1982 when this series
>> truck was made they did have a lot of 2 speed diffs
>> , and the gearbox ,
>> whether 4 or 5 speed was a direct top , so it should
>> handle the job ok.
>> What I believe is unusual is the Allison/2 speed
>> diff setup . What I thought
>> I could do is use the now not needed PTO control
>> lever for the 2 speed diff
>> , as it has a lockout.It would then be safe for
>> normal use , but be
>> available if needed , but be hard to activate
>> accidentally.
>> Am I still making sense ?.
>> Rob J.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Howard R Pletcher" <n9ads at juno.com>
>> To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 10:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Slightly OT Inter truck
>> gearing.
>>
>>
>> > Rob, it would seem to me that this is just what a
>> 2 speed rear axle was
>> > intended for.  You might be able to get by with a
>> higher ratio only with
>> > the converter of the Allison giving you
>> startability, but the 2 speed
>> > would give you the best of both worlds.
>> >
>> > Howard
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 08:47:03 +1000 "Robert
>> Johnson"
>> > <rjohnson at netcon.net.au> writes:
>> >> I am inching toward getting my Inter ACCO
>> roadworthy and registered ,
>> >> and I am just wondering if anyone has experience
>> with the 392 and
>> >> Allison combination.
>> >> My truck has a 392 plus an Allison 540 and the
>> diff is a 7-33 to 1.
>> >> It has plenty of get up and go , but is too slow
>> for on the highway.
>> >> Here diesel is around $1-20 a litre and LPG is
>> around 45 cents a
>> >> litre .I intend setting it up as a duel fuel ,
>> and to do some head
>> >> work on it , and put headers on it.
>> >> My Holden ute is set up this way , and I've got
>> 580,000 mostly hard
>> >> kms out of it so far.
>> >> But that won't help that much for gearing , so I
>> thought of using a
>> >> 2 speed diff , so I can use it in the paddock ,
>> or down the road.
>> >> Am I making any sense ?.
>> >> Any other suggestions ?.
>> >> Rob Johnson Australia.
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> Andy Glines
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