[AT] Ford NAA with aux tranny??

[Mike Sloane]

I seem to recall an issue of the 9N-2N-8N-NAA Newsletter that had a 
reproduced ad and instructions for another step-down transmission that 
was a brand that I didn't recognize. Maybe a subscriber who is more 
organized than I can leaf through their back issues and spot the ad. I 
have a 2N with both a Sherman and Howard units, and I agree that yours 
is neither, nor is it a Ford supplied item. You are more likely to find 
a used Sherman than a Howard at a salvage yard, as the Sherman units 
were much more common and less frequently damaged by abuse. I would 
check out the ads in the 9N-2N-8N-NAA Newsletter, as well as the 
"Salvage Yards" section of the ATIS site.

Mike

John Wilkens wrote:
> Picked up a Ford NAA that has a nice low range aux. transmission in 
> it.  I thought it came as a Ford option but now I'm not sure.  It is 
> a gear reduction transmission that is shifted by one lever right next 
> to the normal PTO lever (left side).  Was this a standard Ford 
> option?  If not, anybody know what it could be?  I don't have it 
> running right now and I didn't notice before if this step down 
> gearing also slowed down the pto--like the Serman.   I've seen Howard 
> transmissions in N series Fords but they all had the shift lever on 
> the right side.  Also, anyone know where I could find a Howard or 
> even a step down Sherman?   John W.
> 

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