[AT] was 8N Ford, now add-on trannys

[drupert at seanet.com]

>
> Nice discussion Dudly. Just for entertainment here is a discussion of
> the Behlen road gear (about a forth of the way down the page),
> http://antiquetractorsforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=20094

Farmer,

That's interesting information in the website on the Behlen gear for the
F-20.  It isn't completely clear to me but from the way I read the
messages it appears it added a 5th or road gear (only?).  I know the
Heisler overdrive for the F-series was like the Step-Up Sherman
transmission in the Ford-N's; that is, it was installed between the clutch
and factory transmission resulting in a doubling of the gears from 4 to 8.
 If the Behlen only  provided one new gear I am guessing it was some
gearing installed inside the factory transmission???

Dudley>
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> Here is one about them for Deere's
> http://www.ytmag.com/jd/messages/154765.html
> -
> Here is a short discussion with a picture:
> http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?p=2618319&sid=8adec96257e38a20e46ad37d426f200d
> -
> I just did a Google on "Behlen road gear" (with the quotes).
> A similar search for "Heisler overdrive" brought a lot of hits.
> All I have personally seen around here is the Behlen. One of those
> geographic things again I guess. I have to wonder if the Behlen was
> more local and I'm guessing it was maybe a lot cheaper since it was
> just a small aluminum case where apparently the Heisler was a bigger
> unit in a heavy cast iron case.
> Maybe we will hear some more about these units... I find them very
> interesting. I also find the geographic differences around the country
> very interesting. So much in common but so many little differences.
>
>
>
> --
> Have you hugged your horses today?
>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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