RE: Texas newbie need X-pert advise
It's the cascade effect:
I wanted 1600X20 Michelins like the HEMTTs use so... to run them, it meant finding 10" wide 20" wheels and those were 10 hole Budds so... to run them, it meant 5 ton axles and since straight air is simpler than air over hydraulic... to get that, it meant late M900 series axles... with M900 series axles, it was logical (in my mind) to go with an M900 series transfer case so that I could have the flat flange u-joints using Spicer 1700 series parts (industry standard and inexpensive to buy)... See how this stuff can snowball on you?
All M35 series deuces are pretty much completely interchangable. My project started out as a cannibalized M35a1 (I think-- it was pretty well picked over).
Allison automatics are sturdy and, in my experience, hardly ever break; so there are a lot of them out there and cheap. They also have a standard SAE bellhousing bolt pattern and will mate up to lots of power plant packages.
This is the way it's gone for me but you may find something completely different fits your needs better.
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Jones
Sacramento, California
baby HEMTT
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