Yesterday I was riding back in one of the trucks from the jobsite, and I noticed a recent Nickel Ads that was wadded up on the dash. Mostly it was tractors, guns and pickups for sale (either I've got enough or don't need), but I came across a listing that caught my eye:
"3-speed brownie transmission for sale"
I gave the guy a call when I got back home and we chatted for a few minutes about what he had. It turned out he had two brownies (!) that he had held on to for a long time, planning on using them for a project that never materialized. He was getting on in the years, had too many projects and realized he needed to start getting rid of some stuff.
So I drove over there today, and here is what I bought:
These are the real Brown-Lipe auxiliary transmissions!
The fourth picture is of the linkage, the shifter (that he cut in half to remove from the '50 Chevy he pulled it out of), the ends of two drivelines that one had been connected to, and a piece of angle iron that was used to mount one of the brownies. Basically, I got enough stuff to completely install one and a spare transmission.
Today was a good day.
"3-speed brownie transmission for sale"
I gave the guy a call when I got back home and we chatted for a few minutes about what he had. It turned out he had two brownies (!) that he had held on to for a long time, planning on using them for a project that never materialized. He was getting on in the years, had too many projects and realized he needed to start getting rid of some stuff.
So I drove over there today, and here is what I bought:
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These are the real Brown-Lipe auxiliary transmissions!
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The fourth picture is of the linkage, the shifter (that he cut in half to remove from the '50 Chevy he pulled it out of), the ends of two drivelines that one had been connected to, and a piece of angle iron that was used to mount one of the brownies. Basically, I got enough stuff to completely install one and a spare transmission.
Today was a good day.
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