Axle ID

[OREGON85]

Here's one I found while working near historical site near Vernal. It looks pretty darn old to me. It had about 2.30:1 gears. Anyone know what its from?

 

[Tacoma]

Hopefully nothing that drove on the road! Check out those brakes LOL

 

[Greg]

That thing is ancient, I'd guess that it's from the 40's. No idea what it is though, drop-out 3rd member so that could narrow it down, for those in the know.

 

[OREGON85]

I thought the drop-out third member was interesting combined with the removable diff cover. It looks to me like it may have had wooden wheels. It was also pretty narrow, about 4.5 feet wide.

 

[TRNDRVR]

Anyone know what its from?

1977 Toyota Hilux.

 

[bobmed]

I found a similar one at Smith camp in the San Rafael Swell

 

[Badbuggy]

My 30 Buick is very similar. I would think those years of Dodge and Buick were probably about the same.

 

[Rot Box]

1977 Toyota Hilux.

 

[JackKeslerCustoms]

The manual brakes look like what would have been on a rail car or wagon, but neither would have a driveline. I'm guessing late 20's to early 1930's.

 

[bryson]

Torque tubes = cool. Those are some neat pics! I need to go exploring and find my own I guess!

 

[OREGON85]

Someone look at the 4th picture and tell if that would have been how wooden wheels would be mounted to and axle, or what kind wheel it was. I've never seen anything like it.

 

[Skylinerider]

Possibly a model T axle?

 

[DOSS]

Model T wouldn't have a 3rd member setup.. it was a split axle deal

 

[Skylinerider]

Model T wouldn't have a 3rd member setup.. it was a split axle deal

Ahhh, I was so focused on the hub I forgot all about the diff.

 

[DOSS]

Crazy but this looked very similar to me

after further inspection of the images google finds me it is probobly not a woods mobilette as the brakes are not the same but who knows...

done searching though

 

[OREGON85]

I realized I forgot to take the spider gears into consideration, the gears were more like 4.60:1. The one side was froze up. I posted this on the Antique Auto Club of America's forum and so far they don't know. Any ideas where else I could post it?

 

[DOSS]

Ok.. so I am thinking this is a axle made by Western Spring and Axle Company.. they were producing axles in the 1917s for many Detroit auto makers and such..

 

[STAG]

I found a similar one at Smith camp in the San Rafael Swell

Spring-over and spring-under??

wow 1917 huh... its crazy how much, and how little technology has changed since then...