Guest oregon85 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) I found this axle in a national monument while working near Vernal Utah. It had about 2.30 to 1 gears, it was about 4.5' wide, mechanical brakes, wooden wheels (I think), removable diff cover and removable third member. Any clues?Edit: It has about 4.60:1 gears. Edited September 9, 2009 by oregon85 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 2:30 to 1 gears. Seem extremely high for an early car. Probably 4:60s. If you turn the pinion and count the number of times the hub turns, you have to double it to get the ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oregon85 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) I thought 2.30 was really high too. Why would you have to double it? Also, it was on a historic ranch so it was probably something more farm oriented. Edited September 9, 2009 by oregon85 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I thought 2.30 was really high too. Why would you have to double it? Also, it was on a historic ranch so it was probably something more farm oriented.It's because of the differential spider gears. Unless both wheels are turning, the one axle will turn twice as fast as it would if both were turning. If it had wheels and you could roll it, you would get a correct reading. It is almost certainly from a car. A truck or agricultural unit would be more like 6, 8, 10 to one, maybe even lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oregon85 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Ahh, spider gears, I forgot to take into consideration that the one side didn't turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oregon85 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Does anyone at least have an idea where I could find more information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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