The shift pattern exists due to the fact the transmission is an overdrive in
5th gear transmission. A non overdrive tranny is normally direct in top
gear, top gear being where you see fourth in the diagram you wrote. The
short and simple is overdrive trannys have the last two gears reversed.
Overdrive on an M-35 series truck allows lower numerical gear ratios in the
lower tranny gears for better off road performance and still have a decent
highway speed.
James Shanks
n1vbn@bit-net.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Buzzard <buzz@toast.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 12:40 PM
Subject: [MV] M35 Shift pattern...
> M35 pilots are very familiar with the
>
> R 2 5
> |-|-|
> 1 3 4
>
> Pattern that is common to this breed.
>
> Does anyone have any idea why this pattern exists?
>
> I think there is a reason and it came to me the other day. I'd be
> interested to see what the amassed wisdom of the list thinks before I let
my
> (particular) cat out of the bag.
>
> Any takers?
>
> -=-
>
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