From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Feb 27 2006 - 17:32:02 PST
Standard WW2 (GMC CCKW, Stude US6, IHC M5H6)
setup (GMC M211 also)
Rear shafts locked together inside the xfer.
It cannot run on one. Been there, got stuck easily on paved roads...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Jankowiak" <recycler@swbell.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 7:51 PM
Subject: [MV] what kind of 6x6 transfer case/driveshaft setup is this?
> No picture, but seen at Colwell's station off I-35E:
>
> Old GMC 6x6. The bed is off, so I noticed two driveshafts in the rear.
>
> One goes to the first rear axle and the other goes to the second. The one
> that goes to the second rear axle passes through a bearing mounted to the
> first rear axle by a bracket.
>
> The transfer case therefore has two rear outputs as well as the front one.
>
> How does this work? can the truck be run on only one rear axle? This is
> very interesting.
>
> Patrick
>
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