Mini gearbox on ebay with blanked off diff ??!!!

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Mini gearbox on ebay with blanked off diff ??!!!

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Seen this on eBay ...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/classic-1960 ... SwVi9f3jcM

One gearbox looks to have the diff housing blanked off :o :shock: :?

Any ideas ??
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Andrew
That` unit was used to power something....saw one like that years ago....a guy had a large pulley bolted to the flywheel to drive an implement on his farm.
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Used the engine to drive / pump something driven from the crank?
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They are also sometimes used as an empty sump for putting on the Dyno.
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Interesting replies. Thanks guys :)
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Re: Mini gearbox on ebay with blanked off diff ??!!!

Post by Alex »

ADO16 front plate too.
Wonder if it was used as a generator ?
Metric is for people who can't do fractions.
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