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That's why I am so interested in what TJC said! I'd really like to know how that setup he mentioned worked.

I'm sure you'll figure it out as soon as you engage it. Just let us know what all you learn!

Good point.

Not sure which trans the OP has, but here is some verbiage from a service manual that talks about air-shifted aux versions... This particular group works like the one I remember using...neutral on the rear box for PTO. But, again, this may not be the right group for the OP.

Thanks!

Yeah, I may have spoken out of ignorance! I'm thinking back to a particular truck I remember. It had a 2-stick Maxitorque "Extended Range 6-Speed". On that one, if the mainshaft wasn't turning, there was nothing happening in the rear box either. Not sure where the PTO was mounted on it, though. That one required the front box to be in gear to spin the PTO. But, you had a selection of PTO speeds to choose from, which was useful sometimes. But, since the countershafts are powered even when the front box is in neutral, I suppose you could power the PTO off of one of them, albeit at a constant ratio. TJC, you've got me curious. What box did you have where there was power coming off the auxiliary when the main was not turning? That's an interesting setup. I'd like to see how they routed the power through that one. Sure would like to know more about that one!

That's what I remember, too, JoJo. Front box had to be in gear. Rear in neutral. Select main gear based on PTO RPM required. But, it has been 42 years for me!

Yeah, the old Oil Clarifiers tended to have issues with the check valves that would cause them to drain when not running. They were great when they worked...having the full flow and the bypass circuits in one unit. Looking forward to seeing yours finished.

Maybe, if you heated the sheet metal around the cowl, and put a jack against the driver's door, and pushed the cab about 11" toward the passenger's side... No! Wait! Sorry! That would make it an R model! Sorry, couldn't resist! Great to see you making some headway.

"If you think the stock market has a fence around it..."

All the Dodge stuff used to come from Mishawaka, Indiana. Now the couplings are in Weaverville, NC. The roller bearings are here in Marion, NC. The ball bearings are in Rogersville, TN. The gearboxes come from Belton or Greenville, SC. At one time, everything was there is Mishawaka. They even had the corporate offices and a foundry there. It was quite a place.

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I made a few hundred thousand of those when I worked at that plant. Now I make the roller bearings. The Paraflex can handle a good bit of torque and a lot of misalignment, both parallel and angular. It's a bad-ass coupling!

Ah. Sounds like the KWs weren't getting used and the Petes were getting worn our. So...even out the mileage. Yep.

I wonder if that is a Paraflex?

If the value of your truck varies with the gas gauge...

Did not know how they matched the drivers to the trucks. Seems crappy not to let the senior drivers pick first.

Jeff is the man! But some of the funniest ones we make up ourselves. If you think a "seven course meal" is a six-pack and a 'possum... If you can name more than 20 NASCAR champions but only 5 presidents... If your car is constantly riding on more than 2 mini spares...

Ron White or Bill Engvall for VP? Either way, they get my vote!

Mine too!

Hey! I work for Dodge! Make bearings now. Used to make the couplings. Not sure if we make anything that is a direct interchange for that style.

Yeah, here's something on that... I can't remember where I found some of the other stuff. I'll keep looking. https://www.historync.org/laureate - C Grier Beam.htm http://www.beamtruckmuseum.com/

I see a Carolina truck in that picture. Carolina was a pretty cool story. Seems like I read somewhere that Mr. Beam got some of his earliest loads from right here in Marion, hauling goods out of the cotton mills for Mr. Cross. In fact, that may have been why he bought his second truck. Hated to see them go belly-up. I think it was ABF that gobbled them up and closed them down. I'm pretty sure ABF owns Southeastern, too. Carolina and Southeastern used to be everywhere when I was a kid. Lots of fallen flags...

Could you elaborate on that a bit, Bob? What happened?