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1 year 5 months ago - 1 year 5 months ago #245920 by Tone
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Hi everyone, can anyone identify this vintage truck rear axle/diff please.
Thankyou.


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    • Last edit: 1 year 5 months ago by Sarge.

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    1 year 5 months ago #245921 by cobbadog
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    Federal ?
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    1 year 5 months ago #245929 by mammoth
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    Thanks for bringing this to the forum. It is of unusual construction using a 4 piece axle and strangely the reinforcing bars do not go from side to side. Fairly sure it is American.
    I believe Federal used either chain or worm drive in the early days. After giving up on chain drive in 1915 Republic used the Torbensen axle, as did International and other makes.
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    1 year 5 months ago #245931 by Tone
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    I don't know how long solid tyres last, but it has Bergougnan tyres which are from Belgium for what its worth.

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    1 year 5 months ago - 1 year 5 months ago #245932 by Lang
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    Did FN make trucks?
    Last edit: 1 year 5 months ago by Gryphon.

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    1 year 5 months ago #245935 by wee-allis
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    Going by the fancy spokes, I tip European.
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    1 year 5 months ago #245936 by Lang
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    I had a 1915 Willys Overland that had the same spokes with the bolt in the middle.

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    1 year 5 months ago #245937 by 180wannabe
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    I would also suggest European, from the way the tubing on the torque A frame is joined. And also what appears to be alloy backing plates?

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    1 year 5 months ago #245938 by Zuffen
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    Interesting being hypoid drive as most early diffs were worm drive.

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    1 year 5 months ago #245939 by mammoth
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    Re the tyres; having a closer look seems it has a similar history to my 1913 Thornycroft in that when it came time to get a new set of tyres the original size was unobtainable so a larger size was used (in this case over the old tyre band) and the space packed with pieces of wood. Tone, is the brand Bergougnan still visible on the tyres?

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