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Brian, Pictures are spot on thankyou very much, was going to fabricate something up anyway but is nice to see what it should resemble! Will update with pictures/progress

Hi Brian, I reckon I'll go mechanical shift so any pictures/info you've got would be brilliant thanks ? Tom

I would say it’s about 1942, I’m not entirely sure. I’m pretty sure the Canadian built military trucks had a completely mechanical shift system, not a vacuum, fairly sure they had a lever lever come up through the floor to operate the rear axle shift.

I’ve finally sourced a 2 speed axle and fitted it to my truck, originally it had a single speed axle. Its a canadian built truck for the military, the twin speed for this year should have been a mechanical shift with a lever in the cab, does anyone have any pictures of the linkage etc? Alternatively I may make it electric shift, any pictures of the actuator set up on later trucks? I know I could go vacuum but that would be a lot more parts to find and there isn’t an abundance of parts in the UK!! Tom

Not sure which shifter Is on the axle yet, hopefully it is a vacuum one. I am waiting to hear back what it has. I know some of the right hand drive T110 had actually had a manual shift axle. I have driven various old British trucks with air shift Eaton axles and they shift nice, expect a vacuum one to be fairly similar to use.

Lovely, thanks everyone, Doesn’t look to drastic to get it working then, as long as the axle comes with the diaphragm on it I should be able to get it working with other parts if It comes to it and just keep an eye out for the proper parts!

Apologies for dragging up an old thread but I have possibly found a 1350 vacuum shift axle, Now my truck having never had a vacuum shift on it has none of the parts for it to work. What parts do I need to get with the axle to make it work? Also does anyone have a diagram of the layout etc of the system from a manual? Thanks!

Thanks for all the advice people, better start the hunt for a Eaton axle, could be fun sourcing one in the UK! May think about 8.25 in the future depending on how I get on with the axle

Thanks for the feedback people, working with a base figure of 3000rpm it works out that I would gain 10mph going from my current 7.16 axle to a 5.83 2 speed axle, any ideas on what sort of rpm a t110 engine is happy sitting at?

Hi, first post on here so be nice! I own a Dodge T110L with a 4 speed box and single speed axle. I’d like to try and up the cruising speed a bit/drop the Rpm, the current axle has got a ratio of 7.16. Been looking into changing the axle for a Eaton 1350, has anybody fitted one to this model of truck? Fairly straightforward installation? And do people think it will actually alter the speed much? Not after a lot more but a little would be nice! Sorry about all the questions!