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Unread 29-04-2005, 12:47
Mark Jones Mark Jones is offline
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Re: Transmissions Effective in This Year's Game?

We ordered some AndyMark gearboxes to replace some that I had designed which were very heavy and required pneumatics to shift. I made some modifications to the stock AM design to make it fit our application and to lighten them a little. While making these mods, I also redesigned the shifting to use a servo. They performed beautifully and gained us 8lbs to use on other features. Although we didn't shift to low very often, it was there when we needed it. I'll sacrifice the little extra weight for a 2-speed tranny any day.

A big thank you to Andy and Mark for a great product.

PS...Anyone what to see a picture of our reworked AndyMark gearboxes? I call them AndyMark squared...Get it...AndyMarkMark.