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Originally Posted by Mark Jones
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.
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Sure--I got a glimpse of them at Palmetto, and they interested me. (Of course, there's always doing a white paper.
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To keep this from being a total threadjack, I'd say that a drivetrain this year beyond the KOP transmissions and a good set of wheels was nice to have, but certainly not required. I've seen both ends of the spectrum, and you can do well with either.