Transfer Case ID?

[Geof.Fowler]

To give an idea of what these trucks look like, here are some examples:

R-160 4x4 (1953-1955):

[Geof.Fowler]

To give an idea of what these trucks look like, here are some examples:

S-140 4x4 (1955-1956):

[Geof.Fowler]

To give an idea of what these trucks look like, here are some examples:

S-160 4x4 (1955-1956) Note that small number of these were special ordered with the Rockwell T223 transfer case instead of the t32:



The Navy SeaBees used the S-160 (and the later A-160 & B-160 4x4) with this Garwood crane to move bombs.

[Geof.Fowler]

R-140 4x4 (1953-1955):




Here's a neat barn find R-140 4x4 with the 9.5' pickup box.

http://www.binderplanet.com/forums/i...40-4x4.121724/



Here's the T32 in that last truck. This is the same as all of the IH trucks that used this transfer case. Passenger side drop.




And the most famous R-140's. There were three woodies made for use by the Army Corp of Engineers in their exploration of the dakotas.

[Geof.Fowler]

I know these T32 transfer cases were also used in some trucks converted to 4x4 by NAPCO in the 50's. I believe those came with some passenger side drop and some driver side drop, but I'm not 100% on that.

They were also used in some log skidders made under the Tree Farmer brand. I think they were the C4 & C5 models.

Also, as mentioned previously, some of the WWII scout cars used them.

I assume there were other applications. The Meritor manual shows them being made into 1990.

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Geoff,

Did this IH Travelall use these transfer cases too?

Dad bought this new in 1962 and the photo taken at Ocracoke Inlet NC about 1964.
Sorry for the poor quality, but it was a Polaroid I scanned and filtered recently before it disappeared altogether.

It was Navy Grey and had a 266 CID V-8 engine in it and 4 spd manual transmission. I seem to remember the model was a C-120 but perhaps I am wrong. It has the Warn lock out hubs up front hence no hubcaps.

The story the IH dealer told us was it was a US Navy trial and they had purchased 2 of them both Navy Grey for evaluation but cancelled before taking delivery.

When i got my driver's license I enjoyed taking it for a spin occasionally. Everyone wanted a 4 speed in those days but usually in a muscle car. A two ton vehicle with a small V-8 was no "muscle car" however!

Cheers,

[Geof.Fowler]

Originally Posted by Jacques Reed

Hi Geoff,

Did this IH Travelall use these transfer cases too?

Dad bought this new in 1962 and the photo taken at Ocracoke Inlet NC about 1964.
Sorry for the poor quality, but it was a Polaroid I scanned and filtered recently before it disappeared altogether.

It was Navy Grey and had a 266 CID V-8 engine in it and 4 spd manual transmission. I seem to remember the model was a C-120 but perhaps I am wrong. It has the Warn lock out hubs up front hence no hubcaps.

The story the IH dealer told us was it was a US Navy trial and they had purchased 2 of them both Navy Grey for evaluation but cancelled before taking delivery.

When i got my driver's license I enjoyed taking it for a spin occasionally. Everyone wanted a 4 speed in those days but usually in a muscle car. A two ton vehicle with a small V-8 was no "muscle car" however!

Cheers,

Hi Jacques. Neat story.

No, the Travelall did not use the T32. I believe they used one of the new process cases - NP200, NP201, NP202.

[Geof.Fowler]

It's my understanding that most of the Napco trucks used a dana/spicer transfer case, model 23 & model 24. However, some did use the T32.

This post has some good info. I'm still trying to read through it all.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=320260

On page 13 of that thread, you'll find this:



Here's a T32 that might be out of a Ford truck converted by Napco, although I don't see a Napco tag.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1475895-napco.html

Here's one in a 55 Chevy 3/4 or 1 ton truck. Driver side drop. I'm wondering if the same case can be used for driver or passenger side drop?

https://barnfinds.com/bf-auction-195...o-ending-soon/



Somewhere above someone mentioned taking a transfer case or big part through the airport. I did that several years ago. Had a reason to travel to Philly on business. Shortly before the trip I stumbled upon a T32 on ebay that was just listed as used transfer case. Turns out the guy was cleaning out his fathers garage. His father owned a plow company. The son who I met was driving an F600 Napco converted truck when something popped in the case and it wouldn't move. They swapped in another used case and left this one in the garage for the next 40 years.

I flew in, had my meetings, went to meet this guy at dinner time, paid him and put it in the truck of the rental car. Went to walmart and bought a cheap set of Stanley wrenches, some rubber gloves, an aluminum baking tin, some paper towels, and some boxes/packing tape. In the walmart parking lot, I took the case out and started working tearing it apart. I bought an aluminum baking pan to drain the oil in, then poured it into a two liter bottle I found in the trash. I left that by the door of the pep boys service center next door so they could recycle. I tore the case apart and ended up putting it in 3 boxes. Even the case by itself it pretty heavy.

The next morning, I drove to the rental car drop off. You should have seen me shuffling those heavy boxes! Then I went to the Philly airport. I assumed I was going to have to pay $100 or more to ship it. Well, it was my lucky day. Their systems were down and they were manually ticketing everyone, so they couldn't charge me! At the Atlanta airport, I rented one of those luggage carts to get me to the shuttle bus to my offsite parking. IT was quite the adventure, but well worth it. I put it back together and have it under my workbench in case I ever need it. I'll try to pull it out and get pics when I can, which will probably be in a couple of weeks.

[Geof.Fowler]

Here's an earlier Napco with the T32

http://classiccardb.com/chevrolet/35...eel-drive.html