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37fatfender · 09-24-2017, 06:11 PM

I got this for ten bucks!

Newc · 09-24-2017, 06:28 PM

Hi; WGD Warner Gear Division 59T Truck 4 speed w E brake. Looks to have a V8 Hogs head bell housing! The bell housing maybe worth your trouble. Newc

Ggmac · 09-24-2017, 06:29 PM

Had one just like it in a 4 sp 47 panel . Granny first . Not good for much , I think it's non synchro .

Ggmac · 09-24-2017, 06:31 PM

Please tell me why a hogs head and why is it valuable ?
Thanks

flatheadmurre · 09-24-2017, 06:35 PM

Hogshead=bolted on frontmount.
Works for adapting other gearboxes to flatheads.

jbrittonjr · 09-24-2017, 06:41 PM

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The cover on the passenger side allows you to mount a power take off gear.

tubman · 09-24-2017, 07:09 PM

Is it me, or is the hogshead slightly roached down by the clutch shaft?

JSeery · 09-24-2017, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tubman

Is it me, or is the hogshead slightly roached down by the clutch shaft?

It's hard to tell, but they do have a notched out half moon in the area. Hogsheads are going for $100 to $150 on ebay last time I checked. They are used for adapting various transmissions to a flathead. I use a hogshead to adapt a T5 to a 59a block.

willowbilly3 · 09-24-2017, 09:50 PM

The bent shifter brings back memories of the old dirt track modifieds for some reason. Love the whine of those old straight cut gears, had one of those trannys behind a 371 olds in my first jalopy when I was 15

JSeery · 09-25-2017, 07:12 AM

Back to the transmission itself, to me they are worthless. They are difficult to drive in good condition and in poor condition really not worth rebuilding IMHO. There are some people that love them, but it is a very limited crowd and shipping would be almost out of the question.

rotorwrench · 09-25-2017, 09:29 AM

If a person has an old truck that uses one of these and isn't looking to change or modify it then parts have some value if serviceable. Those old non-synchro boxes take a beating with normal service so they need replacement parts too on occasion but folks don't generally pay a lot for those parts until they get rare. Nobody wants worn out stuff so serviceability would need to be determined in order to sell stuff like that.

09-24-2017, 06:28 PM	#2
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,484	Re: What is this transmission? Hi; WGD Warner Gear Division 59T Truck 4 speed w E brake. Looks to have a V8 Hogs head bell housing! The bell housing maybe worth your trouble. Newc

09-24-2017, 06:29 PM	#3
Ggmac Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Lake worth Florida Posts: 1,096	Re: What is this transmission? Had one just like it in a 4 sp 47 panel . Granny first . Not good for much , I think it's non synchro .

09-24-2017, 06:31 PM	#4
Ggmac Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Lake worth Florida Posts: 1,096	Re: What is this transmission? Please tell me why a hogs head and why is it valuable ? Thanks

09-24-2017, 06:35 PM	#5
flatheadmurre Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,045	Re: What is this transmission? Hogshead=bolted on frontmount. Works for adapting other gearboxes to flatheads.

09-24-2017, 06:41 PM	#6
jbrittonjr Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Whiting, NJ Posts: 23	Re: What is this transmission? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The cover on the passenger side allows you to mount a power take off gear.

09-24-2017, 07:09 PM	#7
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,312	Re: What is this transmission? Is it me, or is the hogshead slightly roached down by the clutch shaft?

09-24-2017, 09:50 PM	#9
willowbilly3 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Black Hills, SD Posts: 577	Re: What is this transmission? The bent shifter brings back memories of the old dirt track modifieds for some reason. Love the whine of those old straight cut gears, had one of those trannys behind a 371 olds in my first jalopy when I was 15

09-25-2017, 07:12 AM	#10
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: What is this transmission? Back to the transmission itself, to me they are worthless. They are difficult to drive in good condition and in poor condition really not worth rebuilding IMHO. There are some people that love them, but it is a very limited crowd and shipping would be almost out of the question.

09-25-2017, 09:29 AM	#11
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,426	Re: What is this transmission? If a person has an old truck that uses one of these and isn't looking to change or modify it then parts have some value if serviceable. Those old non-synchro boxes take a beating with normal service so they need replacement parts too on occasion but folks don't generally pay a lot for those parts until they get rare. Nobody wants worn out stuff so serviceability would need to be determined in order to sell stuff like that.