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Trucks with unconventional engine/ gearbox layouts
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froggy55
14 August 2019 06:46
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GPE 4 1939 transmission.jpg
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Another unusual transmission with this 1939 Berliet GPE 4 6x4 army tank carrier. Not less than 3 shafts come out of the gearbox:
left one driving the 3rd axle
middle one driving the 2nd axle
right one driving the winch seen in the foreground.
2 Berliet GPE 4 lève-char (5).jpg
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3 Berliet GPE 4 lève-char (6).jpg
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And here’s the beast.
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