Keith,
Thanks for the pictures. You did not happen to make a picture of the rear axle drive set-up, did you? I'm wondering if it could be the same Thornton 2-Axle Drive conversion as used on
Canadian 3-ton 6x6 Crash Tender trucks (Ford/Marmon-Herrington MM5-6).
Hanno

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