Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: versnellingsbak

On a 1952 Daimler DB18 Special Sports Drop Head Coupe. It worked very simple, the gear was selected by moving the handle in the desired position and when the shift was needed, the shift pedal was pressed. R is reverse, N is neutral, 1 and 2 is first and second gear, T is top gear and O is overdrive. The fluid coupling meant that no difficult (double) clutching was needed.

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The diesel engines used in trucks usually have a limited rpm range. In order to drive at different speeds and with heavy loads, you need a lot of gears. In the olden days this was achieved by using two gearboxes and the driver had to operate two gear levers. The Fuller Roadranger had all the gears in one transmission and a lever on the gear lever was used to operate the different ranges. LOW stands for low range, DIR for direct and OD is for overdrive. It was still hard work for the driver, in worst case 18 gears with a non-synchronised gearbox, so a lot of double-clutching to boot.

Ratios: 1st gear / 6,157 2nd gear / 3,148 3rd gear / 1,743 4th gear / 1,278 5th gear / 1 reverse / 5,347

Automatic transmission 722.112 under a 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280CE.

Automatic transmission 722.112 under a 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280CE.

Automatic transmission 722.112 under a 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280CE.

With the old style direct control.