Pardon my ignorance....

[olympus]

Could some kind person please explain why its called a "Dolls Head" gearbox??

 

[marshg246]

Could some kind person please explain why its called a "Dolls Head" gearbox??

I assume because it looks like one when viewed straight on from the timing side.

 

[gpzkat]

Looks like a potato bug or Jerusalem cricket. Don't look them up, I warned you!

 

[Triton Thrasher]

Could some kind person please explain why its called a "Dolls Head" gearbox??

You need the eye of a poet to appreciate why.

 

[olympus]

Looks like a potato bug or Jerusalem cricket. Don't look them up, I warned you!

oh you mean like this..

 

[ntst8]

Could some kind person please explain why its called a "Dolls Head" gearbox??

When they first added the positive stop mechanism that was housed in an additional external casting which someone must have decided looked like a dolls head

 

[APRRSV]

Can anyone provide a photo? Of the gearbox not the potato bug or cricket.

 

[ntst8]

Can anyone provide a photo? Of the gearbox not the potato bug or cricket.

You will need to zoom in

 

[baz]

Can anyone provide a photo? Of the gearbox not the potato bug or cricket.

 

[olympus]

You need the eye of a poet to appreciate why.

i have to agree..
Many thanks for the answer