What is this for?

[007]

Can anyone identify this?? Saw it for sale locally. Edit/ 11-2-17Figured it out

 

[frank8003]

I don't know but sure looks important to somebody

 

[NDT]

Things like that fit rough terrain fork lifts.

 

[dmetalmiki]

Interesting, Looks to have an input (or output) shaft. An operating rod. and an outpus drive. (smaller). If it had had flange bolt holes it could have been the rear end of?

 

[doghead]

So, it's for sale locally through GL? That's odd.

 

[BBRYANT]

M1097 A2 2000 yr. model