I just bought a T-176 and D300 yesterday. It is apparently out of an 80 model because the 300 is the short shaft version or at least it looked shorter than I remember them being. I can't measure it because I didn't want to bring it home in the back of the WJ, and I can't go back to get it until next weekend. I need to know how much shorter this 300 is than the later versions with the longer output. Does anyone happen to know?