Does it have a straight-cut gear and six bolt holes in the casting? It sounds like you've got a PTO hydraulic pump that is supposed to mount on the passenger's side of the transmission. The gear will slide in or out of mesh with the cluster gear in the transmission, and provide hydraulic pressure to run a dump bed, snowplow lift cylinder, etc.
Jerry

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