while im on the tranny thinking thing, yes peerless does offer a 3 speed 700, part #700-033, its identical to a 5 speed except for spacers for 4th and 5th gear, and the internal ratios are a tad different too! 3rd gear in these trannys use the 25/25 gear set, but 2nd gear is different than 3rd in a 4-speed!! my buddy took the gears out of an 800 transaxle and made this a 4 speed, be fore warned before ordering one of these, for starters, the #700-023 is about $20 cheaper, the 023 has a four shift key shaft, steel input and bevel gear (which are $90 if ordered seperately), the 033 uses a 2 key shaft, cast input and bevel gear, which will work fine for stock engine classes, but not major HP, the 023 that ec sells for $250 is a bargain, if nothing else, they have to clean the bentonite out of them, which is worth $20 in my book, also the input seals are $8, just some info i thought i would share!!
well after reading original post again, i realize they were talking about an h-pattern 3 speed, yes the parts diagram shows them, but i have yet to see one of these critters, somebody post some pics of one of these!!!!