Thread: ring pull or not ring pull

The serial number will tell the story. Maybe a 2WD one.

Cheers Steve

Originally Posted by jethro

Ive just this morning come across a 1950 swb with 2 only gearlevers main black knob and red knob only ,no yellow , so I thought this could be a ring pull but there isnt a hole in the floor that would accommodate a lever or ring and chain , the floor plate deffinately looks original and not a home made job.Could somebody enlighten me as to what I might have come across.Thank you Jeff

The yellow FWD lever protrudes through the side of the gearbox cover, not the floor. Is there a cover plate with a hole? ( That cover plate gives access to the reverse stop.).W.

There were change over ones, that had both basically,

pull the floor out, see if short leaver or long that locks transfer case,

or 2wd, that's unlikely really expensive 2wd

The most likely is that it is either a ring pull with the ring pull missing and a replacement floor panel off a later 80", or a later 80" with an earlier transmission tunnel panel and the yellow knob and lever missing. However, I have also seen ones with the operating mechanism modified to use only the single (red) lever.

A two wheel drive one is very unlikely, as there were only small numbers made, all sold to military buyers (Dutch or UK), and most later converted to 4wd. And from memory, none were 80". Of course, it could be a one off conversion to 2wd, but I have never hears of one. And a 2wd would not have the red knob lever.

As suggested, the chassis number should give it away, and a look at the transfer case will tell immediately what it should have had.