Military-Vehicles: RE: [MV] Column shift jeeps

RE: [MV] Column shift jeeps

Todd Paisley (paisley@erols.com)
Mon, 11 Aug 1997 21:19:29 -0400

>The AgriJeeps (CJ2-01 to CJ2-12) and slightly later CJ2s (#13 to 44, 45,
>50? or so) were all column shift. Some photos seem to indicate they may
>have been tested with T-84s. There are photos which show the cowl
>stenciled "T-84X" . ( They are also stenciled "8 1/2 C" and "L.G.R." which
>most likely stands for 8 1/2 " clutch and low gear ratio (5.38 vs 4.88)
>They were probably not leftover MA units. Meaning the casting date of the
>case may have been 1944 instead of 1941, essentially the same side shift
>T-84 unit with whatever modification (probably some HD mod) they were
>testing to merit the X designation which I assume is for experimental.

Pretty good job describing this Jeff. I have a few small corrections. According
to Robert Green who worked on the CJ-2 prototype activity, the L.G.R stencil
stood for the lower gear in the transfer case. (Definitely fooled me too. I also
assumed the axle ratios.) I am not sure we can say whether the T-84X
transmission in X20 is a column shift or a cane shift. I believe this T-84X
transmission was a modified MB transmission with lower gears to reflect changes
recommended to the Manasco committee, but it might be a modified side shift
T-84 in the MA if it was a transition point from the "CJ-1" cane shift and the
column shift T-90 seen in X28. The "CJ-1" in the 1945 Jeep Planning brochure
definitely is a cane shift. Same Jeep is shown in some of the early civilian
ads in 1945 that show a similar Jeep from the passenger side and it has the MB
glove box as well. This "CJ-1" is essentially a MB with the Agrijeep tailgate cut
into it, no brass tags like the AgriJeeps but a stencil, and governor added.

The AgriJeeps were serial numbers CJ2-01 to CJ2-12. (3 known to exist. CJ2-09,
CJ2-11 and CJ2-12). The second series CJ-2s were not called AgriJeeps, but
just CJ-2s. Essentially a CJ-2A with "JEEP" stamped into the windshield, hood
and tailgate instead of "WILLYS" and they also had a MB grille. (2 known to exist.
CJ2-32 and CJ2-37). Any CJ-2A that was setup for agricultural use was called a
Farm Jeep, not a AgriJeep.

Todd Paisley
paisley@erols.com
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'41 Willys MB "slat-grille"
'42 Ford GPW "script" (very rough)
'44 CJ2 Agri-Jeep (#12 of 12 prototypes built for testing
whether Jeeps had a civilian use!) (restoration
in progress.)
'45 CJ2A (68th CJ ever built!) (Just a pile of parts...)
'46 CJ2A (early column shift)
'46 CJ2A (late)
'47 CJ2A (Farm Jeep with 3-point Monroe hydraulic implement lift)
'48 CJ2A (trencher)
'48 CJ2A (one of the 9000 with a left side spare tire mount before
Willys-Overland decided to move it back to the right side.)
'64 CJ5A (Tuxedo Park Mark IV) (column shift with front bench seat option)
'64 Wagoneer (with IFS option) (39,000 original miles)
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