1934DodgeTruck Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 I found this in my 1935 dodge 1-1/2 ton truck. It’s a lever with detents with a cable attached to it that was protruding through a metal grommet going outside the cab. has anyone seen this before? is there anybody who could potentially explain to me it’s function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnworden1 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 What was the truck used for? Dump box release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1934DodgeTruck Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 4 hours ago, johnworden1 said: What was the truck used for? Dump box release? It was a farm truck, hauled grains and hay. i was thinking maybe to lift some sort of flag or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Probably a signal arm. Something like this: Edited December 4, 2021 by Bloo (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KURTRUK Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Yes, trucks used manual semaphores, or Trafficators long after cars did. Trucks were slow-moving, had wide loads, etc., needed all the visibility they could muster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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