Had experience with 3 of these old WW2 "Powerwagons" all highly modified. All had vintage flathead in line 6 cyl engines. The 2 on 4 wheels were built by Dodge and GMC. The Dodge was my great uncle's fence building rig on his E Oregon Mountain Ranch. It was modified as a flatbed with an extra transfer case and 3 PTO driven winches. One on the front bumper, one under the rear of the bed and the third behind the cab with a 2 arm wrecker boom. He would let it down a steep hill on the rear winch loaded with fenceposts and wire, Use the wrecker booms for sidehill support and winch it up outa the bottom with the front winch while his crew cussed him for even thinking of building fence on ground too steep to stand on. It sat on the old stock military tires. The GMC was owned by my HS AG teacher. He kept the engine, tranny, axles stock but removed the fenders front and rear and mounted 38" rear tractor wheels on all 4. Call it lift kit! He needed to cross a river to access his ranch property so put the intake and exaust above the cab and waterproofed the ignition and gearboxes. He had the tires weighted with sodium solution to prevent flotation. I rode in it dashboard deep in the river with him........ONCE! Never again! The third was actually originally a "Scout" halftrack. PU size rig with tires in front, rubber tracks in back, "Personnel carrier" I think. Mods replaced the stock front wheels with wide cleated AG tires similar to those found on combine harvesters of 50's vintage. The rubber rear tracks were replaced with HI cleat steel tracks from a D4 Cat. This one didn't need any winches! Not sure original manufacturer. Talk 4WD all U want but these mark a standard yet to be beat!
Just so you all know, none of the trucks are Power Wagons. The first truck and the last truck are M37s. The first truck to make it to the top is a 1942 WC 1/2.
They actually did make the early 1/2 trucks in 1942. The later ones had the marker lights mounted on the fender beside the headlights, the 41 had the marker lights on the side of the headlight buckets, that's the easy way to tell which year the early round nose trucks were if it doesn't have the data plates provided the fenders haven't been changed etc. I had a 41 1/2 ton closed cab with a winch when I was 18. It had a 56 Plymouth 230 in it which had about 130hp and would pull better than the 218 the early trucks originally had, though most probably have been swapped for a newer flathead already. The 3/4 ton version had a 230 stock and the later M37s had mostly 230s in them as well and a 2 speed high low transfer case. The early trucks had 4.88 gears too and the later ones had 5.83 gears so my truck had a bit more top end. My first car was a 42 GPW Jeep and I had both for a short time but sold the Jeep to help pay for the Dodge. I miss both of them now and was going to try and graft in the 2 speed transfer case out of a later M37 but it seemed like more work than I could handle so never did it.
Well that’s sort of like saying you can’t bring a Pontiac Tempest to a GTO club... there would be no Power Wagons without the WC’s and the M37’s are close enough. We invite all 4x4 vintage Dodges to the rallies.
its about the driver not the truck he is trying to go fast and not walking it so when he hits the hill the truck bounces then on the bounce he looses traction
saludos ...los felicito por sus vehiculos ..pero dejo mucho que desear .cuando el bosque tapaba la vista de las maniobras .mejoren la filmacion para disfrutar de lo que han hecho.saludos.
Scott White almost as good as those old army 3/4 tons. They are only good for 45mph but can pull a house down. They have no heat, split dif and like 78 HP. Fantastic trucks. But no more road worthy then the Gator. In fact, it most likely has more HP, better fuel efficiency and higher top speed. And truthfully, maybe safer and warmer.
Had experience with 3 of these old WW2 "Powerwagons" all highly modified. All had vintage flathead in line 6 cyl engines. The 2 on 4 wheels were built by Dodge and GMC. The Dodge was my great uncle's fence building rig on his E Oregon Mountain Ranch. It was modified as a flatbed with an extra transfer case and 3 PTO driven winches. One on the front bumper, one under the rear of the bed and the third behind the cab with a 2 arm wrecker boom. He would let it down a steep hill on the rear winch loaded with fenceposts and wire, Use the wrecker booms for sidehill support and winch it up outa the bottom with the front winch while his crew cussed him for even thinking of building fence on ground too steep to stand on. It sat on the old stock military tires.
The GMC was owned by my HS AG teacher. He kept the engine, tranny, axles stock but removed the fenders front and rear and mounted 38" rear tractor wheels on all 4. Call it lift kit! He needed to cross a river to access his ranch property so put the intake and exaust above the cab and waterproofed the ignition and gearboxes. He had the tires weighted with sodium solution to prevent flotation. I rode in it dashboard deep in the river with him........ONCE! Never again!
The third was actually originally a "Scout" halftrack. PU size rig with tires in front, rubber tracks in back, "Personnel carrier" I think. Mods replaced the stock front wheels with wide cleated AG tires similar to those found on combine harvesters of 50's vintage. The rubber rear tracks were replaced with HI cleat steel tracks from a D4 Cat. This one didn't need any winches! Not sure original manufacturer. Talk 4WD all U want but these mark a standard yet to be beat!
Nobody cares what your Gator can do, Buford.
one of three hills in iowa
4hi and momentum and she'll walk right up there. 4low limits his momentum.
Proper tires is the key.
The thumbnail looked like a miniature model diorama
...gator is a golf cart for girls... ;-) ...
"I think I can"? That power wagon has more torque and low gearing than most trucks.
Nice...we put chains on to get up muddy hills in Virginia
The first production 4x4 sold to the public.
I would totally restore it and drive it on sunny days. How cool would that thing to drive it to a campground
Just so you all know, none of the trucks are Power Wagons. The first truck and the last truck are M37s. The first truck to make it to the top is a 1942 WC 1/2.
You are right that none of them are actually Power Wagons--however, the first truck to make it is a 1941--the '42s had the flat hood
They actually did make the early 1/2 trucks in 1942. The later ones had the marker lights mounted on the fender beside the headlights, the 41 had the marker lights on the side of the headlight buckets, that's the easy way to tell which year the early round nose trucks were if it doesn't have the data plates provided the fenders haven't been changed etc. I had a 41 1/2 ton closed cab with a winch when I was 18. It had a 56 Plymouth 230 in it which had about 130hp and would pull better than the 218 the early trucks originally had, though most probably have been swapped for a newer flathead already. The 3/4 ton version had a 230 stock and the later M37s had mostly 230s in them as well and a 2 speed high low transfer case. The early trucks had 4.88 gears too and the later ones had 5.83 gears so my truck had a bit more top end.
My first car was a 42 GPW Jeep and I had both for a short time but sold the Jeep to help pay for the Dodge. I miss both of them now and was going to try and graft in the 2 speed transfer case out of a later M37 but it seemed like more work than I could handle so never did it.
Well that’s sort of like saying you can’t bring a Pontiac Tempest to a GTO club... there would be no Power Wagons without the WC’s and the M37’s are close enough. We invite all 4x4 vintage Dodges to the rallies.
All i can here is that big mouth kid in the background
Spelling?
Go Power Wagon :-)
its about the driver not the truck he is trying to go fast and not walking it so when he hits the hill the truck bounces then on the bounce he looses traction
Tires and proper gears.
How do you "loosen" traction?
saludos ...los felicito por sus vehiculos ..pero dejo mucho que desear .cuando el bosque tapaba la vista de las maniobras .mejoren la filmacion para disfrutar de lo que han hecho.saludos.
If the guy with the gator wasn't so lazy he could walk up that hill, too. So what?
I've always thought a comparison video of the original Power Wagon vs the 2017 Power Wagon would be cool
" STOP ROLLING DOWN HILL ! LIKE A SNOWBALL HEADED FOR HELL ! " " START WAVING THE FLAG ! AND RINGING THE LIBERTY BELL ! "
Guy on the gator says he wouldn't have the Power Wagon, won't go anywhere. Where the hell did he run off to when the truck topped the hill?
Tires make a difference.
Must be the highest "mountain" in Iowa!
How does that gator do on the freeway Jethro?
Scott White almost as good as those old army 3/4 tons. They are only good for 45mph but can pull a house down. They have no heat, split dif and like 78 HP. Fantastic trucks. But no more road worthy then the Gator. In fact, it most likely has more HP, better fuel efficiency and higher top speed. And truthfully, maybe safer and warmer.
250 lbs of air in the tires didn't help,damn.
needs mudder tires
Bonjour du Canada He need chain on this tire its sticky mud on the tire fill
completly the thread
Creeper mode always wins
on a hard dry surface
what language were thoes people speaking at the end there?
English
mountainguyed67 you sure lol
I didn't hear anything other than English, you might not be accustomed to that type of accent.
What a cool old truck! Come check out my lifted orange 1990 Dodge Ram W150 I nicknamed Monster!
I SEAD , LOCK THE FRONT HUB'S !
Diff Locks Required
Maybe but everyone can drive with lockers, good tires and snork, old school 4wheelin' way better and that's how good offroad driver looks like
looks like a kizer not a PW. the 2nd truck is a PW
power wagon schools little girl
duneloader from gta
OK
that motor needs a rebuilding that hill is no way to steep for a healthy power waggon
Need lockers
Everyone stand clear it got stuck ha ha ha
Get some experience in off-road driving before attempting the sections. some of these drivers are below novice level.
Thas only torque not a race
He old man beat his son...hahahaha
I'll take the power wagon over your gator
GOBBY kids.
If they had more horsepower and torque,they would get up that hill no prob.
They have enough power and torque but the tires aren't anything like a modern 4WD would use
is that shit even 4x4?
shit... yeah it is and it's older than you, these things won the world war 2 and what did you do
Power wagon won’t go anywhere because he doesn’t know how to drive it ! With 4.89 gears you go up in 3rd gear transfer case in high ....
trucks are cool as shit, but not the greatest 4 wheeling vehicles! they need more power lockers better suspension and lower gearing
you should go a tell themm in 40s
Gay