1956 Flat Fender Dodge Power Wagon walk about and drive!
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2021
- A few of you have asked for a more in depth walk about of our 1956 Flat Fender Dodge Power Wagon, so here you go. The first half of the video is the techno-babble description about tires, engines and the good stuff, the last half is a 10 minute or so ride to our local fair where you can struggle to hear me talk going 30 miles per hour. I hope you enjoy this. If you did, please leave a comment and give it a thumbs up!
Thank you.
Wayno
Wayne's World Garage 
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The OG Ram!💪💪💪. Thank you for leaving the original engine. She sounds sweet.🙏♥️. I'd pay to ride in this baby! The first 4x4 available to the American public. 1946-1968.
You don't need to pay, but if you are ever in the annapolis Maryland area let me know!
3:16 "Sorry, I'm not 18 anymore" I'm in my mid 60's & I feel your pain, lol
Yea.... 66 here!!!
i had a dodge 1955 pick up truck 3 speed they were really good trucks the old flat head motors would really pull. i alway wanted a 4 wheel drive power wagon like yours. they were real trucks.take care, be safe and well.
thank you John. The truck is a lot of fun!
Still agree to my writtings 4 Month ago --I LOVE THIS CLIP --and the cool TEAM / OR just one MAN --that made this beautiful car RUNNING again --JUST BEAUTIFUL--tue EUER rollf aus Schleswig-Holstein--germany
thank you!!!
Beautiful truck and I love how you modified the oil filter system makes very good sense. I am planning on doing exactly the same thing you did with your brake reservoir the first time I saw how EXTREMELY limited the access was to the original I thought this has to be changed. The overdrive unit is sure nice, I have seen them before but am not adding one to my truck. The rear PTO pulley, IF and EVER you can find one they are truly like GOLD, I dont think I have ever seen one in person its really special your truck has one, that would I am sure be the talk of the any show your at!
I bought a 50 FFPW that had 18K original miles on it and the only tids of rust were on the stake pockets in the box, replace a little metal in the questionable areas. When I tore the truck down to bare frame and got that powder coated and during reassembly and rebuilding of the differentials the rings and pinions had some pitting I ended up replacing both ring and pinions and all the bearings, unfortunately that also held true for the transfer case and transmission, full rebuilds required on all of it. The engine was overhauled and bored .040 over but went back together beautifully. When reassembling of course I powder coated the full driveline, of course all brake and fuel lines I went stainless steel on it all. When I had the entire chassis together I fired up the engine with the truck on blocks and went through all the gears, went into 4 wd and everything checked out perfect (what a relief)! The truck is now at the body shop and they are mounting the cab and the bed which are all freshly painted and then I will mount the rebuilt and powdercoated winch and complete the wiring! Your truck is an inspiration to get mine done! its beautiful and you should be proud!
Wow! Where are you located? Even more rare than the rear PTO is the King Sealey governor. I've seen one in the ladt 10 years!! Shoot me an email if you want. Thanks
Wayne
Just fantastic ! Your truck offers areal look back into the Power Wagon ! Your truck is as close to stock truck as any I’ve ever seen. It is beautiful and sounds great .
Thanks! The color is not stock, but it is a wake up call to drive the '56 and then a modern truck!
@@WaynesWorldGarage --the color-is GREAT--and a fit´s great to the JUMBO--thx rollf
This video makes me so happy. Thanks for posting. My 56 was my dream truck and i miss it every day.
me too! Thanks for watching!
That’s a real beautiful flat fender truck! I wish my 1952 PW was as sharp as yours,mine starts and drives,when in 2nd gear, sounds like a jackhammer in tranny lol. I got gear oil leaking from every thing that holds it.mine has 20,000 lb. Tulsa winch on front and a telescopic type B Derrick boom that can be mounted on back or the front.it hasn’t touched pavement in years,just put put around farm.thanks for keeping that classic alive !
Dave, sounds like your truck is still a work truck. Mine retired 10 years ago and lives the life of luxury inside my shop! The trans is not hard to rebuild, my guess is you have at least one bad bearing. I had one that pretty much lost all it's balls....!!! Thanks for subscribing!
I really enjoyed the drive in your beautiful, and so well sorted out Power Wagon... Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the old power wagons and the
thanks Adam!
Beautiful Truck!
Thank you!
Beautiful!!
Thank you!
The most beautiful car.
thank you!
Looks great and it appears that your spring seat works great
Thanks Greg. Yes.... the spring seat is as good as it gets for a 66 year old truck!!
You did a very nice job on your truck and a very nice video the rims are split ring rims which are different from split rims a true split rim splits in the center of the rim and makes two halves of the rim which were outlawed many many years ago I just thought maybe you would like to know
Yes! And.... now they are one piece wheels!
hi there nice old truck john
Thanks 👍
Very good truck, even though it is old..
Thanks!!
Soon as I finish my 1947 power wagon I will have to send you a picture and leave it to me. I’m not a stock man. I put a Dana 60 in the front Dana 80 in the back and LS three supercharge engine with a 6L 80 E transmission. i’ve got three years into it and probably a couple more to go. I would love to be able to get it on the road. Also have a 17,500 pound witch that I’m putting on it I got a new fenders new runningboards new bed still not sure what I’m gonna put in it yet but I’m sure not gonna paint it black! You have a very nice truck and I’m very envious.
Wow, that is the way to go if you want to drive more than 40 MPH!! Send some pics please!
Excellent work. The power take off governor is a needle in a hay stack and a great addition to a rare option.
I thought the rear PTO assembly I found in my hunt throughout the years was rare. Thanks for the great showcase of your build.
Did you consider doing a power steering option ?
Hi. Thanks for the comments! I put power steering on it! Steering this tank without it is crazy. And I'm an old man!
Regarding the governor.... You are spot on. I see the PTO's come up all the time. As far as I know the only one who knows how they work is Clint Dixon. He helped me a lot. I have seen one other truck the governor. It was a pierce governor, not a King Sealey. And.... it is located three miles from my house!!! here is a short ruclips.net/user/shortsIM7L3M027nU?feature=share
Hello Wayne, I love the video and the truck. Ive never owned an older truck and recently started looking into these trucks. They are very pricy however Im hoping to acquire one and am trying to speak with people that own one how much they paid and the cost of rebuilding one. I dont really want to spend 200k plus however it seems that the market is set for these old machines. Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the comment. The Dodge Power Wagon's were expensive when new... They were 4WD, had a two speed transfer case, six drive shafts (if you have a front winch and rear PTO) and generally were a lot more complicated than the 2WD Ford and Chevy trucks. So to do it right costs a lot of time... Many of the parts are available, but they were meant to be heavy duty industrial trucks. And that means $$!! Sadly, just the paint to paint one cost 300-400 per gallon! And prep time? So a lot depends on what you want. My neighbor has a newly restored 52 PW. It is concours quality restoration. Absolutely perfect. Even the bolts, nuts and washers were plated!!
Thats a nice truck. Maybe when that engine wears out you could look at putting a 318 or 360 engine in there? I dont know if it would make much difference tho. That old dodge is geared pretty low.
I don't think this truck ever came with a V8! The L6 Flathead is barely 100 HP... People put 4BT's in them all the time. They fit well, and have 50-60 more HP. But.... then the entire drive train and suspension is designed for a farm truck.... so the transfer case gets hot, the transmission gets hot, etc. I rebuilt this 8 years ago... hopefully won't have to go inside it again!
you can get highway gears for them so they can do 55 or more sense you got a aftermarket overdrive
I would not want to be driving this on the highway at 55!!
@@WaynesWorldGarage id drive it sense its got gearing options it can go road speed or off road
I gave a **--before I saw it--GREAT TRUCK--GREAT MECHANIC AND OWNER--thx rollf-- no tesla --no crap--only 100 horsepower --I agree --drive slow--ICH BIN DEUTSCHER----I like that car´s--DANKE TUE ROLLF
Well said!
I have only one question ---What do yo see of the text I wrote (now 4 days ago) --in my text to your beautiful truck --RUclips strikethrough - the most important part --can you read it [ I still believe NOT]--I like DOGGE --and that design--good LUCK --a NICE NEW YEAR 2024 --tue a friend off running cars without PC--thx rollf--@@WaynesWorldGarage
most stuff what I wrote --secondos ago --are cancelt again by provider--you have not to answer--tue rollf
I have a 1936 dodge and when he says 30 mph it’s 30-40 mph no matter what it could be pulling a house and still get 30 mph
Exactly.... And my truck was designed to go 35-40.... not 60!! Thanks for watching. Wayne
whats the stock tire size for an original power wagon
pretty sure it's 9x16. The split rims are 16" diamter, stock wheels I think are about 35" tall. The radials are 37" tall. Thanks!
That's much bigger than I expected stock tires to be. Thank you!
Dint you have a custom 5 ton truck? Or wrong person?
No, must have been someone else. I have the 56 Power Wagon and my 88 F-250. Thanks for watching. Wayno
Glad you didn't molest it with a cummins. Most kids do that nowadays 😅
Nah, maybe a Detroit Diesel! But the Cummins mods bring high dollar!
There will never be anything to match it .. .. .. .. ever again !!
Henry, absolutely. Thanks for watching!
Ha ha: "Most of the 'snowflakes' today can't even use a clutch." (favorite line)
Best theft protection ever!!! They see the third pedal and run!!
It's getting worse than that. I had a tow truck driver (dispatched by AAA from a large local tow company) come to pickup my 1965 C10 because of 2 issues that made it very unsafe to chance driving it back to the shop. The twenty-something young man driving the tow truck looked in the window at the column, after I drove it up on the flatbed and said, "oh it's an automatic trans?" I said no its a manual, it's a three on the tree. See the clutch pedal? He said what that mean? I've never seen that before! I got really nervous that this was the kid who was gonna be responsible for rolling it off the truck later (into a major intersection near my mechanic's shop) - but he assured me he knows how to drive a clutch/manual; I just had to go through the shift pattern with him since its not stamped anywhere on most every 3 on the tree cars/trucks. He was not a snowflake, but...@@WaynesWorldGarage
Sorry --I stepp on your nerv´s --you said the cap is small --(at producing time --up to 4 people would fit) and the people were smaller at that time--so I´m 2 meter around 78,70 inch --so it is to small for me --i´m really sorry--I ´m tall BUT NUT FAT--and have LONG legs--but I need a lot of space --I need place to act--///--I love the design of the car --possible I have to boil me --llooll--sry and thx again --tue rollf
Too funny! Thank you for watching. I think people were thinner and shorter 60 years ago!!!