Very Interesting Film!!

John Saeli · Jan 16, 2019

Not CASE, but very interesting film. Take notice of the Drill they are pulling in part 2.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/01/13/itll-milk-your-cows-or-move-mountains-the-dodge-power-wagon-adapts-to-civilian-life/?refer=news

CaseChev · Jan 16, 2019

WOW......that is a great video.....perfect shot of the Case logo on the drill. As both a Case owner and fan.....and a Willys Jeep owner and fan, I love the application of 4wd vehicles to the early agricultural jobs. I also have fond memories of similar Dodge Power Wagons and what awesome workhorses they were. A good friend....and driver of our dirt track race cars in the 1960's/1970's operated a wrecker service. One of his first and best rigs was a Dodge Power Wagon with a PTO driven winch wrecker boom on it. It was not unusual to go with him to a farm.....chain the front of the wrecker to a large tree....run the winch/boom cable out to the end.....attach to a stuck combine or tractor and get them to higher/dryer ground......worked every time. Would take a dozer or an excavator to do the same job today ......(OK, maybe the machines are a little larger !!)

Yes.....the good old days

John Saeli · Jan 16, 2019

How about the scene where it is totally submerged?? Civilian Dodges wouldn't start on a damp morning, but she kept going!!

CaseChev · Jan 16, 2019

Nothing beats an inlne flathead 6cyl. with points ignition and single downdraft carb.

Ande · Jan 16, 2019

John, great post, enjoyed the clips, wish I had a Power Wagon at about the 50s, but getting very hard to find,

Case Nutty 1660 · Jan 17, 2019

I have a dozen Dodges NONE fail to start for me

John Saeli · Jan 17, 2019

Around here, in our sometimes damp air, the 6 volt flat head Dodges had a reputation of starting hard on a damp morning. On our 1954 Model "Y" truck with the famed flat head 413 6 cyl, I installed a series parallel (6-12)switch for starting.

point3dave · Jan 17, 2019

How would they relate to the 3/4 Dodge trucks we had in Korea in 1966? They were 4 wd, cloth top, stake sides. Dave Kilgore

Ken in AZ · Jan 17, 2019

John,
Great video, and a great view of the area where I live (decades before I arrived here). I loved the PowerWagon driving over the jumping cactus. OK, the plowing was cool and the Case drill was good but anyone that's encountered a cholla (and pulled out the needles afterward) would probably understand why driving over one could be satisfying.

Thanks for posting the link.

Ken in AZ

Case Nutty 1660 · Jan 17, 2019

ahh lol have a good one John had to poke you a bit

kevinthefixer · Jan 17, 2019

Ken, cholla cactus is probably responsible for my acquiring a tractor. There just isn't any way to remove that stuff without getting stuck all over unless you have a real tractor, not a riding lawn mower. I am waiting for the price to go up on cholla, I will be very rich!

Took this pic for the snow but you can see the cactus just over the fence. Nasty stuff, but just about got it out of the fenced yard.

BarryfromIA · Jan 17, 2019

A Power Wagon sold on Barrett Jackson scottsdale auction for 67000 add ten percent. Restored to stock with red paint.

Bret4207 · Jan 18, 2019

(quoted from post at 10:52:27 01/17/19) How would they relate to the 3/4 Dodge trucks we had in Korea in 1966? They were 4 wd, cloth top, stake sides. Dave Kilgore

Those were probably M37's, sort of a Power Wagon in military clothes. Those are the poor mans Power Wagon these days. You can still get a running example well under $10K, often under $5K. A civilian Power Wagon in decent running shape is going to be at least $8-10K and if it's done up nicely probably over $20K.

I passed on several back in the day and still kick myself.

TGP · Jan 19, 2019

Yup,
The 3/4 ton truck was most likely a M37.
This 47 Dodge Power Wagon has been with me for almost
Twenty years.
Rescued it and brought it back to it's Glory.
Tough old truck .
Tom

Ken in AZ · Jan 19, 2019

Kevin,
An old-timer talked about when drought got to be real bad and cholla was all that was left in pastures. The ranchers would light the needles on fire and burn them and cattle would eat the needle-less cholla. Probably not something that could be done today for cattle feed but certainly may be a way of knocking down the fierce part of them and possibly easier on tires than alternatives.
Whereabouts are you? (email is open)

Ken in AZ

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