1947 Dodge WDX Power Wagon Was A Best Buy

1947 Dodge WDX Power Wagon Was A Best Buy PICKUPS Miscellaneous Dodge WDX Power Wagon was a great buy and still is I bought it in 1980 and have used it ever since I also have a 1951 Power Wagon with a flatbed but the ’47 has more options and is my main hauler “I recall my grandfather pointing out a Power Wagon to me when I was riding along in his truck as a boy I always wanted one “It’s an underpowered truck but it has a lot of torque Initially Dodge pushed the 4-WD 1-ton Power Wagon as good for everything It has a 6-cylinder engine and front and rear pto and can be equipped with a hydraulic lift Some owners used it to pull a 3-bottom plow It has a pto hp rating of 43 3 drawbar rating of 40 5 and engine hp rating of 94 “It was advertised as a portable power plant and had more power than most tractors at the time The problem was that it was expensive with the 1948 selling for more than $2 000 There were about 80 000 sold from 1946 until they were discontinued in 1968 although they hardly changed from 1948 to the end “Good Roads Machinery Corp manufactured a Dodge Special snowplow that I mount on my ’47 I’ve got several pto-driven attachments like a buzz saw and wood splitter which I use at home and at shows I also have a pto-powered post hole auger that mounts to the 3-pt Monroe lift “When I bought it $1 000 was quite a bit for a Power Wagon Recently I’ve seen some like mine sell for as much as $30 000 Collectors are buying them as investments and fixing them up I like mine with its original paint and a few dents and scratches They are beauty marks that tell its story It’s a working truck “When I bought my truck information was hard to come by That’s no longer the case Readers interested in a Power Wagon should visit the website www T137 com It has lots of information and photos of my truck and others ”

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