Two Power Wagons, one mission
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RE: Two Power Wagons, one mission
Take a look at http://powerwagonregistry.org/pw_tech.php. It's easier than rewriting everything it comes with stock.
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RE: Two Power Wagons, one mission
Yeah you would have to get a winch that mounted on a bumper. For me, I could deal with losing some of the wheeling abilities because I would never full out wheel a PW, not for cost or any of that, I just enjoy real rockcrawling in which a full size will get destroyed if it attempts. The cummins is my dream truck and all the goodies of the powerwagon just for going fishing in remote areas or hunting or whatever. I know it would lose alot of it's abilities but I would still prefer it with a cummins.
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RE: Two Power Wagons, one mission
ORIGINAL: ldgregory
Guess it depends on the definition of expensive <grin>. Most of the PW folks I've talked to got theirs for $30K and under. I've seen some used '06s for about $26K.
They are a wicked truck. The times I've been out wheeling and run into people with highly modified vehicles and Jeeps, it's never failed to impress them. Especially when I tell them it's stock.
My wife thinks I'm bonkers for wheeling it (due to the cost of the truck), but I'm a very careful wheeler. So far no carnage on my truck except losing the front license plate bracket which most of the PW owners consider a rite of passage anyways. My buddy on the other hand has a heavy right foot. Heck he didn't even have his 24 hours before he put a big dent in the passenger rear door. <grin>
Guess it depends on the definition of expensive <grin>. Most of the PW folks I've talked to got theirs for $30K and under. I've seen some used '06s for about $26K.
They are a wicked truck. The times I've been out wheeling and run into people with highly modified vehicles and Jeeps, it's never failed to impress them. Especially when I tell them it's stock.
My wife thinks I'm bonkers for wheeling it (due to the cost of the truck), but I'm a very careful wheeler. So far no carnage on my truck except losing the front license plate bracket which most of the PW owners consider a rite of passage anyways. My buddy on the other hand has a heavy right foot. Heck he didn't even have his 24 hours before he put a big dent in the passenger rear door. <grin>
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RE: Two Power Wagons, one mission
ORIGINAL: motorider228
Yeah you would have to get a winch that mounted on a bumper. For me, I could deal with losing some of the wheeling abilities because I would never full out wheel a PW, not for cost or any of that, I just enjoy real rockcrawling in which a full size will get destroyed if it attempts. The cummins is my dream truck and all the goodies of the powerwagon just for going fishing in remote areas or hunting or whatever. I know it would lose alot of it's abilities but I would still prefer it with a cummins.
Yeah you would have to get a winch that mounted on a bumper. For me, I could deal with losing some of the wheeling abilities because I would never full out wheel a PW, not for cost or any of that, I just enjoy real rockcrawling in which a full size will get destroyed if it attempts. The cummins is my dream truck and all the goodies of the powerwagon just for going fishing in remote areas or hunting or whatever. I know it would lose alot of it's abilities but I would still prefer it with a cummins.
Definitely not planning any UROC or WEROC stuff in my PW though! <grin>
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RE: Two Power Wagons, one mission
ORIGINAL: ldgregory
Not to mention a different driveline. I'd hate to think what all that torque would do to a set of lockers too. I bought mine to wheel with primarily and to tow my 3,000 lbs pop-up when we go camping for which it does extremely well. If I'd had a 5'er, I'd have gone with a Cummins truck.
Definitely not planning any UROC or WEROC stuff in my PW though! <grin>
ORIGINAL: motorider228
Yeah you would have to get a winch that mounted on a bumper. For me, I could deal with losing some of the wheeling abilities because I would never full out wheel a PW, not for cost or any of that, I just enjoy real rockcrawling in which a full size will get destroyed if it attempts. The cummins is my dream truck and all the goodies of the powerwagon just for going fishing in remote areas or hunting or whatever. I know it would lose alot of it's abilities but I would still prefer it with a cummins.
Yeah you would have to get a winch that mounted on a bumper. For me, I could deal with losing some of the wheeling abilities because I would never full out wheel a PW, not for cost or any of that, I just enjoy real rockcrawling in which a full size will get destroyed if it attempts. The cummins is my dream truck and all the goodies of the powerwagon just for going fishing in remote areas or hunting or whatever. I know it would lose alot of it's abilities but I would still prefer it with a cummins.
Definitely not planning any UROC or WEROC stuff in my PW though! <grin>