Texas POWER WAGON Events

[Paul Cook]

The 12th Annual Texas POWER WAGON Reunion will be held April 23 - 25 at Pandale, Texas. Click on the link for more information

http://www.dashlink.com/~txpwrwgn/2004-tpwr.htm


The following notice was posted March 1, by Mac on Dodge POWER WAGON Forum #131. Mac's Spring Fling will be held April 15-18. 18,000 acres 35 miles south of Alpine. Camping will be available at ranch. Hotels and campgrounds with hookups are available in Alpine. Questions call 817 937-6580

[MoparNorm]

Hi Paul!
I sure would love to get down there. It's not in the cards this year, but hopefully next year I can make the Texas loop hit all the shows/events and visit all my 'nemisis' from Texas! ha!ha!
The post event, forum messages always are full of stories about the great time that everyone had!
MN

[bosco]

Say Paul

How did the PW reunion turn out..? I wasn't able to make it myself, sure wanted to though.

Got any pics to post or is there a link to this years reunion..?

[Paul Cook]

The event was great. You can link to my report through my web site - the www button at the bottom of this post or go to .http://www.dashlink.com/~txpwrwgn/2004-tpwr.htm The report also includes a link to some great pictures by Jerry Hogan.

I hope the folks who went to Mac's Spring Fling at Alpine will send me pictures and a report of the event so I can include it on my web page

[bosco]

Looks like ya'll had a great time out in west Texas. Awesome photos. Sure wish I could of been there.

You should post that link on bigelectric, I'm sure those folks would really enjoy viewing the pics as much I did.

Say, any plans for next years reunion..?

Forgive my ignorance, but what is that whirly thing on the back of that 46 WDX..?

Again, great photos.

bosco

[Paul Cook]

Howdy from Kempner,

You are right about posting on the bigelectric site. After all, many of us like the increased comfort of the M-37 for trail riding - particularly in rocky terrain.

The "whirly" thing on Bill Jewell's '46 WDX is a belt drive pulley. Many farm implements, sawmills, and even machine shops took their power from a machine that used a wide leather belt to transmit power. The earliest tractors were actually more for providing belt power than for providing tractive effort. Many farm tractors up into the 1940's had a belt drive pulley, but that has given way to the live power take off (PTO). By the way, the belt drive pulley on a POWER WAGON could be removed and there was a rear PTO at the rear cross member.

The belt drive pulley is relatively rare and a much sought after accessory.

George Scott, owner of the other WDX is from your area - Tomball to be precise. So you see, it was not too far at that.

Please e-mail me at txpwrwgn@earthlink.net and tell me about you and your truck(s). I will add you to my Texas POWER WAGON enthusiast address book. That way you will get announcements of Texas POWER WAGON events.

Start planning to attend Pat & Wanda's Tailgate Party and Swap Meet at Brownwood, TX in late September.

[bosco]

Paul

Thanks for the info.

I didn't know about the belt pulley drive. My grandfather once owned a sawmill. And I remember my dad telling me about the leather belts that had to be laced. My dad worked for a while at that sawmill. Wow, that was in the late 30's and early 40's. Dad was only in his teens back then.

After I got my truck (which is a 52 Dodge M37), dad mentioned that he did drive a power wagon at the sawmill. I will ask him if they used a pulley off the back of that old PW.

Look for my email, as I am interested in the Texas Power Wagon association.

Thanks...