The 1958 Power Wagon with Willock swivel frame was the last truly good truck ever made.

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 05/30/2020 at 10:25 • Filed to: None

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Change my mind.

It’s an interesting solution to the problem of articulation before independent suspension was a thing, although one has to wonder how strong that bearing is.

Only like 100 real ones were ever made but there’s apparently still companies that will make you a new swivel frame to retrofit to your Power Wagon.

just-a-scratch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/30/2020 at 10:39

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Holy articulation Batman!

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/30/2020 at 10:46

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What even IS torsional ri gidity?

Jim Spanfeller > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/30/2020 at 10:57

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Wouldn’t want to go off a jump in one, but it’s definitely a cool and unusual truck. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/30/2020 at 11:02

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M520 Goer would love to kill you.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/30/2020 at 11:05

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Imagine that on a Jeep FC. Now that would be the unbeatable truck. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jim Spanfeller 05/30/2020 at 11:06

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Right. I wouldn’t load up the bed with lumber or anything  but for someone in the 50's who needed to get a modest payload across rough terrain this was probably the best possible solution.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/30/2020 at 12:13

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Actually from everything I have heard from people in the Power Wagon community these were not good. There is a reason it went away. My truck is based on a WM300, it just had a different cab.

“ THE big problem we had with them was that; while on rough but solid ground they’d work great— in mud or swampy conditions, a corner of the vehicle would often sink like a stone if it found a particularly soft spot.”

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/30/2020 at 12:17

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To be fair most vehicles can't do mud or swampy conditions

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/30/2020 at 12:29

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My dad grew up on a ranch back then, he agreed these could sink so far your bed would end up sideways and stuck. If you knew it was a dry area it would be fine. 

feather-throttle-not-hair > Jim Spanfeller 05/30/2020 at 14:19

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“ Wouldn’t want to go off a jump in one“

To be fair, that applies to like 85 percent of the vehicles I like.

sn4cktimes > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/30/2020 at 21:55

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Leafs are great for weight bearing, but terrible for articulation. Was likely the best scenario using leafs you’d ever get. a long-arm 4-link will get you some pretty amazing articulation.