Posted by Eric B. on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 3:54AM :
In Reply to: Re: Newbie Questions posted by Ken on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 10:44PM :
I would not recomend one of those if you are looking for cheap, and easy to get parts for.
If you are looking for a neat look then they are a good choice, and they will work hard.
They are all rated as 1 tons at the most, though many people have had little trouble with them when way overloaded.
They were made from 1946-1968 without much change, starting with the WDX model, and ending with the WM300 model.
They were also made for export until 1978.
The 1961-71 W300, W500 might serve your needs better, anything not a Flat Fender made before 1961 is pretty rare, and often weaker then the 61-71 stuff.
To see more info on the trucks, look here:
1946-1978 WDX-WM300 Power Wagons:
http://www.t137.com/index.php
1957-1960 W100-W500 Power Wagons:
http://townwagon.vexed.org/pgpws/
Norm will have to give you his choice for 61-71 info, but here is one example:
http://www.sweptline.com/
I helped write the first page, and I wrote the second one, so if you have questions I may be able to answer them.
Good luck!
Eric