The 1950s invention that allowed overcoming the toughest terrain

The 1950s invention that allowed overcoming the toughest terrain - Power Wagon Willock Swivel

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@jakegorman7121 8 ай бұрын

The narrator obviously never drove a power wagon considering that you didn't even have to worry about achieving highway speeds in one....lol

@rhekman 8 ай бұрын

AI narrator

@Trucksusa 8 ай бұрын

I want a Dodge power wagon!

@sledawgpilot 8 ай бұрын

I drove one as a work vehicle at a ski area. I looked at them awhile back for nostalgia sake but prices are stupid high😕

@tristanconnolly5675 8 ай бұрын

They are great!

@jondahl3173 7 ай бұрын

Knew a guy that did a home built one of these. Used cable limiters on both sides of the frame, and HD pins to lock the frame for the highway. Worked fairly well. It was a 50's Ford F100 4wd conversion.

@adambergendorff2702 8 ай бұрын

Not an off road enthusiast but this was very interesting! Those old power wagons looked Awesome!

@mikulasjancura4790 8 ай бұрын

Please, look on the Mark Tatra from Czechoslovakia, the "Tatra Chassis conception" from the 1920s and the engineer Hans Ledwinka. Is it possible that this frame whas inspired by Tatra

@MonkeyMotorSport 8 ай бұрын

That Unimog shown on the ramps belongs to and is being driven by Victor Bart.

@mylesmorisak9091 8 ай бұрын

Ima do this to my 78 f250

@acersalman8258 2 ай бұрын

Good machine beautiful trucks God bless you ❤

@slomorico8711 8 ай бұрын

Had one in high school. No one would even park near it, cept on the weekends cus i was the one with the kegs....

@garylatture8948 8 ай бұрын

Never heard of that before

@Petequinn741 8 ай бұрын

Is there anything those old power wagon cant do

@AultmanTaylor 7 ай бұрын

As far as I know Unimogs never used a swivel frame, they do have very flexible frames though. The Brimont ETR trucks however did have an unlockable swivel frame and all wheel steering

@WayneLarltjanka-t1c 2 ай бұрын

Might do 1 up for my Nissan Patrol👍👍

@michaelguerin56 8 ай бұрын

It is my understanding that the Unimog chassis is designed to deflect up to half a degree per metre. The Iveco Daily 4WD chassis is also designed to deflect under load. That is why both vehicles require special mounting points for cargo decks or box bodies. The quoted 600mm figure would obviously relate to axle articulation.

@Fe_lix 7 ай бұрын

Most old 4x4 also had frame that could get quite a lot of torsion. With time frame were design more and more rigid on light vehicles to improve the onroad manner.

@michaelguerin56 7 ай бұрын

@@Fe_lix Steel cabin floors, as opposed to floor boards that dry out in summer and allow water inside before they swell up again in winter; had something to do with that. There is a reason why drivers of most pre-WW2 cars drive carefully through fords, despite their typically decent ground clearance. A stiffer chassis or unibody is also required for independent suspension to work properly. That is one reason why the first Landrover Discovery and Range Rover with independent suspension are so heavy. The later-and better known-Jensen Interceptor, inherited a very strong chassis from the Jensen CV8 due to that car having a fibreglass body BUT JIA who repair and upgradeJensen Interceptors/FFs, add strength to the rear chassis in order to replace the live rear axle with a Jaguar inspired rear suspension.

@KenanTurkiye 8 ай бұрын

escape the matrix trust me (I'm sure you've heard of that many times, only once is it true) come this way you'll get it when you get it when you get it, pray for us all as all of us who get it do it for the rest hurry

@importantstuff1130 2 ай бұрын

I think with modern technology this could still be a viable otion. Articulatet Dump trucks use this all the time. And even on something like an F-350 im sure it could be made in a way it feels stiff when locked and also rotates only to a certain degreee so that the bed can not flip over.