Thread: Building a 6x6 Power Wagon

Okay Bruce, You've got my attention....

Nice job that's going to look good when done ,i like the way you made the threads on your tires great work

Got the next set of wheels started.
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First picture shows the back drive shaft passing over the differential and heading to the transfer case.
Both rear drive shafts go to the transfer case independently.
Second picture show the transfer case with the drive shaft to the trans and one to the front end.
I ran out of 1/4" oak dowel so will finish up the drive shafts monday.
Last pictures just showing the travel of the rear axles.


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Thanks for shareing the WIP
I will watch for the following updates

Snapper you can follow it at the main blog here.
I try to blog after each day's work while it's fresh in my mind and can look back to remember when and how it was done.

Thanks for that I have now joined up there too

My backs giving me fits so it's a slow go with this one.
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Great little jig for doing the cutouts in the hubs.
How is the jig for sanding the tyres advanced forward? Is it manually moved by hand or do you have some form of mechanism at the back to do that?
Coming along very nicely.

G'Day Bruce, The top of the cabin looks so good sir....all the sanding have created some very realistic lines...well done. Cheers, Peter

GAWD! 1965, Dodge 6x6 Power Wagon. First gear, second gear and third was "down hill".
After a rain, we could wreck any dirt road you ever built.
But. The jobs got done on time.
Our tires looked just like what you are making!

Excellent Stuff Mate

Regards

Keith

Originally Posted by Robson Valley

GAWD! 1965, Dodge 6x6 Power Wagon. !

Yes very similar to Bruce's top model....

Treecycle This is a ShopSmith and you can see the black handle that lets me move the disk sander to the wheels, it has a depth stop so I can set that but the table also has a micro stop I made from a router fence I found while scrounging for wood one day.
This lets me set the SS to one depth then fine tune it with the micro fence, so now I put a blank in the jig and pull the lever and can pull it to the wood as fast or slow as I need.
Hope that helps.
And thanks all for checking out my progress.

Check this out Power Wagon.