Re: Pulling capability of a Dodge Power Wagon


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Posted by Greg Coffin [4.228.135.139] on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 16:08:29 :

In Reply to: Pulling capability of a Dodge Power Wagon posted by Sterling From TX [99.98.76.231] on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 01:32:34 :

A WM300 will pull as much as most modern trucks. It takes torque to pull, it takes horsepower to pull fast. The flathead engines have lots of low end torque, but very little horsepower. As others have said, stock Power Wagons are amazing off-road, but they don't do well on the highway.

That said, I pulled a tandem axle horse trailer and all my worldly belongings across the country in my WM300. 251 engine, 4.89 gears, 9.00-16 tires. Got 14.5 mpg on the flat running at 55mph. Taking the highway through Pittsburgh was slow, mostly third gear, and some second gear, but I made it.



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