Posted by Paul Cook on Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 8:42PM :
In Reply to: 16x5.50 Flat Fender Tires and Wheels;Need Advise posted by mike m on Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 1:11PM :
I went back to your earlier posting and can't find your intention for getting the Power Wagon inside. Is it long term storage? Is it regular "in and out" garaging? Is it your workshop?
My son collects '40's and '50's 2WD Dodges. He spotted one out in a field just two miles from home. It appeared to be a 1 1/2 ton '41 - '47 Dodge that had a 4WD conversion. We pulled it out of the field where it had sat for seven years and drug it home on a tow bar behind my Datsun diesel pickup.
I had no shop then so my garage was where I worked on things. The truck hadn't been started in seven years so we were prepared to have it in the garage for a long time. The cab was very high, a good 82 inches. The garage door had just 76 inches of clearance. Once inside, there was adequate clearance to the garage ceiling for the cab and to the open overhead garage door for the bed. We lined the truck up, took off the wheels, and rolled it in on the brake drums. Once inside, we jacked it up and put the wheels back on. We did a full oil change. We dropped the oil pan and replaced the gasket. Whatever was in the oil pan came out in one piece. We purged the gas tank, fuel lines, and fuel pump. We cleaned the carburetor and it started. So much for the long stay in the garage. We reversed the wheels off procedure to get it out. We were able to do the rest of the work with it in the driveway.
From our "W" Series Shop Manual, we figured out this truck was actually a Power Wagon in the wrong "clothes". Then we found the ID tag that had been transferred to the replacement cab. It matched the frame. The Serial Number is 83900062.
You can do the wheels off/on drill if you aren't going in and out. If you need a regular garage function and your building/zoning allows, you might want to build a covered carport in front of your garage door. There are metal, free standing carports that give a fair amount of cover and they can go in a side or back yard.
Getting the cover may cost less than getting special built wheels or parking dollies.
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