got the bearings, thanks ..read more

Aren’t there numbers on the bearings and cones? Drive em out and have a look. Anyway, the old Dodge Power Wagon shared much of the drivetrain with the military Dodges. The Power Wagon Forum has an extensive Parts Interchange File; maybe this link will help: https://www.dodgepowerwagon.com/pw/pw_pif.pdf ..read more

Anyone have the cross reference for bearing and races for a 42’ WC51? i.e. Napa, Auto Zone etc. got my rear hubs off and the races are looking a little crispy. Thanks Gus ..read more

It was a lovely warm run out and a nice way to mark Faith and Jessie's milestones. They were both back in the garage by lunch time, as we had a busy afternoon's work in the garden planned ..read more

We had a look around the ruins for a little while, before returning to the vehicles for a few pictures ..read more

When we first moved to Durham, I'd spotted some ruins on Google Earth in another village, not too far away. I've been meaning to visit for some time, so this seemed like an ideal opportunity. It was the site of a former mine and the location of a local tragedy in 1844, when an explosion killed 95 men and boys in the mine. A close look at the railings keeping people out of the ruins, shows a face on the top of each railing. Yes, there are 95 of them ..read more

Dodge at 80 Years - August 11th The 11th of August 2024, marked the 80th anniversary of the completion date on the build card of my Dodge. Like Hope's 80th anniversary event last year, I couldn't let Faith's birthday to go un-marked. We took a Jeep along with the Dodge for a mini convoy ..read more

This event has the space to take all three of our vehicles, so that's a consideration for future events, as it's also not too far from home to get to. We ended the day playing cards, before packing everything away and heading home around 4pm ..read more

Late on Sunday, several of us had a go on Paul's parabike. It's not an easy thing to ride, with the geometry poor, pedals too close to the front wheel, limiting the ability to steer and the gear ratio too high ..read more

On Sunday, I set the vehicles up further along the field and once more, not in a straight line. Paul, who was parked next to us on Saturday, parked his Jeep inside our display for Sunday, giving a little more freedom to wander, while reducing the chance of the public climbing onto the Jeep ..read more