New member but older-than-dust Jeep nut

jeepblood

Knuckle Buster
Jan 3, 2025
2
lewistown, mt
First Name
tom
Willys Model
  1. Pickup
Willys Year:
  1. 1949
Hello! just joined with a 1950 (its actually a 1949) willys pickup and a 1950 jeepster in my garage. I saw a post/link by KLankford a while back on how to install a voltage regulator and test gauges when switching to 12volt. it wouldnt let me open it since i wasnt a member. Any help in finding this? thanks!
 
jeepblood said:
Hello! just joined with a 1950 (its actually a 1949) willys pickup and a 1950 jeepster in my garage. I saw a post/link by KLankford a while back on how to install a voltage regulator and test gauges when switching to 12volt. it wouldnt let me open it since i wasnt a member. Any help in finding this? thanks!
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Tom, you're gonna have to gain another twenty years before claiming to be older than dust around here. We have members that I swear, first off roaded in Connestoga wagons.
 
Welcome to the forum. Awe fond memories or Lewistown. I was working south of Malta and driving to Oregon for Christmas when my transmission gave out just outside of Lewistown. A rancher stopped and towed me to his place, They fed me supper and put me up for the night and then took me into the Chevy dealer in town. Had a new tranny and on my way that day. That was 50 years ago and no I wasn't in a Connestoga wagon. :D I miss Montana
 
Welcome aboard Tom. I spend several years working with the SCS in Lewistown when the flood control dams were designed and built in the early 70's and was through there on a regular basis for a number of years while working on some projects at Zortman. Enjoyed my time there.
 
cptlogger said:
And only two horsepower.

Grandpa's had 2 ox power. Torque-y, but slow.
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But that was a stock setup. You could add a 3x2's set up (like on a 67 GTO) that would give you a Wheel team, a Swing team, and a Lead team, BUT that would ruin your grass mileage.
 
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airportops said:
But that was a stock setup. You could add a 3x2's set up (like on a 67 GTO) that would give you a Wheel team, a Swing team, and a Lead team, BUT that would ruin your grass mileage.
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OTOH, It would still be slow. Yet, it would triple the torque. It might increase the range though.

Add another wagon or two & up the payload!;)
 
Stakebed said:
Tom, you're gonna have to gain another twenty years before claiming to be older than dust around here. We have members that I swear, first off roaded in Connestoga wagons.
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Welcome from Northern Californai Sierra Mountains.
No Joe. My Father was born in a Conestoga wagon crossing Oklahoma Indian Territory. I grew up 4 wheeling in a 36 Pontiac with the top cut off and 4 ft cut out of the middle, no doors, no seat belts, no roll bars and Farm implement tires on the back..
 
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