Power Wagon Registry

Hey guys,

Long time Jeep guy, just upgraded from a 2015 JKUR to a 2018 Power Wagon. It's like a bigger swiss army knife, and a nice balance between luxury and capability.

We have a farm on the edge of West Virginia, and the only way to reach the majority of a acreage is by fording a 20-30in river. I'll need to take a chainsaw and widen a few of the old logging roads that have narrowed over the years but I'm looking forward to getting it into the woods. And just in time for deer season to.

Do any of you perform regular water crossings? Any issues w/ the diff breathers being too low, or fan spraying water into the airbox? Alternator looks to be mounted high so that's a plus.

- Mike

Welcome to the Group!

Search the forum posts - A few on here have rerouted their various breather lines.

Welcome to the forum. What part Virginia you from? Peter is close to your area.

Welcome to the forum, Enjoy !!

Welcome to the club!! Been PW-less for 5yrs, 2mo, and 47 days, but who's counting?! I'm in Virginia as well, hit me up if you need anything. (Take it easy guys, it's my first day on here.

VA_Wagon Man wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:55 pm

Welcome to the club!! Been PW-less for 5yrs, 2mo, and 47 days, but who's counting?! I'm in Virginia as well, hit me up if you need anything. (Take it easy guys, it's my first day on here.

Oh JESUS! Look who crawled out from under a rock! What's shaking Eric?

RustyPW wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:56 pm

VA_Wagon Man wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:55 pm

Welcome to the club!! Been PW-less for 5yrs, 2mo, and 47 days, but who's counting?! I'm in Virginia as well, hit me up if you need anything. (Take it easy guys, it's my first day on here.

Oh JESUS! Look who crawled out from under a rock! What's shaking Eric?

I've been great Russ, just busy with life. Hope all is well with you! And look look at me, first day back and I've already highjacked a thread.....

mikejr wrote: Do any of you perform regular water crossings? Any issues w/ the diff breathers being too low

- Mike

There are five you’ll want to relocate. There are some bread crumbs to follow in my build thread to get you going. Welcome to the forum.


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VA_Wagon Man wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:15 am

RustyPW wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:56 pm

VA_Wagon Man wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:55 pm

Welcome to the club!! Been PW-less for 5yrs, 2mo, and 47 days, but who's counting?! I'm in Virginia as well, hit me up if you need anything. (Take it easy guys, it's my first day on here.

Oh JESUS! Look who crawled out from under a rock! What's shaking Eric?

I've been great Russ, just busy with life. Hope all is well with you! And look look at me, first day back and I've already highjacked a thread.....

I'll send you a PM.

VA_Wagon Man wrote:

RustyPW wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:56 pm

VA_Wagon Man wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:55 pm

Welcome to the club!! Been PW-less for 5yrs, 2mo, and 47 days, but who's counting?! I'm in Virginia as well, hit me up if you need anything. (Take it easy guys, it's my first day on here.

Oh JESUS! Look who crawled out from under a rock! What's shaking Eric?

I've been great Russ, just busy with life. Hope all is well with you! And look look at me, first day back and I've already highjacked a thread.....

Sonofa... HEY!!! YOU'RE BACK!!!

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FirerescuePW wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:07 pm

VA_Wagon Man wrote:

RustyPW wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:56 pm

VA_Wagon Man wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:55 pm

Welcome to the club!! Been PW-less for 5yrs, 2mo, and 47 days, but who's counting?! I'm in Virginia as well, hit me up if you need anything. (Take it easy guys, it's my first day on here.

Oh JESUS! Look who crawled out from under a rock! What's shaking Eric?

I've been great Russ, just busy with life. Hope all is well with you! And look look at me, first day back and I've already highjacked a thread.....

Sonofa... HEY!!! YOU'RE BACK!!!

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PM sent!

Sorry about the threadjack, mikejr

Welcome! PWs are good for a bunch of water, I think 24" IIRC. Of course, read your manual. It may depend on the year. Some of us do it occasionally. It's not my favorite way to abuse it, but I haven't had any issues.

Raising the vents is a good idea. One of these days I will do it....

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My lower idler pulley don't like water too much. I keep a spare in the PW.

Oh, yeah. Forgot about the pulley. Same here. Spare set of all 3, actually.

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Thanks guys! Water crossings for me aren't so much for fun as they're necessary to get to the majority of our farmland. The 2018 is "rated" for 30in, same as the JKUR I replaced. The JKs I've had never had any issues (the 2007 didn't like the initial plunge and would try to stall out) - and I only need to get across maybe 4-6 times per year. Being able to get tractor parts and deer stands across is the primary use case.

From what I can tell, the diff lines seem to be high enough, unsure about the auto trans vent (first auto in forever), but 30in *should* be the max depth I'm crossing unless the water's running a little high. What's going on w/ the idlers?