Curiosity or friends got you here so just what are we about. The Wagon Way site is two guys sharing and giving back to the wheeling community. We have been there, done that and are willing to tell you about it. We both owned FJ40’s at one time but these days we just happen to enjoy wheeling in wagons, wagons that are also daily drivers. Our wagon of choice is the 60 series Land Cruiser. Reliable, durable, easy to modify and built like a tank.
The site is about rock solid advice on what you can do with and in a wagon. It's a source for information, answers or a link to what you need. Technical know how that can be trusted without question. Inspiration for your own adventures, as you won’t believe the places you can put a wagon.
This is not a forum. While forums are full of good advice, they are also a risk for bad advice. The anonymity allows someone to spew out garbage all day and no one knows who they are and just what they really know. Here it is only real people with real names and years of practical experience. Everything on the site has been done to one or both of our rigs. And even though we both drive 60's you will find they are very different.
No one pays their way to get on here. We make mention of companies and individuals that we have dealt with and received good to great service from. And if we have been shafted by someone we will tell you that too. But probably with kind words so they don’t sue us. We will even give them a shot at redeeming themselves.
What’s in a wagon? Family, friends and my dog (who happens to be both). Wagons have plenty of room for others, they are inclusive, rather than exclusive. And to be honest you don’t even have to drive a wagon to find something of interest here on the site. Be sure to check back often for updates, edits and additional articles.
The Wagon Way is a mindset, a way to wheel and act, a philosophy if you will. But not one that is in your face.
There is a right way, a wrong way and The Wagon Way.
Eric Burch and Tony Konovaloff
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Posted on February 19th, 2011
By Tony K
A rusty oil pan is what started the partial rebuild of my diesel so I guess it would be prudent to tell you how I solved this dilemma. The only replacement I could find was used and a bit on the expensive side so I decided I would make a new one. All told the parts ran me less than a $100. One of the great things about making a pan is that you can change anything about it. You can make it deeper to hold more oil, you can make it out of thicker material and even paint it some oddball color…. Read more...
Posted on February 17th, 2011
This all came about from a conversation with my son, Benjamin who happens to be about 3500 miles away right now. He wanted to know just what to look for in a used 60 (glad to see he is coming to his senses). Figured this would be much easier if I wrote it down and hopefully this will keep me from forgeting anything. Realistically it’s not all that different from buying any other used car but we can point out some areas to check. Read more...
Posted on February 13th, 2011
Ever had a day of wheeling that the trails simply rejected your very presense? Well that was our day at Walker. Did it help that it had rained the entire week before? No, but that’s how trails change and it makes for a more challenging day. Eric and Don in the 62, and James and his friend Ben in the 40 took on the task to play in the mud. What was thought to be a gloomy day turned out very nice. We decided it had been a while since we ran the trails starting with Lower Mainline, so we decided to start there. Read more...
Posted on February 13th, 2011
Eric and Whitney were nice enough to bring Don and the kids along, based on the forecast for rain. We met up with Kevin and Wayne, and picked up a couple mini trucks in the parking lot which Wayne had invited along. All was going smooth until Eric freshly dented the rear door that he just replaced on Pat’s Trail. Don was sitting next to that door so he gets to keep the spotter cow bell. All was still well until we went up Expressway. Eric made short work of the upper half of the rock face, without needing a winch. Wayne decided to tackle the entire obstacle, and after many attempts got through the bottom half only to roll his truck on it’s lid before getting to the upper half. We used Eric’s rear winch with a snatch block to pull him upright and Wayne’s winch to pull it forward to stable ground to pull the plugs. Wayne was fine but his driver’s door is toast. When we all reached the top, someone noticed the the rear pinion angle was high on one of the mini’s driven by Larry AKA Flip. At that time it was noted that all the link arms were loose. After spending some time adjusting and tightening those we were off again. Read more...
Posted on February 13th, 2011
With an itch to try out the new manual transmission and twin sticks in the Eric’s 62, Eric, Tony and his kids, Don and his son went out to Walker with both the wagons. We lucked out with a nice day of sun, but still had a brisk breeze from time to time to make you want to stay in the vehicle with the heaters on. This was also a chance to play with a new camera for wheeling, a GoPro Hero camera. Read more...
