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Harry Lillo
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Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by Harry Lillo » Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:06 pm

Does anyone here know if Wagon Works still exist and do they sell Depot Hack plans?
I believe the company was once called Hudson Wagon Works but changed owners and shortened it to Wagon Works.
I have a good friend who wants to build a depot hack and was looking at mine for ideas.
A set of plans would help him considerably.
I checked through some old MTFCA posts but am not sure of Wagon Works status today.
Are there any other plans available today?
Thank you,
Harry Lillo


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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by DHort » Sun Jun 19, 2022 12:47 am

I bought the York #803 Suburban Body Depot Hack Plans a number of years ago. The complete set, and I will never use them. Hudson Wagon Works of Bridgewater, Iowa. They also use to sell the complete Hardware set.

Your friend is welcome to have them. I do not know what I paid for them. What if I send them to you and the two of you look them over and send me a check. I will let you determine what they are worth.

Looks to me like they went out of business. You can try to call them. 515-964-5085. Ankeny, Iowa. Jay and Pat Cramer. My paperwork is from 2008.


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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by Harry Lillo » Sun Jun 19, 2022 10:58 am

Dave,
Thank you for your very kind offer.
I will talk to Paddy about it and get back to you
later today.
Harry

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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by Craig Leach » Sun Jun 19, 2022 2:30 pm

Hi Harry,
I have 2 sets of Hudson wagon Works Inc. Depot Hack Plans from Bridgewater, Iowa. With patterns & pictures that I got from my brother-in-law He thought they where complete but I cannot swear to it. I used them for reference when I built my firetruck. If you or anyone are interested give me a
email or call 602 7six9 0two five7
Craig.


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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by cslandry » Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:39 am

I thought I saw an ad for Wagon Works recently, but can't find it. Did you try calling them? 515-369-two eight six five


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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by catbol » Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:48 am

I got a brochure from them last year.
I sent a stamped self- addressed envelope.

Wagon Works
213 S.W. Kline
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515) 964-5085 (Evenings).

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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by David Greenlees » Wed Jun 22, 2022 2:23 pm

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I have a 1924 T with a very nice original York #803 Suburban Body but did not know the maker of it. I was fortunate to meet Dale Hudson who founded the Wagon Works earlier at Hershey in 1987. He had a large poster filled with detailed photos of a 803 body hung up in his space. I asked him if he knew the manufacturer of it and he filled me in on all the details. He was a really nice man and was very surprised and said that he only knew of a couple of them that had survived. It cost $266 new plus shipping and installation which was quite a bit more than a T chassis did at the time. He sent the note above with the poster of the 803 after he returned from Hershey.


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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by kevinf » Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:21 pm

Harry,
I too purchased as set of plans as well as the iron kit from Dale. I built the body for a '24 chassis. I found a couple of small errors in the plans and made a couple of changes for ease of building. Dowling the subrails instead of half lapping, and then I made the curved front panels differently. All in all no one can see the changes.
I have only seen one other original York body, it is in the Pioneer Museum in Minden Nebraska.
Good luck, hope that helps,
Kevin
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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by tdump » Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:32 pm

I used their plans for my pickup body but made my own iron work and modified the design to have "arm rest" on the seat.
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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by J1MGOLDEN » Wed Jun 22, 2022 5:36 pm

Does Hudson Wagon Works sell iron parts?

I need soe of those.


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Re: Wagon Works Depot Hack Plans

Post by DHort » Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:09 pm

Jim,

This was dated 2008.
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