Almost forgot, David. One the airplanes I looked at last fall might be interesting to you. I passed it up because the TSO on the engine was over 1400 hours, but it's in otherwise fine shape. I know its still being flown regularly and I believe he still wants to sell. Its a very nice 1965 E model and has the heavy-duty nose gear you want. I posted photos on a previous thread:
http://www.cessna150152.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=34405&Number=411691#Post411691
It's located at K50 in Kansas. If interested let me know and I'll give you the owner's name and number.