Why a truck?
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But when you need one…..
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@Mik said in Why a truck?:
But when you need one…..
You need one.
A lot of the stuff on the road today is just for giving your butt a ride or hauling a few toys. Anything less than a six-foot bed is useless most of the time.
But if you need to haul a yard of topsoil, a rick of firewood, a load of lumber for a weekend project or tow a utility trailer, you gotta have one.
A good pickup is handier than an extra shirt pocket.
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To me, the vast majority of things that people think they need a truck for, could be done by a minivan. When you fold down the seats, it is as big (or bigger) than a truck back. On the (very) rare occasions when a minion cargo area would not be good, you can, as @jon-nyc said, just rent one.
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To me, the vast majority of things that people think they need a truck for, could be done by a minivan. When you fold down the seats, it is as big (or bigger) than a truck back. On the (very) rare occasions when a minion cargo area would not be good, you can, as @jon-nyc said, just rent one.
@taiwan_girl said in Why a truck?:
the vast majority of things that people think they need a truck for, could be done by a minivan.
Yup. When I was hauling lumber, I used the minivan.
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There's hauling lumber and then there's hauling lumber.
Hook your trailer up to your minivan and go down to the Borg to buy concrete piers, 2x8x14 floor joists, 2x4x16 material for trusses, 8 sheets 1" plywood for floor, 5/8 OSB decking and 16 sheets of 1/2 T-111.
Plus the assorted boxes of sheathing nails, framing nails and coil nails. Oh, and throw in a door and a couple of windows.
Let's see y'all's minivan grunt that.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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There's hauling lumber and then there's hauling lumber.
Hook your trailer up to your minivan and go down to the Borg to buy concrete piers, 2x8x14 floor joists, 2x4x16 material for trusses, 8 sheets 1" plywood for floor, 5/8 OSB decking and 16 sheets of 1/2 T-111.
Plus the assorted boxes of sheathing nails, framing nails and coil nails. Oh, and throw in a door and a couple of windows.
Let's see y'all's minivan grunt that.
@Jolly said in Why a truck?:
There's hauling lumber and then there's hauling lumber.
Hook your trailer up to your minivan and go down to the Borg to buy concrete piers, 2x8x14 floor joists, 2x4x16 material for trusses, 8 sheets 1" plywood for floor, 5/8 OSB decking and 16 sheets of 1/2 T-111.
Plus the assorted boxes of sheathing nails, framing nails and coil nails. Oh, and throw in a door and a couple of windows.
Let's see y'all's minivan grunt that.
No doubt there's a need for that kind of hauling capacity.
Here in suburban Chicago, not too much of a need.
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Trucks are like guns.
Rather have one and not need it, than need one and not have it.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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That made me think...Lost electricity last night for about an hour. While it was out, a UTV and a pickup went down the road. Pickup had glass packs, so it had to be idiots or rednecks.
Wasn't long and my brown dog started cutting up and I heard some stuff being bumped around. Told the wife to lock the door behind me and picked up my
social gun and a reload of buckshot.Turned out it was a stray tom chasing one of the barn cats.
He doesn't know how close he came to losing one of his lives...
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To me, the vast majority of things that people think they need a truck for, could be done by a minivan. When you fold down the seats, it is as big (or bigger) than a truck back. On the (very) rare occasions when a minion cargo area would not be good, you can, as @jon-nyc said, just rent one.
@taiwan_girl said in Why a truck?:
think they need a truck for, could be done by a minivan.
They think they need a truck because they need a truck.
It has to look like a truck and sound like a truck and move like a truck.
And do everything else a truck does.
No Uggs can not replace cowboy work boots.
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Passed by a new Maverick on the way into town. They look like a compact truck and Ford sells them as such.
And they do fill a niche.
But... They're unibody, not body on frame. And they ain't got a bed long enough for much nor will they tow much.
A good truck will last 200k miles, at least. Don't think the Maverick will do it.
I read an article last week about what vehicles were most likely to last 250,000 miles. They were all Toyotas (including Tacoma and Tundra)and Hondas except for four...Ford Super duty, Ford 350, Chevy 2500 and GMC 2500.
Besides, old cars are funky. Old pickups have character...
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I don't own a truck, a gun, or cowboy work boots. I don't have enough money for a bunch of shit I'll never use. Then again, I spend some of my spare cash on saxophone paraphernalia and I do now own a ride-on mower, quite possibly the most American thing I've ever bought with my own money.
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I don't own a truck, a gun, or cowboy work boots. I don't have enough money for a bunch of shit I'll never use. Then again, I spend some of my spare cash on saxophone paraphernalia and I do now own a ride-on mower, quite possibly the most American thing I've ever bought with my own money.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Why a truck?:
I don't own a truck, a gun, or cowboy work boots. I don't have enough money for a bunch of shit I'll never use. Then again, I spend some of my spare cash on saxophone paraphernalia and I do now own a ride-on mower, quite possibly the most American thing I've ever bought with my own money.
We gotta work on you.
First, information...
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/how-buy-cowboy-boots-guide/
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Speaking of boots...
I'd start with calfskin, although I'm partial to shark or elephant, but those can be hard to get and pricy.
Kangaroo is nice and soft like calfskin, but wears longer. And bullhide (cut from the shoulders) is tough, but not as dressy.
Man needs a pair of boots. They're comfortable. They give you a place to put your hideout gun. And sometimes, you just need the traction...
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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I have never owned a car, only trucks. So long as I live in a detached house with a yard, that’s how it will remain.
Lumber and building supplies have already been mentioned. I addition to those items you cannot haul 2 cu yards of topsoil, sand or gravel let alone a pallet of paving stones in a minivan.
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@Jolly I think to Jon's point though, most folks would be better off just to rent one as needed. If you don't like the Home Depot branded ones, Enterprise (at least around here) has them in plain black.
Actually, after renting one for a bit, I did end up buying a RAM 2500. In my defense, I'm moving pianos, in a 7x14 enclosed trailer 3-5 days a week, so much easier to justify. And while generally fun to drive, a real pain in the ass when it comes to tight parking lots.
FWIW, our old minivan could handle full sheets of plywood better than some trucks, lol
