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Show us your (truck) box!!
« on: July 20, 2013, 07:11:11 pm »
With all the recent talk of "people shouldnt buy trucks if they dont plan on using like a truck" that has been running through this forum Id thought we could appease the car folks with pictures of your trucks doing truck things. Pictures of a scratched bed, hauling a load of hay, pulling a big trailer, crawling through mud or whatever you do with yours. Airbalancer, Keh-vin.....come on guys!!!

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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2013, 07:39:06 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on July 20, 2013, 07:11:11 pm
With all the recent talk of "people shouldnt buy trucks if they dont plan on using like a truck" that has been running through this forum Id thought we could appease the car folks with pictures of your trucks doing truck things. Pictures of a scratched bed, hauling a load of hay, pulling a big trailer, crawling through mud or whatever you do with yours. Airbalancer, Keh-vin.....come on guys!!!
To much work to repost pictures so here the thread
http://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php/topic,75218.msg735590.html#msg735590
Post pictures of Keh-vin wife's truck better ask her  :stick: :banana:
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2013, 10:48:53 pm »
The old Mazda with fencing supplies:



Air shocks were the key on that truck to having something that road nicely when unloaded but could still take a fair cargo.

Former work trucks of mine:







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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2013, 10:52:39 pm »
2400lbs of paving stone.  Slightly over the payload rating, but took it very slow (< 30km/h) on the short ride home.

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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2013, 11:08:53 pm »
Quote from: Keh-vin on July 20, 2013, 11:02:06 pm
Why don't you just pour concrete?  Or do they not do that in Sask? 

Can't you see the concrete drive?  ;D ;D

Just mixing it up a bit.  Finishing up the front yard with a smaller paving stone patio to match the one in the back.  Love the look when completed. 

The truck was sagging A LOT.  I should have measured.  Not bottomed out, but not far from it.
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2013, 11:40:13 pm »
Sorry, but you're never going to see a load of topsoil or manure in the back of my truck.  :)

But, it does get used a fair bit for hauling. And I finally got our trailer on a scale and was somewhat surprised at its actual loaded weight. IIRC, we were around 7,000lbs, which is only 500lbs under the trailer gross.

As for the truck, we still had a nice margin (can't remember exactly, don't have the numbers in front of me). But thinking back to when we had the 1500 Suburban, I know we were right on the limit. I'm happy we went with the 2500 this time.



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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2013, 11:55:03 pm »
A load of topsoil in the 'Burb.....ewwww, don't blame ya.









Various hauling stuff pictures.
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2013, 12:23:15 am »
^^ LOL. You could have pulled that Boler with a Yaris!  :stick:  ;D
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2013, 06:53:59 pm »
Good thread!
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2013, 07:09:59 pm »
Last camping trip to the lake, getting set up.

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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2013, 07:25:55 pm »
Quote from: HeliDriver on July 21, 2013, 12:23:15 am
^^ LOL. You could have pulled that Boler with a Yaris!  :stick:  ;D

 :rofl: Yeah....my buddy couldnt get his Jetta into the shop to get a hitch installed in time so I had to pull it.  ;D I doubt that thing is more then 8-900lbs.
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2013, 07:29:04 pm »
A few more...
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2013, 10:40:45 pm »
Wish I had more pics...





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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2013, 10:44:05 pm »
Loving it so far  :thumbup: Snowman, how did that hitch mount Quad platform work?? Stable, bouncy....more importantly, how did the half ton like it??
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2013, 11:07:20 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on July 21, 2013, 10:44:05 pm
Loving it so far  :thumbup: Snowman, how did that hitch mount Quad platform work?? Stable, bouncy....more importantly, how did the half ton like it??

I had no issues with the hitch mount and felt like I was pulling a trailer at times over rough roads. The guy I sold it to had no issues as well. The local fab shop that made it for me ask if they could have a copy of the drawing and made a few more from what I hear.
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2013, 11:08:31 pm »
Quote from: Snowman on July 21, 2013, 11:07:20 pm
Quote from: Fobroader on July 21, 2013, 10:44:05 pm
Loving it so far  :thumbup: Snowman, how did that hitch mount Quad platform work?? Stable, bouncy....more importantly, how did the half ton like it??

I had no issues with the hitch mount and felt like I was pulling a trailer at times over rough roads. The guy I sold it to had no issues as well. The local fab shop that made it for me ask if they could have a copy of the drawing and made a few more from what I hear.

Cool, thought having that much weight, that far out would be killer on a 1/2 ton....guess not!!
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2013, 03:20:01 pm »
My dog in the truck...does that count?
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2013, 02:40:49 pm »
Kevin
I like the those fancy sunshades on the side window
Ford does have some strange  options  :D
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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2013, 03:21:41 pm »
Quote from: airbalancer on August 06, 2013, 02:40:49 pm
Kevin
I like the those fancy sunshades on the side window
Ford does have some strange  options  :D

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Re: Show us your (truck) box!!
« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2013, 06:53:15 pm »
Who needs a truck?  :rofl2:

at the dump





recycling



and a couple hundred pounds of scrap metal




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