Thinking about getting a farm pickup

[quicksandfarmer]

Cap and roof rack and mulch and sand are not compatible unless you want to shovel it in or out. You'd have to remove them for loading with a tractor bucket.

If I can't remove the cap I may as well keep my minivan.

I do like the minivan for hauling lumber. I can fit a full sheet of plywood with the seats down, a 10' board goes between the driver and passenger seat, and a 12' board fits diagonally with the passenger seat folded back. This is all inside the cabin, no strapping anything down, just close the doors. Bigger stuff goes on the roof.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Just curious, what is the penalty for letting the license lapse? Is this a state law? You can't own an unlicensed vehicle? What if it doesn't run?

 

[LHF2019]

You can’t drive unregistered no inspection not insured vehicle on the road. Op want one to drive everywhere not just off road.

I currently run a no inspection vehicle but keep insurance and registration current should I get stopped.

 

[Lastkidpicked]

Don't laugh, but I currently have a 2012 Honda Odyssey minivan that I use for all those things

I'm not laughing. Minivans are very practical and cheap to run. And we forget that back in the day, pickup trucks weren't used as family cars like they are now.

There's a cool Oldsmobile station wagon ad that ran in Popular Mechanics:

Just in case you didn't believe the ad, you could write to the Oldsmobile Division to order the plans for the garage.

Check out that wood paneling!

How many of you see that car and instantly think of good memories . . .

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Sadly, the minivan doesn't have wood paneling.

The biggest limitation is that it can only carry 1300 lbs. With me driving and a full tank of gas that gets pared to maybe 1000 lbs.

 

[Lastkidpicked]

I understand, which explains your need for a pickup.

 

[4570Man]

Just curious, what is the penalty for letting the license lapse? Is this a state law? You can't own an unlicensed vehicle? What if it doesn't run?

In TN there’s no penalty. That’s obviously assuming you don’t drive on the road. You can leave the vehicle parked for 10 years and go buy a new tag and be on your way again.

 

[not2old]

In TN there’s no penalty. That’s obviously assuming you don’t drive on the road. You can leave the vehicle parked for 10 years and go buy a new tag and be on your way again.

That's the same here in British Columbia.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm not laughing. Minivans are very practical and cheap to run. And we forget that back in the day, pickup trucks weren't used as family cars like they are now.

There's a cool Oldsmobile station wagon ad that ran in Popular Mechanics:

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Just in case you didn't believe the ad, you could write to the Oldsmobile Division to order the plans for the garage.

Check out that wood paneling!

How many of you see that car and instantly think of good memories . . .

Family Truckster!

 

[quicksandfarmer]

More than 315,000 Ram trucks recalled for brake system issue

Its about time they stood up and fixed these trucks. I took ours to the stealer and they wanted 800.00 just to diagnose it. https://www.news-press.com/story/money/cars/recalls/2024/12/06/chrysler-recalls-pickups-dodge-ram-models/76818903007/

www.tractorbynet.com

Buy a Ram pickup

Personally speaking I find it cheaper to hire a truck to make deliveries than to maintain and insure another gas guzzler vehicle I'm driving empty more than 50% of the time.

Someone needs to invent an Uber for people to drive their pickup trucks and make deliveries while getting negative hourly pay.

Relatedly, there's a U-Haul dealer in town that rents a pickup for $19.99 a day plus $1.59 a mile. In the long run it would probably be cheaper just to do that when I need a pickup. But there's something to having the truck right there all the time.

I often go to them to rent a trailer.

 

[shooterdon]

Relatedly, there's a U-Haul dealer in town that rents a pickup for $19.99 a day plus $1.59 a mile. In the long run it would probably be cheaper just to do that when I need a pickup. But there's something to having the truck right there all the time.

I often go to them to rent a trailer.

Lots of truth to that.

If you use a truck 15 times a year and say 50 miles per trip cost to rent is less than $1500/year and you do not need to plate it, insure it, or maintain it. My 3/4 ton work truck costs a lot more than that, but I use it a lot.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

So I've been looking at various trucks and I have to ask: What ever happened to regular cabs? It seems that almost every truck these days is a crew cab or a king cab. For a lot of manufacturers that's all they make. I want to carry stuff, not people. I want a long bed and a regular cab. Seems I'm in the minority.

 

[4570Man]

I’ve had regular cab trucks and I currently drive a 4 door. It would be rare for 3 or more people to ride in my truck but the 4 door is nice for dry storage. I’d never search out a regular cab to buy.

 

[Farmer495]

So I've been looking at various trucks and I have to ask: What ever happened to regular cabs? It seems that almost every truck these days is a crew cab or a king cab. For a lot of manufacturers that's all they make. I want to carry stuff, not people. I want a long bed and a regular cab. Seems I'm in the minority.

Regular cab is fleet and old man truck only now. I farm with reg/8 box and crew/6 3/4 box

I will say a four door crew cab is essential for me, so nice to have the whole back seat as a locking and dry place to put hand tools when working away from the shop. 6 3/4 foot box is plenty large for most stuff. Also nice to be able to toss a few bags of feed in the crew cab and no rain worries.

The reg cab 8 foot pickup is nicer for big or long items, such as hauling 16 foot gates.

 

[Hay Dude]

So I've been looking at various trucks and I have to ask: What ever happened to regular cabs? It seems that almost every truck these days is a crew cab or a king cab. For a lot of manufacturers that's all they make. I want to carry stuff, not people. I want a long bed and a regular cab. Seems I'm in the minority.

Once you have your first crewcab (we call ‘em “six packs” in MY area) you won’t go back. The back seats fold flat for chain saws, electric tools, warm clothing, hunting gear, etc.

Reg cabs last real market is snow plowing. More maneuverable. This was my last reg cab truck. I liked it, but it had no storage space.

 

[yanmars]

I use a regular cab with an 8 foot bed. All I have ever used. Work truck.

 

[eddieirvine]

Most of the older half ton gas trucks are lucky to break 15 mpg. Older heavy duty gas powered pickups average closer to 10 mpg...I've owned a few! Why I recommended an older Dodge Cummins - guys I know tell me they routinely get over 20 mpg. Yet they can haul or pull most anything you'd hook behind them. It is also a dually which i like but not needed, But price for a used dually is no more expensive

I agree with deserteagle 71 i bought a used 1997 gmc flatbed dielsel good fuel mileage pull a house if you need to a great work truck 1/2 ton not enough wieght hauling

 

[Oaktree]

So I've been looking at various trucks and I have to ask: What ever happened to regular cabs? It seems that almost every truck these days is a crew cab or a king cab. For a lot of manufacturers that's all they make. I want to carry stuff, not people. I want a long bed and a regular cab. Seems I'm in the minority.

What seems to have disappeared is extended cabs. I don't know if anyone still makes them. Like you, I haul more stuff than people, but I like the ability to carry/store stuff behind the seats. A 4 door midsize truck gives you something like a 3 foot bed...pretty useless if you asked me.

 

[dodge man]

Ford still makes a Supercab. It has the smaller back seat and smaller rear doors that are suicide style. They also have a 6.5 foot bed and at one time you could get an 8 foot bed with one and I think you still can. They come in F150’s and Superduty.

I’m pretty sure Ram no longer makes an 8 foot bed in half tons but do in the 2500 line, I’m not sure about Chevy.

If you are willing to travel, you can find a regular cab with an 8 foot bed but as you discovered they are rare.

 

[shooterdon]

My F250 regular cab was a city truck. They are out there but hard to find. I had to have an 8ft bed for my firewood business and I lucked out. Mine had a Western plow plus a dump bed.