Finally got me a REAL Truck

[Soundguy]

i like my 98 1500 dodge ram.. but like many dodges of that era.. it has a cracked plastic dash and bad paint. engine is getting weak, and her thirst for fuel hasn't abated any since it has a 360. would be nice if the power door lock on the driver side worked..

she has had 3k oil changes since I got her.. new air filter each time too.

kelly blue book value with paint and dash and 140kmiles is about enough to buy me a beef jerky and store brand cola .. maybee...

only redeaming feature she has right now is she is 4wd.. and that seems to be working just fine!!

soundguy

Since the title of your post is tantamount to saying that my Toyota is not a "real" truck, I feel justified in offering my opinion about Dodge trucks.

It's funny because both of my brothers bought large-sized Dodge trucks and one of them said to me exactly what your title states: " I finally got me a real truck!" After some years have gone by, my truck, with 140K miles on it, stills looks and runs like brand new. Never any problems at all. On the other hand, the oldest brother changed out the rear end in his Ram because it wouldn't handle his huge camping trailer. The other brother, lets just say I've never seen paint peel so badly from a truck only a couple of years old. That is, until he bought the Dodge truck from my oldest brother who said the heck with it. The paint on that second truck started to peel almost the day he brought it home. And I'm not talking about peeling from the hood or roof. On both these trucks the paint peeled from the sides of the truck, in huge chunks. One good thing though, the paint didn't peel right where Dodge spray painted the brand name on the tailgate. You know, when the brand name is spray painted on, ya gotta wonder where else did they cut corners?

After 10 years, guess whose truck is worth more, my Toyota or those big, Dodge Ram trucks?

What if your post title had read "Finally got me a REAL tractor"? How many forum members would take offensive to that? :thumbsup:

 

[Highbeam]

First, it is only a real truck if it has 8-lug nuts. Dodge = affirmative.

I agree that a toyota is not a real truck, it is a half ton at best. Resale value and paint quality do not make a truck heavy duty. 6 lugs right?

Great choice in engines to the OP. The 03+ dodges with 5.9 are about as good as it gets.

 

[RoyJackson]

First, it is only a real truck if it has 8-lug nuts. Dodge = affirmative.

I agree that a toyota is not a real truck, it is a half ton at best. Resale value and paint quality do not make a truck heavy duty. 6 lugs right?

Great choice in engines to the OP. The 03+ dodges with 5.9 are about as good as it gets.

I thought "real" trucks had a minimum of 10 wheels?

Actually, these comments about Toyota or any half-ton (or any other sized pick up) not being "real" trucks is pretty stupid... A truck is to haul stuff and if occasional light hauling is what one needs, then a smaller truck is what one needs...but it's still a truck.

 

[PapaPerk]

Toyota's current model series of 1/2 ton pickups are the most rugged built of any of the 1/2 ton class of trucks. There's much out there to support my opinion. They actually could be rated 3/4 ton in my opinion.

I agree Roy.... all trucks are "real"..... even Kubota RTVs! Just like hammers, you pick the right size to fit the job. 1 ton gas hogs are not for everyone.

 

[Rancher Ed]

Since the title of your post is tantamount to saying that my Toyota is not a "real" truck, I feel justified in offering my opinion about Dodge trucks.

It's funny because both of my brothers bought large-sized Dodge trucks and one of them said to me exactly what your title states: " I finally got me a real truck!" After some years have gone by, my truck, with 140K miles on it, stills looks and runs like brand new. Never any problems at all. On the other hand, the oldest brother changed out the rear end in his Ram because it wouldn't handle his huge camping trailer. The other brother, lets just say I've never seen paint peel so badly from a truck only a couple of years old. That is, until he bought the Dodge truck from my oldest brother who said the heck with it. The paint on that second truck started to peel almost the day he brought it home. And I'm not talking about peeling from the hood or roof. On both these trucks the paint peeled from the sides of the truck, in huge chunks. One good thing though, the paint didn't peel right where Dodge spray painted the brand name on the tailgate. You know, when the brand name is spray painted on, ya gotta wonder where else did they cut corners?

After 10 years, guess whose truck is worth more, my Toyota or those big, Dodge Ram trucks?

What if your post title had read "Finally got me a REAL tractor"? How many forum members would take offensive to that? :thumbsup:

I believe he was referring to getting a 1 ton vs the half ton he had when he said REAL truck, not one brand vs another.

Your toyota, while more than likely a fine truck, is not a REAL truck. Neither are ford or dodge or GMC half tons. A REAL truck is going to have at least 8 lug nuts although sometimes it must have 10 lug nuts and at least 19.5 tires to be a REAL truck.

REAL trucks also have the springs (and ride) to be able to have a high payload for the bed and also tow large loads. While your toyota might ride nice, there is no way it can handle 2 yards of gravel in the bed or tow a 16k camper.

I agree he got a nice truck with probably the best engine ever offered in a pickup.

Ed

 

[troutsqueezer]

Actually, these comments about Toyota or any half-ton (or any other sized pick up) not being "real" trucks is pretty stupid... A truck is to haul stuff and if occasional light hauling is what one needs, then a smaller truck is what one needs...but it's still a truck.

That was my point, precisely. I've hauled so many things in my Tacoma I could never count them. I expect it to go another 100k miles easily.

Same with tractors. Large or small, they do what tractors do.

 

[RoyJackson]

Your toyota, while more than likely a fine truck, is not a REAL truck. Neither are ford or dodge or GMC half tons. A REAL truck is going to have at least 8 lug nuts although sometimes it must have 10 lug nuts and at least 19.5 tires to be a REAL truck.

REAL trucks also have the springs (and ride) to be able to have a high payload for the bed and also tow large loads. While your toyota might ride nice, there is no way it can handle 2 yards of gravel in the bed or tow a 16k camper.

Ed

No offense, Ed...but those are a couple of inane comments. Why would you think a truck has to have the capacity to handle 2 yards of gravel? Or 8 lug nuts?

If a truck has the capacity to carry the loads the owner need, then it's a truck. If it doesn't have the capacity, then the owner needs a bigger truck.
But, they're all still trucks...

 

[LD1]

Boy you guys are getting pretty petty:confused2:

Sorry if I offended any of you.

Maybe I should have worded it "finally got me a bigger truck"

"REAL TRUCK" is a relative term. I guess to a truck-driver, what I have is probabally not considered a "real truck" in his world.

But I do want to thank each and every one of you for jumping in with nothing really important to offer to the questions I asked. Those questions were a lot more important to me than an argument about what a "real" truck is.:confused2:

I guess I will choose my words more carefully next time to appease those of you who have nothing better to do than load a guys thread down with these usless and pointless posts.

 

[Rancher Ed]

No offense, Ed...but those are a couple of inane comments. Why would you think a truck has to have the capacity to handle 2 yards of gravel? Or 8 lug nuts?

If a truck has the capacity to carry the loads the owner need, then it's a truck. If it doesn't have the capacity, then the owner needs a bigger truck.
But, they're all still trucks...

Sorry if that offended you. I think there is a distinction between a vehicle with a bed, what I think of as a pickup, and a truck that can do serious work, what I think of as a 1 ton or larger, that is where we are disagreeing.

For example, untill a couple years ago most half tons were built on the same frame as the large SUVs were made on and the only difference was the cab and bed.

I agree the little pickups, rangers and half tons, have there place and are useful to some people but to me they are not REAL trucks. To me, truck means 1 ton or bigger. It appears that to a lot of people truck means to them what pickup means to me, that it has a bed.

Sorry about getting off track LD1.

Ed

 

[RoyJackson]

Boy you guys are getting pretty petty:confused2:

Sorry if I offended any of you.

Maybe I should have worded it "finally got me a bigger truck"

"REAL TRUCK" is a relative term. I guess to a truck-driver, what I have is probabally not considered a "real truck" in his world.

Not petty at all...you make a post denigrating those of us who have little need for a larger truck...which is probably the majority of we residential owners. A half-ton can carry quite a bit.
As far as your truck...well, never had any desire for a dually...but I would like a full sized pickup. Just don't want the 10-12 MPG that goes with 'em for the few times I could use something bigger. Nor do I want to pay the $20K to $50K a new pickup can cost. That's just me, of course....your money, spend it how you like.