75% of truck owners tow 1/year or less?

[KennyG]

Sounds like a click bait article, but the part that gets me is less than 30% have been off road in the last year. I'd guess less than 5%. Of course, to me a dirt road or gravel road is still a road. My F-150 4x4 has never been off road and I don't intend for it to be.

 

[Torvy]

People here at TBN may typically be pickup drivers. However, they are not the typical pickup driver.

There are millions of people who drive a pickup to compensate for something. They drive them to work or out on the town, but rarely put more than groceries in the bed. I used to live in a FW suburb. Lots of pilots, medical specialists and other professionals with high incomes. Go to an event and 2/3 of the vehicles in the parking lot are pristine trucks.

To be fair, a few tow a boat to the marina at a nearby lake. The vast majority wouldn't have the first clue how to operate a hitch.

 

[bcp]

Some trucks are tools, other trucks are ornaments.

Bruce

 

[LittleBill21]

Someone above I think, missed what I think may be the biggest advantage of truck bed vs van/suv (not talking trailers at all), nasty stuff. You don't feel bad with a couple yards of mulch in the bed with a tarp; or manure or 5 gal buckets of oil. Those kinda things such in a van/suv.

Now, I know everyone says they would buy X, until it's actually available and all that; but I do wish US market would have some higher Payload medium trucks. Yep, the Ranger can tow 9000 lbs; but some of the foreign medium trucks have bed payloads over 2000 lbs, which too me, would be great. I would take a 2000# bed/6000# trailer ability over a 1000# bed/9000# trailer

Dump trailer deals with all of that for me. and I don't need to unload it.

 

[Hay Dude]

Some trucks are tools, other trucks are ornaments.

Bruce

I don’t care what someone wants to drive.
As of now, we are still free to drive what we want!
My hope is it stays that way

 

[Jstpssng]

I don’t care what someone wants to drive.
As of now, we are still free to drive what we want!
My hope is it stays that way

Best post yet.

 

[oosik]

You are absolutely correct - paulsharvey. I'm retired. I bought my Ram 2500 Power Wagon - brand new in 2018. I did not want a vehicle for towing - nor hauling. About 40% of my miles are off-road looking for and finding new adventures.

And - as I told a fellow at the gas station - I get 16.5 mpg. I sure as hell would not have bought this Power Wagon if I were wanting high mileage.

I got EXACTLY what I wanted. No regrets - no second thoughts. It is my FUN vehicle. Thank you.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

There are times when I only tow something with my 3500 three times in a year.

On the other hand, it doesn't get driven unless there's a trailer behind it, which is why it sees just under 5,000 miles per year on average.

 

[QRTRHRS]

I have always viewed cars/trucks/etc same as trailers. No one type can do it all. It's what works the best based on what you can afford. For me, my E350 suits my needs. It's an eleven passenger but I keep the two of the three back seats in storage so there is room in the back for coolers, my wife's wheelchair, a half a dozen bags of grain, etc. Every now and then I remove the passenger seat, coolers, etc and take a load of "stuff" to the flea market.

It pulls my 10k trailer with 100 bales of alfalfa/orchard hay just fine. I have pulled a 20' 14k trailer with a Kubota backhoe and I did have to watch the swaying but that was a once and done deal.

The traction is pretty lame but we don't get much snow and I don't have to go out if I don't want to. If need be when I need to get a load of hay to my barn when the ground is soft then I just chain up.

While I still have my CDL, my van with windows is plated as a passenger vehicle and I kind of fly under the radar so to speak.

 

[5030]

Some trucks are tools, other trucks are ornaments.

Bruce

..and some truck drivers are tools as well..