Hand Picked Trucks, leon va

[flyingcow]

Anybody ever heard of Hand Picked Western Trucks out of Leon Va? Been dealing with them by phone. Sounds legit. Good or bad info? Been poking around on the internet and haven't found much.
Thanks

 

[salopez]

a buddy of mine purchased from them a few years back. good to work with, and nive vehicles. i was thinking about looking at the jeep they have.

 

[flyingcow]

Seem to be on the up and up, as far as I have looked into them.Prices are a tad bit higher than I would like, but if the bottom is as rust free as they claim it will be a keeper.

i've only found 1 complaint(via internet), and it looks like could have been blamed on the transporter. Sending down deposit money today, or first thing am. probably will fly down fri. Time will tell. Be nice to buy a used truck with no rust.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Which one are you looking at?

Diesel Trucks for Sale: Ford Power Stroke, Dodge Cummins, Chevy Duramax from Handpicked Western Trucks LLC. Current Inventory

 

[flyingcow]

2006 Chevrolet 3500 Crew Cab Long Bed Diesel Pickup from Handpicked Western Trucks LLC

Not paying the list. Flying out tomorrow am, be at dealership 2pm. Inspect, test drive, and if everything goes good, be headed back to Maine.

 

[Diamondpilot]

That is a nice looking truck. Nice also that its a 3500. The 2500 really leaves a lot to be desired in payload/tongue weight capacity.

The wheels and lift make it. The install of the airlift is also very clean. I like the way they put the gauge and switches in the cubby hole that is pretty much worthless.

Also looks like it has a B&W flip over ball installed. That is a nice hitch. I have installed quite a few but the first thing I would to is remove it, de-rust any areas that are rusting, then paint it with a good implement paint or undercoat. While B&W makes a great hitch the paint aint worth a dammmm. Everyone I have installed is rusting badly. Now we paint them before installing.

Looks really well maintained and taken care of.

It will have a 9,900# GVWR and the truck weighs about 7,200# empty, 7,400# with a driver. This leaves you a honest 2,500# payload or pin capacity. This is why so many guys around here chose SRW 1 tons versus 3/4 tons around here. Matter of fact most dealers stock more SRW 1 tons around here versus 3/4 tons because they have learned also. This is not true with many areas I travel to. The still seem to want to stock the 3/4 tons which just does not make sense.

One thing I would look at though is the tire ratings and wheel ratings. One of my customers wanted to put 20" wheels on his 3500 SRW Dmax and in researching it the tires did not have the load capacity the factory tires/wheels had.

Chris

 

[timswi]

2006 Chevrolet 3500 Crew Cab Long Bed Diesel Pickup from Handpicked Western Trucks LLC

Not paying the list. Flying out tomorrow am, be at dealership 2pm. Inspect, test drive, and if everything goes good, be headed back to Maine.

Nice looking truck....Hope it works out.

 

[flyingcow]

Thanks Diamondpilot, I will do as noted on the BnW hitch.

I was hoping he had the original rims. I had the same thoughts on rating. I haven't done much heavy towing with my 1/2tons I've had, but they've all had 10plys put on. but I alsways at one time or another loaded the bed down. Also, I do tend to go into the woods quite a bit, and the sidwall ply were is important as overall ratings for that. Slice a sidewall easily creeping thru the woods. But I also will look at rim ratings also. I will eventually be hauling a 10,000lb tractor, hopefully with a gooseneck trailer. I drive trk for a living, normally haul 100,000lb gross. It all ends where the rubber meets the road.

I'll see how I like the lift. I know I'll like it in the winter.

 

[Diamondpilot]

That truck and the woods will not do well. I had a 05 just like its, same color and everything and my neighbor has a 07 just like it. Both were 3500 Dmax. They have poor ground clearance, yours will be better with the lift, and poor turning radius. There is a big cross member hanging down low on the GM trucks that would get hung up on my 05 where my 04 F-250 and my 06 F-350 do not get hung up but they are also extended cab and short beds so they have a slightly shorter wheel base.

I think your only option if you are going in the woods is to keep the lift. Now that will lead to a issue with a GN so watch that. I see lots of guys around here that have lifted trucks and virtually no clearance between the bed rails/tail gate and the 5th wheels and GN trailers they tow. Its a catch 22...

Chris

 

[CompactTractorFan]

2006 Chevrolet 3500 Crew Cab Long Bed Diesel Pickup from Handpicked Western Trucks LLC

Not paying the list. Flying out tomorrow am, be at dealership 2pm. Inspect, test drive, and if everything goes good, be headed back to Maine.

Sooo...How did you make out? It is listed as "SOLD"...

 

[QRTRHRS]

Nice looking truck. As far as gooseneck clearances go, you can spec out taller necks on some makes if you are buying new or maybe luck out and find a used one like that.

 

[flyingcow]

Sooo...How did you make out? It is listed as "SOLD"...

Got it home. Rides real decent for a 3500. Still rough, but I've been in worse.

I was wrong about the lift. The front was lifted a tad, but that was it. I look like a 45 yr old man going thru a mid-life. My wife is a patient lady. She looked at it, and just shook her head.

 

[flyingcow]

I left leon, va at 5 pm and was in northern Maine by 930am. Slept about 3 hours on the way thru. BTW, the rear seats of these crew cabs fold down into a pretty decent bed. I tried to run about 74 most of the way. At first had a fair amount of traffic, and got to play with the dirtymax and allison. Actually put it thru its paces as much as I could empty. Trying to get something to goof up. darn impressive. After a couple of hours i settled in and rode. With a pencil and paper it got just a shade above 16mph. The whole trip was about 900 miles, so got a good chance to get a good avg. Screwed up and went across the GW bridge. That hurt the kidneys a bit, but it stayed straight and true. At least a much as you can thru that sh!thole.

Overall, happy and a little punchy right now. Now time to look for a good gooseneck. Actually, just get some shut eye.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

With a pencil and paper it got just a shade above 16mph.

Wow...Thought the diesel could go a tad faster...

Congrats on your new truck! :thumbsup:

 

[JB4310]

Beautiful looking truck, I'm partial to red to begin with

That's a long way to go for a truck IMO. but then again if it's everything you wanted then a day is worth it.

How many miles on it?
I notice they don't list the miles on any of their stock?? just go one talking about how some diesels can go 800,000 miles and how great diesel engines are.

I guess if your looking for a super clean truck and are willing to pay a premium. then they could be a good source. seems like a good business model for a niche market.

They must start with a good clean truck and then put it thru some kind of super duper detail shop.

JB

 

[flyingcow]

Wow...Thought the diesel could go a tad faster...

Congrats on your new truck! :thumbsup:

Whoops....16 MPGalloons.

 

[flyingcow]

Beautiful looking truck, I'm partial to red to begin with

That's a long way to go for a truck IMO. but then again if it's everything you wanted then a day is worth it.

How many miles on it?
I notice they don't list the miles on any of their stock?? just go one talking about how some diesels can go 800,000 miles and how great diesel engines are.

I guess if your looking for a super clean truck and are willing to pay a premium. then they could be a good source. seems like a good business model for a niche market.

They must start with a good clean truck and then put it thru some kind of super duper detail shop.

JB

It was a aways to go, but I started looking from va south because of corrosion issues up here. There's even a big difference between here and CT as far as corrosion. I've seen some pretty clean looking ct vehicles. What I'm looking at underneath. Brake lines, frame, inner fenders, etc.

It was a bit high on price, but time will tell on how everything goes. I used NADA book value, plus looked for comparable values for my region. The odometer readings were on one many pics of the vehicle.

 

[flyingcow]

Wow...Thought the diesel could go a tad faster...

Congrats on your new truck! :thumbsup:

And this thing rolls, it's about 1500rpms's at 65mph. If i remember correctly.

 

[JB4310]

It was a aways to go, but I started looking from va south because of corrosion issues up here. There's even a big difference between here and CT as far as corrosion. I've seen some pretty clean looking ct vehicles. What I'm looking at underneath. Brake lines, frame, inner fenders, etc.

It was a bit high on price, but time will tell on how everything goes. I used NADA book value, plus looked for comparable values for my region. The odometer readings were on one many pics of the vehicle.

Well I said "pay a premium" but really if it's the best out there, then it's not really a premium. Would you rather pay a few grand less and get just an average condition truck? Some might, but I'd rather get the best I could afford.

I truly believe in their qoute about how it's unwise to pay to much but worse to pay to little. Maybe not perfectly applicable to buying a very clean used truck, but in general business practice I agree 100%

I had a good hand picked truck for them, When I sold my 95 Dodge Ram 2500 with 12 valve Cummins it only had 60,000 miles on it (in 2007) and not a lick of rust. Only problem was it had a utility body on it, I fooled around looking for a red pick up bed to throw on it but couldn't find one. I knew I could of gotten much better money for it with a bed on it, may of even kept it myself. Sold that truck cheap Was just a plain Jane but I know people are looking for those.

JB

 

[crazyal]

I would like to know how those tires work out this winter. My BFG KO All Terrains are getting a bit worn. They will make the winter (since I don't use the truck often) but I would like to put something new on it next summer and the BFGs are very pricey, good but pricey.