mini toyota trucks

[scesnick]

I have been looking close at these mini trucks to use on my farm. As Bob said there are several brands. Dihiatsu Hi Jet, Honda Acty, Mazda Carry. and others. Our local tractor dealer has a few. The one i looked at was right around $4,400. ALOT cheaper than my Yamaha Rhino and it has heat and alot bigger bed..All of them are shipped from Japan and all are used. Some more than others. I hear the MPG are anywhere from 40 to 60 MPG depending on whop you talk to.

You can get them with the bigger ATV tires, Camo paint, dump bed. A/C heat 4 wd with diff lock.
I also heard that in some states you actually can put them on the road. Most owners of these are in fact farmers or hunting camps and you can put a triangle on it and drive on secondary roads.
www.japaneseminitrucks.com

 

[RobertN]

I have seen similar here. A local Junior College has ana old Toyota I believe; I have taken classes occasionally there for 20+ years, and it's been there most of that time. In Mexico, when we went to Cabo a couple years ago, the Condo complex had a bunch of Mitsubishi's I think. Som had seats in the back, sort of a taxi for getting folks around the complex(the place was huge). Some had flatbeds, some had a regular bed but with a dump.

They are pretty neat, but for the price I think(IMHO ) an used Toyota SR5 of Ford Ranger shortbed would be more flexible...

 

[scesnick]

RobertN,

If you would want street legal I would go with the Toyota SR5 for sure but for working a farm, gathering firewood, hauling hay, hunting. etc.. I would go with one of these because they are smaller and actually only as wide as my Rhino.
I don't think the price is that bad really. I have $8,500 in my rhino and then alot more in the cab and doors and I still don't have heat in it.

 

[Soundguy]

I live in florida.. My yerfdog has heat... (grin).

Soundguy

RobertN,

alot more in the cab and doors and I still don't have heat in it.

 

[dfkrug]

My local Deere dealer sells these Chinese mini-trucks. Off-road
only. 900 or 1000 cc EFI gas engines. 25MPH speed limit. $10-15K
as I recall.

 

[Soundguy]

Cute.

Soundguy

 

[shvl73]

I think there was a member by the name of Darrin Ray who imported these mini trucks, I think he was in the upstate NY area.

 

[EddieWalker]

Most, if not all, of the Asian car manufacturers have a version of those trucks. Cab with a flat bed, two or four door and a few engine choices. Most that I saw overseas were gas, but there was a few diesels.

It's been almost 20 years since I lived in Indonesia, but we had several at the Embassy and they were the equvilant to our big trucks. The streets there are so small and crowded,that semi trucks are only allowed into the city during a few hours in the middle of the night. Otherwise, all deliveries are on trucks like that or the little bobtails like the Isuzu.

If you can get parts for it and the price is right, it's got the potential to be a good vehicle.

Eddie