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[dragoneggs]

Agree. A truck is not a truck in my mind unless it is a long bed. But that is me and my :2cents:

6.5. is the minimum in my mind and experience. If I were in the trades, I might add another foot and a half.

 

[goeduck]

A single cab 8' bed just looks goofy to me anymore, besides having less room in the cab and a very light rear end. They are typically referred to as old man trucks around here, lol.

I agree about a single cab. But less than an 8 foot bed is a grocery getter in my book.

 

[lilranch2001]

I am glad I do not have to read your book

 

[Diggin It]

I think the lux-truck has taken over ...

While few things are certain in life, one is that I will absolutely, positively, never, ever, under any circumstances have a silly gizmatronmobile like that.

 

[4570Man]

I agree about a single cab. But less than an 8 foot bed is a grocery getter in my book.

Anything that doesn’t dump is a grocery getter in my book. A flatbed might get a one time exception. And if you can’t put at least 30 square of shingles on a truck what use would it be?

 

[dragoneggs]

Anything that doesn’t dump is a grocery getter in my book. A flatbed might get a one time exception. And if you can’t put at least 30 square of shingles on a truck what use would it be? View attachment 639905

Ha ha... and go ahead and dump that. Never mind... just jealous.

 

[4570Man]

Ha ha... and go ahead and dump that. Never mind... just jealous.

I didn’t dump that but I did this.

 

[Diggin It]

There was a truck for sale not too many months ago that looked like it was a former rental unit. I wasn't sure if it was U-Haul or Home Depot. Somewhat larger frame with a bed with low sides and some type of compartments. I didn't look too close because it was more than I could pay. One thing that bugged me though, same as the pictures above, was the height of the bed from the ground. That can be a real pain (literally) when loading or unloading things like bags of concrete. I prefer no more than a few inches above ground, maybe a foot or so. That's where a trailer rules over any truck. Problem with trailers (other than expense and having to have a truck big enough to pull it) is storage between uses. Even my stupid little tinker toy 4x8 utility trailer takes up ground space. Then there's the issue of backing up, which I hate to do even without a trailer.

 

[Diggin It]

I have never in my life spent more that $7,500 for any vehicle. I dang sure won't do it for a pick up truck, let alone nearly 10 times that. I didn't spend that for my house/property, both cars and tractor all totaled.

 

[aeblank]

There was a truck for sale not too many months ago that looked like it was a former rental unit. I wasn't sure if it was U-Haul or Home Depot. Somewhat larger frame with a bed with low sides and some type of compartments. I didn't look too close because it was more than I could pay. One thing that bugged me though, same as the pictures above, was the height of the bed from the ground. That can be a real pain (literally) when loading or unloading things like bags of concrete. I prefer no more than a few inches above ground, maybe a foot or so. That's where a trailer rules over any truck. Problem with trailers (other than expense and having to have a truck big enough to pull it) is storage between uses. Even my stupid little tinker toy 4x8 utility trailer takes up ground space. Then there's the issue of backing up, which I hate to do even without a trailer.

You didn't do it right.
It's [manliness/size] or "grocery getter".