Thinking about getting a farm pickup

[quicksandfarmer]

Cap and roof rack and mulch and sand are not compatible unless you want to shovel it in or out. You'd have to remove them for loading with a tractor bucket.

If I can't remove the cap I may as well keep my minivan.

I do like the minivan for hauling lumber. I can fit a full sheet of plywood with the seats down, a 10' board goes between the driver and passenger seat, and a 12' board fits diagonally with the passenger seat folded back. This is all inside the cabin, no strapping anything down, just close the doors. Bigger stuff goes on the roof.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Just curious, what is the penalty for letting the license lapse? Is this a state law? You can't own an unlicensed vehicle? What if it doesn't run?

 

[LHF2019]

You can’t drive unregistered no inspection not insured vehicle on the road. Op want one to drive everywhere not just off road.

I currently run a no inspection vehicle but keep insurance and registration current should I get stopped.

 

[Lastkidpicked]

Don't laugh, but I currently have a 2012 Honda Odyssey minivan that I use for all those things

I'm not laughing. Minivans are very practical and cheap to run. And we forget that back in the day, pickup trucks weren't used as family cars like they are now.

There's a cool Oldsmobile station wagon ad that ran in Popular Mechanics:

Just in case you didn't believe the ad, you could write to the Oldsmobile Division to order the plans for the garage.

Check out that wood paneling!

How many of you see that car and instantly think of good memories . . .

 

[quicksandfarmer]

Sadly, the minivan doesn't have wood paneling.

The biggest limitation is that it can only carry 1300 lbs. With me driving and a full tank of gas that gets pared to maybe 1000 lbs.

 

[Lastkidpicked]

I understand, which explains your need for a pickup.

 

[4570Man]

Just curious, what is the penalty for letting the license lapse? Is this a state law? You can't own an unlicensed vehicle? What if it doesn't run?

In TN there’s no penalty. That’s obviously assuming you don’t drive on the road. You can leave the vehicle parked for 10 years and go buy a new tag and be on your way again.

 

[not2old]

In TN there’s no penalty. That’s obviously assuming you don’t drive on the road. You can leave the vehicle parked for 10 years and go buy a new tag and be on your way again.

That's the same here in British Columbia.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'm not laughing. Minivans are very practical and cheap to run. And we forget that back in the day, pickup trucks weren't used as family cars like they are now.

There's a cool Oldsmobile station wagon ad that ran in Popular Mechanics:

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Just in case you didn't believe the ad, you could write to the Oldsmobile Division to order the plans for the garage.

Check out that wood paneling!

How many of you see that car and instantly think of good memories . . .

Family Truckster!

 

[quicksandfarmer]

More than 315,000 Ram trucks recalled for brake system issue

Its about time they stood up and fixed these trucks. I took ours to the stealer and they wanted 800.00 just to diagnose it. https://www.news-press.com/story/money/cars/recalls/2024/12/06/chrysler-recalls-pickups-dodge-ram-models/76818903007/

www.tractorbynet.com

Buy a Ram pickup

Personally speaking I find it cheaper to hire a truck to make deliveries than to maintain and insure another gas guzzler vehicle I'm driving empty more than 50% of the time.

Someone needs to invent an Uber for people to drive their pickup trucks and make deliveries while getting negative hourly pay.

Relatedly, there's a U-Haul dealer in town that rents a pickup for $19.99 a day plus $1.59 a mile. In the long run it would probably be cheaper just to do that when I need a pickup. But there's something to having the truck right there all the time.

I often go to them to rent a trailer.