My mechanic kid was just by, yakking at me about work.
He does truck suspensions, lots of them.
F-150's to FD ladder trucks.
Heres what he says about the little ones, F-150's and GM 1500's.
The F-150's shorter than the 8' bed now have struts instead of coils.
All the 1500's have struts now. Very light duty tie rods.
Some disappointed guys thought they could put a plow on these trucks,
but they aren't suitable for plowing.
He's a GM guy himself, but if he gets a truck it will be a Ford.
He barely mentioned Chryco, and my brain basically shuts down then
anyhow, but I can ask if anybody cares.
So if you're shopping for a truck, know what you're getting.
I didn't get all the details, but that's the gist of it.
What surprised me is all the lame trucks he sees with 2 seats
and 4' bed.
I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
in there.

--Vic

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:50:37 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
in there.

My Tundra has a 6 ft bed and handles 4 x 8 sheets easily with the tail
gate down.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:50:37 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
in there.

My Tundra has a 6 ft bed and handles 4 x 8 sheets easily with the tail
gate down.



How very wonderful for you.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
. com...
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:13:05 -0400, Wayne.B penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:50:37 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:
|
|I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
|but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
|in there.
|
|My Tundra has a 6 ft bed and handles 4 x 8 sheets easily with the tail
|gate down.

Sheetrock. 4' X 12'



4' x 12' sheets are reserved for the 'pros'.

1/2 ton P/u's have always been pussy trucks. Basically car components
in a truck body. Nothing new here.
Buy Ford.
F250.
My .02
JR

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:50:37 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

My mechanic kid was just by, yakking at me about work.
He does truck suspensions, lots of them.
F-150's to FD ladder trucks.
Heres what he says about the little ones, F-150's and GM 1500's.
The F-150's shorter than the 8' bed now have struts instead of coils.
All the 1500's have struts now. Very light duty tie rods.
Some disappointed guys thought they could put a plow on these trucks,
but they aren't suitable for plowing.
He's a GM guy himself, but if he gets a truck it will be a Ford.
He barely mentioned Chryco, and my brain basically shuts down then
anyhow, but I can ask if anybody cares.
So if you're shopping for a truck, know what you're getting.
I didn't get all the details, but that's the gist of it.
What surprised me is all the lame trucks he sees with 2 seats
and 4' bed.
I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
in there.

--Vic
HOME PAGE:
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
My mechanic kid was just by, yakking at me about work.
He does truck suspensions, lots of them.
F-150's to FD ladder trucks.
Heres what he says about the little ones, F-150's and GM 1500's.
The F-150's shorter than the 8' bed now have struts instead of coils.
All the 1500's have struts now. Very light duty tie rods.
Some disappointed guys thought they could put a plow on these trucks,
but they aren't suitable for plowing.
He's a GM guy himself, but if he gets a truck it will be a Ford.
He barely mentioned Chryco, and my brain basically shuts down then
anyhow, but I can ask if anybody cares.
So if you're shopping for a truck, know what you're getting.
I didn't get all the details, but that's the gist of it.
What surprised me is all the lame trucks he sees with 2 seats
and 4' bed.
I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
in there.

--Vic


Even worse for the little 'Ranger' trucks. I have to use two 2" x 6" boards
stretched widthways in the pockets so that plywood/gyproc sits up over the
wheel wells.

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:36:33 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
.. .
My mechanic kid was just by, yakking at me about work.
He does truck suspensions, lots of them.
F-150's to FD ladder trucks.
Heres what he says about the little ones, F-150's and GM 1500's.
The F-150's shorter than the 8' bed now have struts instead of coils.
All the 1500's have struts now. Very light duty tie rods.
Some disappointed guys thought they could put a plow on these trucks,
but they aren't suitable for plowing.
He's a GM guy himself, but if he gets a truck it will be a Ford.
He barely mentioned Chryco, and my brain basically shuts down then
anyhow, but I can ask if anybody cares.
So if you're shopping for a truck, know what you're getting.
I didn't get all the details, but that's the gist of it.
What surprised me is all the lame trucks he sees with 2 seats
and 4' bed.
I say lame because to me a PU without an 8' bed is lame,
but that's just me. I want to be able to throw sheetrock and plywood
in there.

--Vic


Even worse for the little 'Ranger' trucks. I have to use two 2" x 6" boards
stretched widthways in the pockets so that plywood/gyproc sits up over the
wheel wells.

Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...

Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic


The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son tonight.
Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.

Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic


The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son tonight.
Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.

"We just signed the papers?"

"BAR" wrote in message
. ..
Don White wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
Truth be told, if I wanted to have something for light duty hauling,
that's the type of truck I'd get. Pretty easy on the gas, isn't it?
As it is, if I can't tie it up on the roof of my car (I'll pick up a
few 2x4's to support sheets that flex.) I just get it delivered.
For what I do now though, I can't justify a single duty truck.

--Vic


The 3.0 V6 is a bit thirsty and underpowered at the same time (148 hp)
I can't justify mine either since I sold my sailboat last August, but I
still have one year to go on the Rangers lease.
We just signed the papers for a 2007 Dodge Charger SXT for my son
tonight. Maybe he'll let me drive that on occasion.

"We just signed the papers?"


Yeah... I bought it..... he'll eventually buy it from me. I should have
said I bought it. Since he's only had his drivers license for less than
three years, insurance premiums are too outrageous for him to buy any kind
of half decent car himself.