I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:Sounds great. Much appreciated!
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:Sounds great. Much appreciated!
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should be
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
Michael <michaeldwilson2@gmail.com> writes:Put a rack on it and you can haul 16 foot lumber.
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:Sounds great. Much appreciated!
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should be
My '01 ranger did not have the steps in the fender wells for the
supports. They certainly would have been nice. I had to put the
sheets at an angle. I had 2x4s cut to support the sheets.
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.A kayak/boat carrier extends the load carrying length without a roof
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin ><grossboj@gmail.com> wrote:good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>> > Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
Sounds great. Much appreciated!I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should be
With a standard box, a sheet will extend to about the middle of the
tailgate. I agree that another foot isn't a killer, until you get to
longer stuff. A single, or a couple, of 2Xs will fit entirely in the
bed, too. I've carried 8' metal angle and it was nice fitting it
inside the bed.
My '01 ranger did not have the steps in the fender wells for the
supports. They certainly would have been nice. I had to put the
sheets at an angle. I had 2x4s cut to support the sheets.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin ><grossboj@gmail.com> wrote:good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>> > Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
Sounds great. Much appreciated!I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should be
And my Ranger has a 7 foot box - - -
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:14:45 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
Michael <michaeldwilson2@gmail.com> writes:Put a rack on it and you can haul 16 foot lumber.
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
A 5.5 foot box without a rack is about as usefull as the trunk on a 72 >impala.
krw@notreal.com writes:be good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin >><grossboj@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>>> > Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
Sounds great. Much appreciated!I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should
With a standard box, a sheet will extend to about the middle of the >>tailgate. I agree that another foot isn't a killer, until you get to >>longer stuff. A single, or a couple, of 2Xs will fit entirely in the
bed, too. I've carried 8' metal angle and it was nice fitting it
inside the bed.
My '01 ranger did not have the steps in the fender wells for the
supports. They certainly would have been nice. I had to put the
sheets at an angle. I had 2x4s cut to support the sheets.
The bed liner for my old '00 ranger had the steps. As does my '16 colorado.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:07:57 -0500, Clare Snyder <clare@snyder.on.ca>be good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin
<grossboj@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>>>> Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
Sounds great. Much appreciated!I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should
And my Ranger has a 7 foot box - - -
Standard cab? I wanted the extended cab so I could put some
"valuables" inside, particularly when we traveled.
On 1/12/2023 1:18 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:be good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:07:57 -0500, Clare Snyder <clare@snyder.on.ca>
wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin
<grossboj@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>>>>> Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
Sounds great. Much appreciated!I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should
And my Ranger has a 7 foot box - - -
Standard cab? I wanted the extended cab so I could put some
"valuables" inside, particularly when we traveled.
This thread got me thinking/learning more about trucks and bed-liners,
ways to carry sheet goods, and things like that. I even browsed a few >car-selling web sites. While I was watching a YouTube video related to >car-buying yesterday, my wife asks me out of the blue, so *WHO* is
getting a new vehicle??? I answered that it was going "to be a
surprise"! If I mount a base for "bird spotting scope" in the truck
bed, she just might fall for it--I mean go for it! ; )
On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:59:25 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)be good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
wrote:
krw@notreal.com writes:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin >>><grossboj@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote: >>>>> > Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
Sounds great. Much appreciated!I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should
With a standard box, a sheet will extend to about the middle of the >>>tailgate. I agree that another foot isn't a killer, until you get to >>>longer stuff. A single, or a couple, of 2Xs will fit entirely in the >>>bed, too. I've carried 8' metal angle and it was nice fitting it
inside the bed.
My '01 ranger did not have the steps in the fender wells for the >>>supports. They certainly would have been nice. I had to put the
sheets at an angle. I had 2x4s cut to support the sheets.
The bed liner for my old '00 ranger had the steps. As does my '16 colorado.
I wonder if it was because mine was a flare-side. In '13 the Ranger
had rotted out so badly (springs riding on the frame) that I replaced
it with the '13 F150. It probably would have been my last truck.
Dunno. My '00 ranger was stock base model (manual everything), the kind
that used to dominate fleet sales to the trades. It would still be
running if a tree hadn't fallen on it a couple years ago in a derecho.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin <gros...@gmail.com> wrote:good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote: >> > Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
Sounds great. Much appreciated!I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should be
With a standard box, a sheet will extend to about the middle of the tailgate.
I agree that another foot isn't a killer, until you get to
longer stuff. A single, or a couple, of 2Xs will fit entirely in the
bed, too. I've carried 8' metal angle and it was nice fitting it
inside the bed.
My '01 ranger did not have the steps in the fender wells for the
supports. They certainly would have been nice. I had to put the
sheets at an angle. I had 2x4s cut to support the sheets.
On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:39:18 -0500, Bill <none...@att.net> wrote:should be good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On 1/12/2023 1:18 PM, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:07:57 -0500, Clare Snyder <cl...@snyder.on.ca>
wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin
<gros...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote: >>>>> On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:Sounds great. Much appreciated!
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you
And my Ranger has a 7 foot box - - -
Standard cab? I wanted the extended cab so I could put some
"valuables" inside, particularly when we traveled.
This thread got me thinking/learning more about trucks and bed-liners, >ways to carry sheet goods, and things like that. I even browsed a few >car-selling web sites. While I was watching a YouTube video related to >car-buying yesterday, my wife asks me out of the blue, so *WHO* isI bought a new one last November ('21). Someone ran a stop sign at
getting a new vehicle??? I answered that it was going "to be a
surprise"! If I mount a base for "bird spotting scope" in the truck
bed, she just might fall for it--I mean go for it! ; )
full speed and totaled my '13. A new one, even fairly well loaded,
was the same price as a used one at the time. Used vehicles were nuts,
which helped me out with the insurance claim too. ;-)
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:52:34 PM UTC-6, k...@notreal.com wrote:be good to go. The smaller trucks, like the old Rangers, actually had steps stamped into the inner walls of the bed where you could put 2x4s to support the sheets above the wheel wells.
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:12:27 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin
<gros...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:44:18 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 10:14:50 AM UTC-6, Scott Lurndal wrote: >> >> > Michael <michael...@gmail.com> writes:
Sounds great. Much appreciated!I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.Get a bedliner with the supports molded in the side for
a couple of 2x4s at the same level as the top of the
wheel well. Those will hold sheets flat, with some
overhang at the back. Works fine.
The F150 should have a bit over 4 feet between the wheel wells so you don't need to raise the sheets to that level to have enough width. Opening the tail gate so it lays flat, and ratchet strapping the sheets to keep them in the bed, and you should
feet. And the super short box of 5.5 feet had not even been invented yet. Back then I remember the only crew cab four door pickup truck I ever saw was one owned by the railroad. It had an 8 foot bed too. Single rear wheels so they could mount theWith a standard box, a sheet will extend to about the middle of the
tailgate.
How times have changed. Long, long ago. Back when the dinosaurs roamed the shopping malls with 25 cent video arcades and Radio Shacks and Sears stores and break dancing was all the rage. A standard box was considered 8 feet. The short box was 6.5
How times have changed. Long, long ago. Back when the dinosaurs roamed the shopping malls with 25 cent video arcades and Radio Shacks and Sears stores and break dancing was all the rage. A standard box was considered 8 feet. The short box was 6.5feet. And the super short box of 5.5 feet had not even been invented yet. Back then I remember the only crew cab four door pickup truck I ever saw was one owned by the railroad. It had an 8 foot bed too. Single rear wheels so they could mount the
On Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 2:32:16 PM UTC-5, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Dunno. My '00 ranger was stock base model (manual everything), the kind
that used to dominate fleet sales to the trades. It would still be
running if a tree hadn't fallen on it a couple years ago in a derecho.
I know all about trees and well maintained vehicles.
My super clean 2006 Honda Odyssey in 2014:
https://i.imgur.com/MTBfotQ.jpg
SWMBO's super clean 2011 Honda CR-V in 2022:
https://i.imgur.com/pKO2q4z.jpg
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> writes:
On Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 2:32:16 PM UTC-5, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Dunno. My '00 ranger was stock base model (manual everything), the kind
that used to dominate fleet sales to the trades. It would still be
running if a tree hadn't fallen on it a couple years ago in a derecho.
I know all about trees and well maintained vehicles.
My super clean 2006 Honda Odyssey in 2014:
https://i.imgur.com/MTBfotQ.jpg
SWMBO's super clean 2011 Honda CR-V in 2022:
https://i.imgur.com/pKO2q4z.jpgFor the ranger, the tree flattened the cab. My B-I-L sold it
to a salvage guy who figured he could fix it somehow. Haven't
heard anything further on it.
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small
to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have
experience with this? Thanks.
On 1/11/2023 10:50, Michael wrote:
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small
to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have
experience with this? Thanks.
I've owned multiple compact S10's and Rangers. The 6' box was kind of a >pain, mainly due to plywood and drywall having to rest on top of the
wheel wells. If stacked on an angle (of course ratchet strapped down),
the drywall/plywood would hang at least to the end of the tailgate, down >flat.
Me, I buy cheap old trucks, and use them primarily for utility. I, >personally, would not buy a full-size truck with any shorter than an 8'
bed, where 4X8' sheets could lay flat between the wheel wells, with the >tailgate shut. 5.5' bed seems *way* too small to me; might as well have
an SUV or van at that point.
If the truck is your primary vehicle, and you need a back seat (without
a huge cab), you might feel differently. I'm fine with a single cab 8'
bed since the truck is a secondary vehicle for me.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 9:50:39 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote:it needs to charge.
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
I bought the truck, a 2022 hybrid F150. One of the things I really like about it is that it has a 7.4 kW generator that powers outlets inside and outside the truck. It has three 120V outlets and a 240V outlet. It draws from the battery and starts up if
The 5.5 box is pretty short though.
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
On 1/22/2023 10:44 PM, Michael wrote:if it needs to charge.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 9:50:39 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote:
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
I bought the truck, a 2022 hybrid F150. One of the things I really like about it is that it has a 7.4 kW generator that powers outlets inside and outside the truck. It has three 120V outlets and a 240V outlet. It draws from the battery and starts up
The 5.5 box is pretty short though.Just curious, what happens if you turn on the heater (or A/C)?
I haven't even ridden in an EV yet.
On Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 9:53:06 PM UTC-6, Bill wrote:if it needs to charge.
On 1/22/2023 10:44 PM, Michael wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 9:50:39 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote:
I'm getting a good deal on an F150, but a 5.5 box seems really small to be hauling plywood sheets and construction lumber. Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.
I bought the truck, a 2022 hybrid F150. One of the things I really like about it is that it has a 7.4 kW generator that powers outlets inside and outside the truck. It has three 120V outlets and a 240V outlet. It draws from the battery and starts up
mode (trucks automatically runs if the battery needs a charge). I don't know if the heater or AC would work in generator mode. It has good power on the road and rides really smoothly and quietly inside. I've never been much of a bells and whistlesJust curious, what happens if you turn on the heater (or A/C)?
The 5.5 box is pretty short though.
I haven't even ridden in an EV yet.
It's not an actual EV. It's a hybrid so runs primarily on gas, but runs on electric when it can. There are two 120V outlets in the cab, so I assume they work then the heater or AC is on. The five outlets in the bed work when the truck is in "generator"
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:34:00 -0500, Michael Trew wrote:
Me, I buy cheap old trucks, and use them primarily for utility. I,
personally, would not buy a full-size truck with any shorter than an 8'
bed, where 4X8' sheets could lay flat between the wheel wells, with the
tailgate shut. 5.5' bed seems *way* too small to me; might as well have
an SUV or van at that point.
If the truck is your primary vehicle, and you need a back seat (without
a huge cab), you might feel differently. I'm fine with a single cab 8'
bed since the truck is a secondary vehicle for me.
An 8' bed with a standard cab is OK but with an extended cab or crew
cab, the vehicle is simply too long. It would be impossible to park.
I wouldn't have a standard cab, so it's a 6-1/2' cab.
I saw a RR work truck the other day that had a crew cab and 8' bed. It
looked as long as a bus.
On 1/18/2023 0:34, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:34:00 -0500, Michael Trew wrote:
Me, I buy cheap old trucks, and use them primarily for utility. I,
personally, would not buy a full-size truck with any shorter than an 8'
bed, where 4X8' sheets could lay flat between the wheel wells, with the
tailgate shut. 5.5' bed seems *way* too small to me; might as well have >>> an SUV or van at that point.
If the truck is your primary vehicle, and you need a back seat (without
a huge cab), you might feel differently. I'm fine with a single cab 8' >>> bed since the truck is a secondary vehicle for me.
An 8' bed with a standard cab is OK but with an extended cab or crew
cab, the vehicle is simply too long. It would be impossible to park.
I wouldn't have a standard cab, so it's a 6-1/2' cab.
I saw a RR work truck the other day that had a crew cab and 8' bed. It
looked as long as a bus.
I've driven one of those crew cab w/ 8' bed trucks before; an early 80's F-250. That was a lot of truck, but it wasn't terrible to drive. I'm fairly used to switching vehicles. I got the hang of parallel parking
my '64 Olds 88 (boat-size) pretty quickly.
On 1/23/2023 10:06 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/18/2023 0:34, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:34:00 -0500, Michael Trew wrote:
Me, I buy cheap old trucks, and use them primarily for utility. I,
personally, would not buy a full-size truck with any shorter than an 8' >>>> bed, where 4X8' sheets could lay flat between the wheel wells, with the >>>> tailgate shut. 5.5' bed seems *way* too small to me; might as well have >>>> an SUV or van at that point.
If the truck is your primary vehicle, and you need a back seat (without >>>> a huge cab), you might feel differently. I'm fine with a single cab 8' >>>> bed since the truck is a secondary vehicle for me.
An 8' bed with a standard cab is OK but with an extended cab or crew
cab, the vehicle is simply too long. It would be impossible to park.
I wouldn't have a standard cab, so it's a 6-1/2' cab.
I saw a RR work truck the other day that had a crew cab and 8' bed. It
looked as long as a bus.
I've driven one of those crew cab w/ 8' bed trucks before; an early 80's
F-250. That was a lot of truck, but it wasn't terrible to drive. I'm
fairly used to switching vehicles. I got the hang of parallel parking
my '64 Olds 88 (boat-size) pretty quickly.
Driving one of those crew cab long beds is not the issue. It's parking
one in a parking lot and especially with straight in parking.
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:35:19 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 1/23/2023 10:06 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/18/2023 0:34, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:34:00 -0500, Michael Trew wrote:
Me, I buy cheap old trucks, and use them primarily for utility. I, >>>>> personally, would not buy a full-size truck with any shorter than an 8' >>>>> bed, where 4X8' sheets could lay flat between the wheel wells, with the >>>>> tailgate shut. 5.5' bed seems *way* too small to me; might as well have >>>>> an SUV or van at that point.
If the truck is your primary vehicle, and you need a back seat (without >>>>> a huge cab), you might feel differently. I'm fine with a single cab 8' >>>>> bed since the truck is a secondary vehicle for me.
An 8' bed with a standard cab is OK but with an extended cab or crew
cab, the vehicle is simply too long. It would be impossible to park. >>>> I wouldn't have a standard cab, so it's a 6-1/2' cab.
I saw a RR work truck the other day that had a crew cab and 8' bed. It >>>> looked as long as a bus.
I've driven one of those crew cab w/ 8' bed trucks before; an early 80's >>> F-250. That was a lot of truck, but it wasn't terrible to drive. I'm >>> fairly used to switching vehicles. I got the hang of parallel parking
my '64 Olds 88 (boat-size) pretty quickly.
Driving one of those crew cab long beds is not the issue. It's parking
one in a parking lot and especially with straight in parking.
.. don't forget the pintle hitch sticking out at the back ! :-)
When my son was working-through-college doing landscape
construction - he had more-than-one driver drive into his hitch
at red lights ... then try to blame him for it sticking out ..
This was a small dump truck rather than a pick-up.
John T.
On 1/24/2023 10:05 AM, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:35:19 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 1/23/2023 10:06 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/18/2023 0:34, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:34:00 -0500, Michael Trew wrote:
Me, I buy cheap old trucks, and use them primarily for utility. I, >>>>>> personally, would not buy a full-size truck with any shorter than an 8' >>>>>> bed, where 4X8' sheets could lay flat between the wheel wells, with the >>>>>> tailgate shut. 5.5' bed seems *way* too small to me; might as well have
an SUV or van at that point.
If the truck is your primary vehicle, and you need a back seat (without >>>>>> a huge cab), you might feel differently. I'm fine with a single cab 8' >>>>>> bed since the truck is a secondary vehicle for me.
An 8' bed with a standard cab is OK but with an extended cab or crew >>>>> cab, the vehicle is simply too long. It would be impossible to park. >>>>> I wouldn't have a standard cab, so it's a 6-1/2' cab.
I saw a RR work truck the other day that had a crew cab and 8' bed. It >>>>> looked as long as a bus.
I've driven one of those crew cab w/ 8' bed trucks before; an early 80's >>>> F-250. That was a lot of truck, but it wasn't terrible to drive. I'm >>>> fairly used to switching vehicles. I got the hang of parallel parking >>>> my '64 Olds 88 (boat-size) pretty quickly.
Driving one of those crew cab long beds is not the issue. It's parking >>> one in a parking lot and especially with straight in parking.
.. don't forget the pintle hitch sticking out at the back ! :-)
When my son was working-through-college doing landscape
construction - he had more-than-one driver drive into his hitch
at red lights ... then try to blame him for it sticking out ..
This was a small dump truck rather than a pick-up.
John T.
The person at fault always tries to blame some one other than
themselves. Seriously, if you hit a hitch you are at fault for not >controlling your vehicle. My truck has one, its my bumper guard.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 1/24/2023 10:05 AM, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:35:19 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 1/23/2023 10:06 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/18/2023 0:34, krw@notreal.com wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:34:00 -0500, Michael Trew wrote:
Me, I buy cheap old trucks, and use them primarily for utility. I, >>>>>>> personally, would not buy a full-size truck with any shorter than an 8' >>>>>>> bed, where 4X8' sheets could lay flat between the wheel wells, with the >>>>>>> tailgate shut. 5.5' bed seems *way* too small to me; might as well have
an SUV or van at that point.
If the truck is your primary vehicle, and you need a back seat (without >>>>>>> a huge cab), you might feel differently. I'm fine with a single cab 8'
bed since the truck is a secondary vehicle for me.
An 8' bed with a standard cab is OK but with an extended cab or crew >>>>>> cab, the vehicle is simply too long. It would be impossible to park. >>>>>> I wouldn't have a standard cab, so it's a 6-1/2' cab.
I saw a RR work truck the other day that had a crew cab and 8' bed. It >>>>>> looked as long as a bus.
I've driven one of those crew cab w/ 8' bed trucks before; an early 80's >>>>> F-250. That was a lot of truck, but it wasn't terrible to drive. I'm >>>>> fairly used to switching vehicles. I got the hang of parallel parking >>>>> my '64 Olds 88 (boat-size) pretty quickly.
Driving one of those crew cab long beds is not the issue. It's parking >>>> one in a parking lot and especially with straight in parking.
.. don't forget the pintle hitch sticking out at the back ! :-)
When my son was working-through-college doing landscape
construction - he had more-than-one driver drive into his hitch
at red lights ... then try to blame him for it sticking out ..
This was a small dump truck rather than a pick-up.
John T.
The person at fault always tries to blame some one other than
themselves. Seriously, if you hit a hitch you are at fault for not >>controlling your vehicle. My truck has one, its my bumper guard.
It is pretty much universal that in a rear-end collision, the
fault is with vehicle following too
closely, not driving attentively, (or forgetting to engage autopilot :-).
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:53:16 GMT, sc...@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> writes:
On 1/24/2023 10:05 AM, hub...@ccanoemail.com wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:35:19 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
On 1/23/2023 10:06 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
On 1/18/2023 0:34, k...@notreal.com wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:34:00 -0500, Michael Trew wrote:
Me, I buy cheap old trucks, and use them primarily for utility. I, >>>>>>> personally, would not buy a full-size truck with any shorter than an 8'
bed, where 4X8' sheets could lay flat between the wheel wells, with the
tailgate shut. 5.5' bed seems *way* too small to me; might as well have
an SUV or van at that point.
If the truck is your primary vehicle, and you need a back seat (without
a huge cab), you might feel differently. I'm fine with a single cab 8'
bed since the truck is a secondary vehicle for me.
An 8' bed with a standard cab is OK but with an extended cab or crew >>>>>> cab, the vehicle is simply too long. It would be impossible to park. >>>>>> I wouldn't have a standard cab, so it's a 6-1/2' cab.
I saw a RR work truck the other day that had a crew cab and 8' bed. It >>>>>> looked as long as a bus.
I've driven one of those crew cab w/ 8' bed trucks before; an early 80's
F-250. That was a lot of truck, but it wasn't terrible to drive. I'm >>>>> fairly used to switching vehicles. I got the hang of parallel parking >>>>> my '64 Olds 88 (boat-size) pretty quickly.
Driving one of those crew cab long beds is not the issue. It's parking >>>> one in a parking lot and especially with straight in parking.
.. don't forget the pintle hitch sticking out at the back ! :-)
When my son was working-through-college doing landscape
construction - he had more-than-one driver drive into his hitch
at red lights ... then try to blame him for it sticking out ..
This was a small dump truck rather than a pick-up.
John T.
The person at fault always tries to blame some one other than
themselves. Seriously, if you hit a hitch you are at fault for not >>controlling your vehicle. My truck has one, its my bumper guard.
It is pretty much universal that in a rear-end collision, the
fault is with vehicle following too
closely, not driving attentively, (or forgetting to engage autopilot :-).
Yep.
Years ago, the police were in the habit of issuing 2 charges
to the at-fault driver - and - depending on circumstances -
the prosecuter would often bargain it for a guilty plea
on 1 of them. .. to save a trial.
Careless driving & following too close ..
John T.
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 2:18:59 PM UTC-5, hub...@ccanoemail.com wrote:
Years ago, the police were in the habit of issuing 2 charges
to the at-fault driver - and - depending on circumstances -
the prosecuter would often bargain it for a guilty plea
on 1 of them. .. to save a trial.
Careless driving& following too close ..
John T.
I've been pulled over for speeding twice.
Once was in a brand new rental car - less than 1K miles on it. I was
ticketed for a bald tire and a noisy muffler. I pled guilty and mailed in
the fine. ;-)
On 1/24/2023 20:25, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 2:18:59 PM UTC-5, hub...@ccanoemail.com wrote:
Years ago, the police were in the habit of issuing 2 charges
to the at-fault driver - and - depending on circumstances -
the prosecuter would often bargain it for a guilty plea
on 1 of them. .. to save a trial.
Careless driving& following too close ..
John T.
I've been pulled over for speeding twice.
Once was in a brand new rental car - less than 1K miles on it. I was
ticketed for a bald tire and a noisy muffler. I pled guilty and mailed in
the fine. ;-)
Why? None of that would be your fault; especially not in a rental.
Michael Trew <michae...@att.net> writes:
On 1/24/2023 20:25, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 2:18:59 PM UTC-5, hub...@ccanoemail.com wrote:
Years ago, the police were in the habit of issuing 2 charges
to the at-fault driver - and - depending on circumstances -
the prosecuter would often bargain it for a guilty plea
on 1 of them. .. to save a trial.
Careless driving& following too close ..
John T.
I've been pulled over for speeding twice.
Once was in a brand new rental car - less than 1K miles on it. I was
ticketed for a bald tire and a noisy muffler. I pled guilty and mailed in >> the fine. ;-)
Why? None of that would be your fault; especially not in a rental.The officer was kind enough (or the c-note wrapped around the DL) to
write the ticket for a non-moving-violation so Derby's insurance
rate wouldn't rise.
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