Are trucks getting smaller
Oct 2, 2023 14:52:37 #
Oct 2, 2023 15:05:54 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
Chances are that the board, if put into the truck's bed, would have extended too far beyond the tail, and needed a red flag on it, which was not available.
Or, the balance point was beyond the tailgate, and would need someone back there to hold it in place.
Or, sumboddy's reel dumm!
Or, the balance point was beyond the tailgate, and would need someone back there to hold it in place.
Or, sumboddy's reel dumm!
Oct 2, 2023 15:07:32 #
That is because the current trend for pickup trucks are bigger, taller trucks with longer cab but shorter bed.
Oct 2, 2023 17:49:00 #
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Oct 3, 2023 06:54:00 #
Just the opposite, I think trucks are larger now than ever. My Dad and I farmed back in the 1960s and 1970's with nothing more than a half-ton Chevy pickup. It was half the size of the monsters on the road today. Parking between them in a parking lot is like parking in a narrow alley.
Trucks today, unless they are for business, do seem to have shorter beds due to the additional seating. Usually in most cases, the biggest load most of these trucks carry are golf clubs or a couple of bags of mulch.
Trucks today, unless they are for business, do seem to have shorter beds due to the additional seating. Usually in most cases, the biggest load most of these trucks carry are golf clubs or a couple of bags of mulch.
Oct 3, 2023 07:03:07 #
Oct 3, 2023 08:29:33 #
Loved my 1955 Ford F100. Wish I still had it. 1/2 ton and 6' bed. However, my old 2000 Ford F350 4x4 Crewcab Dually Super Duty Lariat Diesel is still a formidable monster and gets 22 MPG. It gets 17 MPG towing. Best truck I have owned. Today's trucks are loaded with creature comforts mine doesn't have, as well as a dozen or more computers in them. Son in law bought a new 2021 Ford F350 4x4 Crewcab diesel and its already had a couple of recalls. But it is one powerful and quick beast.
Oct 3, 2023 09:11:01 #
Pickups have gotten bigger but have been transformed into a "white collar" vehicle now used as the family car or commuting vehicle. People who tend to be aggressive and inconsiderate on the road particularly like these big pickups because they're even more intimidating than a SUV.
As others noted, they're now 4-door vehicles with shortened beds that can't even accommodate a sheet of plywood or more than 6 bales of hay and their only utility use, is to trailer a 26-foot Bayliner to the marina in the spring.
As others noted, they're now 4-door vehicles with shortened beds that can't even accommodate a sheet of plywood or more than 6 bales of hay and their only utility use, is to trailer a 26-foot Bayliner to the marina in the spring.
Oct 3, 2023 09:38:12 #
Looks to me that the bed of the truck has a cover on it. I bet the board wouldn't lay flat in the bed. I have had a few p/u's over the years but never had a cover for the beds. Don't know what you do with the cover if whatever is in the bed is too big for the cover.
Oct 3, 2023 10:05:28 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Looks to me that the bed of the truck has a cover on it. I bet the board wouldn't lay flat in the bed. I have had a few p/u's over the years but never had a cover for the beds. Don't know what you do with the cover if whatever is in the bed is too big for the cover.
It could be the edges of the bed liner showing.
Oct 3, 2023 15:04:04 #
campyboy1
Loc: vancouver Washington
I had a 1978 Chevy Blazer that I had bought brand new had none of the bells and whistles that the trucks have now of days, loved that truck it was only two-wheel drive, but it had 4-speed stick in it and the interior was starting to see some wear and tear so was the exterior and the wife talked me into selling it because I wasn't using it that much. Whit some things that I used to due in it I wouldn't try doing in a new Chevy Trail Blazer because it is too luxurious, and I would be afraid scratching or denting it. I now have a 2020 Chevy Colorado with a long bed which is very rear which I really like, I can carry sheets of plywood and extra-long boards in it with out to much overhang out the back.
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