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Post by pierson2010 on May 21, 2011 1:14:13 GMT -5
On our farms here in Southern Utah everyone runs around in Toyota pickups. Does anyone know where I might be able to find some that look like ones from the 80s and into the mid 90s. The Hot Wheels ones would take way to much work to get what I want.
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Post by hoss on May 21, 2011 21:35:05 GMT -5
it would be cool to find one...
im about to run around in a toyota if gas dont get no cheaper
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Post by pierson2010 on May 21, 2011 23:56:13 GMT -5
Toyota's are the cheapest and easiest way to get to the farm. Diesel is too expensive.
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Post by treymo on May 22, 2011 8:03:01 GMT -5
Depends on what kind of diesel you run through em. hahaha.... We have 3 diesels on the farm and 3 gassers. We use the diesels 80% of the time. More Power....
Trey
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Post by racinfarmer on May 22, 2011 11:43:17 GMT -5
Toyota's are the cheapest and easiest way to get to the farm. Diesel is too expensive. Our one employee has a little Toyota pickup he drives to work and around the farm. d**n that thing takes a beating and just keeps on going. Extremely cheap to run and the stuff that truck goes through would have left a Duramax or Cummins back at the dealer 100,000 miles ago. |
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Post by pierson2010 on May 22, 2011 15:28:19 GMT -5
i have an old 91 yota that has 200,000 on it and looks like trash but runs good still
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Post by hoss on May 22, 2011 15:56:50 GMT -5
on the farm a toyota would last a day maybe 2, we have 3 diesels and a 1 1/2 gas trucks one gas truck barely runs lol makes it to the barn after it dies 5 or six times lol the other is the mobile shop....others are all 7.3 powerstrokes that pull trailers or wagons.
if we are just taking a ride to check on things we take a four wheeler we got 3 of those lol
if i bought a diesel it would be to drive even tho the prices it would get better milage than my car and diesel is a bit cheaper at the moment lol and who doesnt love rollin coal or smokin your buddies out lol
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2011 16:12:54 GMT -5
my girl friends dad has a 98 or 99 tacoma that thing has last i checked 400k miles and it finally burned out a valve... the only thing he replaced was the starter. hoss has seen it shoot he prolli parks next to it at school
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Post by hoss on May 22, 2011 16:14:40 GMT -5
my girl friends dad has a 98 or 99 tacoma that thing has last i checked 400k miles and it finally burned out a valve... the only thing he replaced was the starter. hoss has seen it shoot he prolli parks next to it at school nope he actually bought a parkin spot lol im in the freebie lot but yes ive seen it and heard about it lol |
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Post by racinfarmer on May 22, 2011 17:21:25 GMT -5
on the farm a toyota would last a day maybe 2, we have 3 diesels and a 1 1/2 gas trucks one gas truck barely runs lol makes it to the barn after it dies 5 or six times lol the other is the mobile shop....others are all 7.3 powerstrokes that pull trailers or wagons. if we are just taking a ride to check on things we take a four wheeler we got 3 of those lol Where our employee's little Tacoma goes, I diesel wouldn't get anywhere close to it. Even today, many farmers do not need a diesel truck. We just got our first diesel (used) a couple years ago to pull a 12 row chopping head, and now we don't even use it for that. To us, it is pretty much worthless, but I do like pulling my small race car trailer with it. It couldn't dream of pulling it big one tough. |
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Post by sean on May 22, 2011 22:40:42 GMT -5
Ill just throw my opinion here....but most farms dont need a diesel truck? Haha. My uncle has a gas 2500HD and beats the hell outta it on the farm, hauling seed and pulling gravity wagons and the fertilizer tender. The local dairys and beef farms haul cattle trailers with diesel pickups (Id like to see a little Yota pull a big gooseneck  ) and also to haul equipment and implements. Hell, I drive a Powerstroke myself and love it, havent had anywhere where I couldnt take it yet and gettin 17-18 mpg city with it I wont complain. Not tradin it for no Yota. Sean |
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Post by pierson2010 on May 23, 2011 0:00:57 GMT -5
I keep the big trucks at the farm and the yota that gets 25 mpg in town to run the 15 miles to the farm and back. The Yota is a freaking goat. the Cummins and old chev burn too much fuel for that trip.
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Post by hoss on May 23, 2011 19:24:55 GMT -5
Ill just throw my opinion here....but most farms dont need a diesel truck? Haha. My uncle has a gas 2500HD and beats the hell outta it on the farm, hauling seed and pulling gravity wagons and the fertilizer tender. The local dairys and beef farms haul cattle trailers with diesel pickups (Id like to see a little Yota pull a big gooseneck ) and also to haul equipment and implements. Hell, I drive a Powerstroke myself and love it, havent had anywhere where I couldnt take it yet and gettin 17-18 mpg city with it I wont complain. Not tradin it for no Yota. Sean took the words right outta my mouth dont need a diesel truck....racinfarmer not to say there aint an upside to 25mpg but.. i garuntee the little yota couldnt pull some of the hills on our farm...if anything is stoping a diesel truck from showin a yota up its the size of the truck... how you gonna haul 6 1800lb hay bales thats 10800lbs plus the weight of the trailer....aint gonna do it without a diesel or a gas of the same size...cause a yota aint gonna get it |
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Post by treymo on May 23, 2011 19:39:08 GMT -5
I don't need a duramax by any means. Driving to school, I could probably get by with a little moped or something. But why do I drive a diesel? Because it's what I love. There's a pride you have in something like that. Just kind of one of those crazy connections between a teenager and diesel power. Life ain't fun if you play by effeciency 100% of the time. I don't spend much on farmtoys or really very much on my gf, because alot of the money I do get either go into the duramax or into farming.
Trey
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Post by steiger9330 on May 23, 2011 20:54:51 GMT -5
Get a 2wd 5 spd 4 cylinder ranger for some decent fuel economy. Mine gets like 25mpg when my brother first drove it, but I cant check it anymore since our meter doesn't work on our fuel tanks. I'll be glad to update. I'm tired of it having no power or weight.
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Post by sean on May 23, 2011 21:53:54 GMT -5
Im waiting to get my chip and porgrammer for my truck. THe old owner said he was gettin 20-23 mpg average with the chip and programmer in it. And for a 6500lb diesel pickup I wont complain. And I will never own a Yota, the road we live on is rough as hell and in the winter it almost never gets plowed, a little Toyota would go like crap in it unless I spent the money for winter studs....
Sean
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Post by racinfarmer on May 24, 2011 0:36:17 GMT -5
Ill just throw my opinion here....but most farms dont need a diesel truck? Haha. My uncle has a gas 2500HD and beats the hell outta it on the farm, hauling seed and pulling gravity wagons and the fertilizer tender. The local dairys and beef farms haul cattle trailers with diesel pickups (Id like to see a little Yota pull a big gooseneck ) and also to haul equipment and implements. Hell, I drive a Powerstroke myself and love it, havent had anywhere where I couldnt take it yet and gettin 17-18 mpg city with it I wont complain. Not tradin it for no Yota. Sean took the words right outta my mouth dont need a diesel truck....racinfarmer not to say there aint an upside to 25mpg but.. i garuntee the little yota couldnt pull some of the hills on our farm...if anything is stoping a diesel truck from showin a yota up its the size of the truck... how you gonna haul 6 1800lb hay bales thats 10800lbs plus the weight of the trailer....aint gonna do it without a diesel or a gas of the same size...cause a yota aint gonna get it Sure, it can't haul hay bales and the like, but what good does your diesel do you when it is stuck frame deep 500 feet from the combine or fence you are trying to work in the mud and muck? Im waiting to get my chip and porgrammer for my truck. THe old owner said he was gettin 20-23 mpg average with the chip and programmer in it. And for a 6500lb diesel pickup I wont complain. And I will never own a Yota, the road we live on is rough as hell and in the winter it almost never gets plowed, a little Toyota would go like crap in it unless I spent the money for winter studs.... Sean The little Toyota trucks they sell in the rest of the world, ie not the US and Canada, are the most popular, durable, and reliable trucks made today. Just a little Toyota Hilux. |
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Post by sean on May 24, 2011 14:58:38 GMT -5
But yet the F-series is the top selling pickup and Ford sells trucks throughout the rest of the world too....just saying, and if a diesel pickup gets stuck in mud more than likely a Tacoma or Tundra would too, haha. And with Yota parts being hard to get right now and exepnsive Ill keep my Ford.
Sean
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Post by socha4440 on May 24, 2011 16:21:12 GMT -5
I have a toy one. Its 1/56 scale but it would look great against a regular 1/64 scale truck. It need some work but I might be able to do some for you.  I have some more images if you are intrested. |
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Post by pierson2010 on May 25, 2011 23:57:35 GMT -5
It is a little older than I want. I have NEVER got my Yota stuck but I have got the full size trucks stuck countless times. The yota just is the beat up take in the hills and runs to the farm and check cows with truck it is too gutless to pull trailers and I have full size trucks for that anyways.
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) and also to haul equipment and implements. Hell, I drive a Powerstroke myself and love it, havent had anywhere where I couldnt take it yet and gettin 17-18 mpg city with it I wont complain. Not tradin it for no Yota.
