4 cylinder toyotas rule. I have an 04 tacoma reg cab 4x4. I love it. My requirements when buying a truck are simple:
1. Standard transmission
2. Manual crank windows and manually operated door locks.
Since most truck companies just sell automatic trucks full of tons of electronical bull####, i was glad to find the Tacoma. No metrosexual trucks for me, thanks.
Bought it at 60k, have 113k now. Zero problems of course. I did replace the leaf springs with 2.5" lift skyjackers after i completely used up the stock ones. Put 2 inch lift spacers on the front to level it out. I pull a 6x12 landscaping trailer with it all the time. Won't win many races, but i know what's gonna happen when i turn the key. Every time. Don't wanna post a pic because i have stalkers on this site that would fap to a pic of my truck. Toyota rules.
my old 80 hauled wood no problem , i miss it :msp_sad:
Fap away stalkers!
I hauled plenty of wood in this little Nissan over the years. I must admit most of the hauling from my wood cutting area to home was down hill. Wouldn't maintain highway speed uphill even without a load and putting some wood in it cut that back quite a bit. By the way this just had a little four cylinder motor.
I bought the trailer when I got tired of climbing into the canopy. My concern with it was getting too much of a load and brake issues on the long downhill run. I kept the loads light and never a problem.
Yea, that's my truck. I painted those stock steel rims flat black after sanding them down. Looks good contrasting the white paint. Timelessly utilitarian. How much was that awesome headache rack?
I like big trucks, but in the woods here in the Ozarks a Toyota 4x4 works for me. I can snake this thing through the woods where a fullsize truck can not go.
Here's my 94 wood hauler with 265,000 miles, all original, only work done was a timing belt, starter and front brakes. Still has org clutch and rear brakes.
An elderly lady ran into it and totalled it. He was destroyed. He'd been talking about how he wanted to take it to at least 600k.
Had one just like it! A '90. Got it on internet from a kid in RI. Had less than 100,000 miles. Used it for 6 yrs getting wood. Great on the dirt biker trails. Traded it in on the wifes 2002. 3rd one but they're skimping on the carbon in the steel. Toyota replaced the whole frame. Cost them $12,000!As you can tell from my handle I love my Powerstroke (International) diesel, but its a regular cab which doesn't really work that well with a growing family and a large breed dog. Long story short the F-350 is going up for sale in order to finance a kiddie mover (Ford Escape probably) for the wife that will give us, two car seats, and the dog (cargo area) some breathing room on long trips. I will take over driving my wife's Corolla to work which is an 80 mile round trip so I'll see a major reduction in fuel billsI still need to be able to move firewood though-that's where my old Toyota truck comes in. I inherited it when my uncle passed away-160K on the truck but only 90K or so on the 22RE because the timing belt let go at one point which destroyed the valve train and a few pistons so he had it rebuilt. Mechanically it's pretty solid but it needs a clutch, new rear main seal, shocks, brakes, basic tune-up, etc... The 5 speed trans is good as is the transfer case/hubs. The plan is once we get our vehicle situation straightened out to give the 'Yota a little TLC in the form of rust repair, new wheels and tires, and other small stuff. Basically I want to set it up as a go anywhere woodhauler with a small box (don't want to lose too much bed space) for my saws and other stuff, and a good hitch to pull a 4x8 single axle trailer. If I can set it up to haul a full cord between the bed and trailer I'll be happy. There was a thread a long time ago about guys who haul with four cylinders, so how about a thread for Toyota woodhaulers! The thing I'm looking forward to most with this truck is how maneuverable it is. In my younger days I would take it wheeling on ATV trails-hell, a decent sized 4x4 quad could pull it out if need be. So let's see those Toyota woodhaulers and tell us what you did to it (power upgrades, brake upgrades, helper springs, airbags, etc...). Here's mine:
Here's an example of some of the rust on the frame. I honestly don't think it looks that bad. I once owned a '77 Land Cruiser so I know what bad frame rust looks like :shocked:
