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steve3b3 said:
I'll bet YOU were wishing that some of that stuff would dissapear, like in Tetris!
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Actually not, as all of it was required for my trade (HVAC), just needed to figure out a) how to fit it in again, b) maintain proper "trimming" by placing the heavy stuff forward/mid section, while c) having the more frequently used tools and equipment accessible near the doors...
Also gives an idea why we don't have/like pickups over here... ;)
 
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Not so different here as you may have been led to believe. There is a difference between pickups being used as work vehicles and those being used as private personal transportation.
Insofar as trades go everyone in trades such as yours uses vans here as well. Pickups are mostly used in trades such as construction and any other endevour where the open box is often required.
 
Weaselinsuit said:
Some now come with steps that pull out of the tailgate :D
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Doesn't help when manhandling like a 100kg outdoor unit...
I'm placing the kit on a hand truck, roll towards the rear bumper, and simply tilt the unit up/into the van, done...
On your pickups I'd need a fork-lift (hence have it on a palette), or some form of crane...
Plus a van is closed, payload not exposed to the elements and thieves...
 
ST1100Y said:
Doesn't help when manhandling like a 100kg outdoor unit...
I'm placing the kit on a hand truck, roll towards the rear bumper, and simply tilt the unit up/into the van, done...
On your pickups I'd need a fork-lift (hence have it on a palette), or some form of crane...
Plus a van is closed, payload not exposed to the elements and thieves...
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Completely agree, I'm team van. As are most of the trades I talk to. Though I do miss the pickup bed at times, particularly for aggregate or lumber. I had a tonneau cover on mine so the payload was protected from the elements as long as it stayed below the max height for the tonneau cover.
 
ST1100Y said:
The load floor height alone (not to mention the side height) seems a no-go...
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When they are being used for construction work, which is what I wrote, both of those things are very well placed and are where they need to be.
ST1100Y said:
Doesn't help when manhandling like a 100kg outdoor unit...
I'm placing the kit on a hand truck, roll towards the rear bumper, and simply tilt the unit up/into the van, done...
On your pickups I'd need a fork-lift (hence have it on a palette), or some form of crane...
Plus a van is closed, payload not exposed to the elements and thieves...
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Which is why I wrote that trades such as yours uses vans and that pickups are used in trades such as construction- See above.
 
One of my trailers is a old pickup box with a removable canopy, ugly as sin but very handy, insurance is like $50 a year, cheap. Works well with having a old Van to pull it with. Backing up is challenging as trailer is rather short and not as wide as the Van.
 
St-Gerard said:
One of my trailers is a old pickup box with a removable canopy, ugly as sin but very handy, insurance is like $50 a year, cheap. Works well with having a old Van to pull it with. Backing up is challenging as trailer is rather short and not as wide as the Van.
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Backing up a trailer well is an art. It takes a re-jigging of the brain to realize you turn wheel right to make trailer go left. I used to be able to back a long float trailer with a dump truck, now I get nervous about embarrassing myself backing the utility trailer with the car to the bins at the dump :D . Something something frequency.....
 
Weaselinsuit said:
Backing up a trailer well is an art. It takes a re-jigging of the brain to realize you turn wheel right to make trailer go left. I used to be able to back a long float trailer with a dump truck, now I get nervous about embarrassing myself backing the utility trailer with the car to the bins at the dump :D . Something something frequency.....
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Small & lightweight trailers are harder to back up, then heavier wider ones which just sit, roll and react way better... MHO...
The two axle one above was perfect, backed it down that ramp upon the first attempt... which totally surprised me... :laugh:
 
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