All my time on the tractor and doing chores outside did give me plenty of time to think, and today I thought about trucks. Just in my 1.5 mile trips back and forth to get the straw I saw a lot of pick-up trucks sitting in driveways and along the road (deer season). I've decided that I live in some sort of epi-center of trucks. The farmers have them, high school kids have them, and even guys in town that use the truck bed of their truck twice a year have them! I ... I have no truck, but that doesn't mean I'm not trying to find one!
With all the trucks around here you'd think I would be able to get my hands on one that meets all my requirements, but alas I've had no luck. I have an app on my phone that alerts me anytime a 3/4 ton truck is posted on Craigslist in the area (the good ones are always a long ways away) and I check the classifieds for the area all the time. But, I'm just not able to find the right one. I guess I'll just have to be patient ... and wait ... for the right truck ;) But, patience isn't always one of my strong points.
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If you think that's the epicenter of trucks, you ought to see here. Trucks are the vehicle of choice for darned near everyone here.
Indeed, last summer I had to drive to a legal proceeding that was almost all the way over to the South Dakota line. I stopped at a rest stop, and heard a woman speaking to her husband, as they approached their S. Dak licensed vehicle, declare "you're right. . . they do all drive trucks here."
I was fortunate enough to find a nice F250 about 3 weeks ago, and the price was right.
If you get a diesel make sure that you check for fuel leaks because the ULSD is not compatible with the old seals and o-rings around the fuel pump thus causing leaks as they deteriorate.
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