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Old 12-19-2004, 12:00 AM
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What do you use it for?

So what does everyone use there great trucks for? Especially those high mileage trucks. Im so amazed to see 03 trucks runnin around with 100k + for miles!
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I use mine as a daily commuter, back and forth to work. And on the weekends I delivers trailers.
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now see. Ive heard of people doing that before. (deliver trailers) Wish i could find something of that sort around here on weekends. Lil part time thing would be great
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I use mine as a daily driver, 70 miles round trip. I get similar mileage as my wife in the van, but I have the truck I want! Just doesn't feel right to drive around in a Hyundai!
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Every day driver, hot rod, four wheeler, tow truck, and hay truck. God I love my truck.
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Daily driver, Church trailer puller, tractor hauler,hay wagon puller, hunter taxi, chick magnet-Ha, Ha yeah right, mosquito fumagator. Just about anything, but go to the mall in it. Won't fit in the parking deck.

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Daily driver. Every now and again I haul a trailer or two.
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Daily driver, ricer fogger, and a hobby.
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Daily driver (don’t do cars). The topper is referred to as the Doggie Condo around our house. Pull our 38’ travel trailer all over the US. I love my truck it’s very intimidating when vying for a good parking spot at the grocery store.
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Daily Driver.

It's not a dually truck.
It's a 7,000 pound sports car with an 8 foot trunk.
Old 12-19-2004, 08:31 AM
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Daily driver, smoking mosquitos, pulling a 30 foot GN with tractors or cars, mosquito smoker, daily driver, mosquitoe smoker, annoying the neighboors, pull floats in parades, and oh yeah, mosquito smoker.



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Use to be a tool truck for a concrete contractor, then he converted it to haul hay. I didn't know much about the Cummins when I bought it, just bought it cause it was 4wd and a 1 ton. Also gambled that being a diesel, the engine would get me by awhile despite the miles. Got it for hauling construction material to the cabin and plowing. Fell in love with it and drive it for entertainment as well as personal work. Although it's probably the ugliest truck here, I'm hoping to be about done putting money into the drive train so I can start saving for a divorced overdrive, and it will get a new cab. Without overdrive, I can't use it for my daily commuter yet. I've had 6 round bales on it a few times. Road gravel (wet), logs, bricks, stones and top soil. I could see a 2nd one or some sort of conversion down the road. Use to be 100,000 miles was a lifetime. Now that most get there in a couple years, I think the diesel is gonna really take off.
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I use it to increase the property value of our block, by driving it up and down the street
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I bought mine as a fixer upper to pull my 32' 5th wheel trailer. I FT in the trailer and needed something reliable to move in between AZ and mid Nevada for the seasons. Right now though I just use it to go to Sonic for a HB and a coke. I just like driving it and how it sounds.
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Daily driver, car hauler for friends 4wd and sand dune toy and the every now and then drag racer.


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