Back when I had 20 acres of farmland, I had both a vanagon franken-truck and
a Dodge Cummins 4x4.  That vanagon was way way more useful around there,
'cause the load height didn't require you to break yer back throwing stuff
into the "bed."   A very handy vehicle for all sorts of tasks.

http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/Grunt%20truck.jpg

Sadly, I think that truck was lost in the recent flooding we experienced
here in W. Washington.

On Jan 17, 2008 5:26 AM, Ray Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote:

> Before we retired/sold out of farming (1000+ acres corn, beans & cattle)
> the
> bed level of pickups was a touchy subject.   I remember when (1982) we
> bought our first 4x4, my step dad never liked it (unless we were pulling a
> trailer).  He kept his old 2 wheel drive and drove it.  He said it was
> always  too hard to get  stuff in and out of the back of the new one.  I
> can't imagine what he would think of today's models.  I had the misfortune
> to ride in a 2006 F#rd 4x4 to help a friend out and it was hard just to
> get
> in the cab.  I would not want to do that 50 times a day.
>