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

Bitchin' rig.  A VW junkyard in this area has a Syncro
like this with cabin cut off behind the front seats,
stretched flatbed with tandem rear axles (!) and tow
crane installed.  It's his "yard dog," and that's a
good thing 'cause it would look scary on the road.

Stephen

--- Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> 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.
> >
>

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