From: lovejoy@cantor.math.purdue.edu (Victor W. Lovejoy)
Subject: Advice needed on farm/general use truck
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Organization: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:25:17 GMT
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Hi, everyone, this is Vic. My fiance, Jodi, and I are going to be married in
May and live in Greencastle, IN. She will graduate in May and start working
as a Veterinarian there. I will be commuting to Purdue (~75 miles) three days per week to finish my degree. She and I have two horses that reside on her
Mother's farm about 10 miles away from Greencastle. We have decided to buy
a pickup for me when she graduates so we will both have transportation and
we'll have some way to haul hay and feed to the horses.
We don't have a horse trailer so there will be no trailering done on the
truck. We figure that by the time we are ready buy our own land and move
the horses to it, several years will have passed and we can rent or buy a
truck and trailer then for that purpose.
So our situation is: we need a truck (A Chevy) that can be used for driving
everyday and gets used like a car, and then has the capability to haul a
bed full of hay or maybe a few sacks of grain. We have looked at a 1500 that
had a bunch of options (used) and it seemed nice. The cruise/air/stereo/power
features would make my drive to Purdue easy to take, but will a Chevy 1500 be
strong enough to haul hay and feed? I've heard that in order to haul the 1/2
ton the truck is rated for, special coolers and suspension will be needed.
That seems crazy. If the truck will only haul 300 pounds in it's stock conditionwhy don't they call it a Chevy 300 pound truck?
Logic tells me that a Chevy 1/2 ton will haul 1/2 ton of stuff in it's bed
just the way it comes off the showroom floor - no optional coolers or shocks
needed. Am I right? We have a few months to decide on the vehicle we want
and the place we want to buy it. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
