Trucks are for schmucks

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 02/03/2019 at 16:56 • Filed to: None

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If it won’t fit in a van, it ain’t worth a damn.

E92M3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 17:09

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Oh really? Trust me you don’t want to manually load 1,800 lbs of sod 1 piece at a time into a van. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 17:16

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I can stand a washing machine upright in my GMC Safari.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > E92M3 02/03/2019 at 17:16

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That truck is overloaded.

VW Max > E92M3 02/03/2019 at 17:18

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If you have rear doors on both sides it might actually be easier because you don’t have a tailgate or bed sides in the way.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 17:23

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Cute height limit you got there.

VW Max > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/03/2019 at 17:27

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Vans may have height limits, but a certain wagon doesn’t

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > VW Max 02/03/2019 at 17:59

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I just saw one of those IRL

atfsgeoff > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 18:05

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I agree, but only in reference to full size vans.

David Baker > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/03/2019 at 18:11

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I worked with a guy with a first gen L ightning. We would put almost 2k pounds of asphalt patch in it. I would drive it, h e didn’t understand slowing early, etc with weigh. Lightning came with 350 springs, so I was told back in the day. Bonus the super wide tires were great for packing down the patch after tamping. Love those trucks.

E92M3 > VW Max 02/03/2019 at 18:12

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This was loaded on a pallet using a fork lift.

random001 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/03/2019 at 18:15

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Pictures of safari!

random001 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 18:16

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I demand more van content on opposite!

VincentMalamute-Kim > E92M3 02/03/2019 at 18:16

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4500 lb maximum payload. 6 feet height limit. Side door fits 1 pallet by forklift . Rear door fits second pallet. I’ll skip transporting 2 tons of manure but sod wouldn’t be too bad.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/03/2019 at 19:07

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My stuff can't get stolen out the back :P

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/03/2019 at 19:08

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It'd fit upright, it was just easier to tip it up into the car like that.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > E92M3 02/03/2019 at 19:09

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I’ve hauled smelly leaky engines and transm issions in this thing so *shrug*

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > random001 02/03/2019 at 19:20

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These pics are old; 2007 and 2009. Much of the paint has since fallen off the Safari. I’ve driven that van from the Pacific to the Atlantic and back three times.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 19:23

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We might have had to wiggle it or tilt it. We had to transport the washer and drier both, so needed to stand them up. That Safari is a Hercules car.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 19:55

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[weilds hammer]

Or so you THINK

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/03/2019 at 20:08

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An d at that point it’s a break-in and whatever you take is covered by insurance. Can’t s ay the same about a truck bed :)

Nibby > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 23:06

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i can fit several grocery bags in my truck’s bed, so HAH

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nibby 02/03/2019 at 23:15

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And if you park it in a public lot for a few hours, how many will still be there when you return?

Nibby > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/03/2019 at 23:16

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dunno, i’d never leave milk in there that long!

luckily there are *2* supermarkets within 5 minutes from my house

random001 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/04/2019 at 06:25

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That is one heck of an endorsement ...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > random001 02/04/2019 at 11:00

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I just drove it to work. I never tire of driving that vehicle.

random001 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/04/2019 at 12:04

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Can you comment on the ergonomics and driving position? What year is yours? Any major repairs? How hard are they to work on? What’s your gas mileage, in general? You have the 2WD or 4WD? Can I ask a litany of additional questions?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > random001 02/04/2019 at 14:39

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It’s a ‘97 with ‘05 front seats. I recently modified them so they’d go back another 1-1/2" which was huge. We got 15 MPG towing that popup trailer cross country. I bought it needing a new transmission, and I soon thereafter had a Goodwrench reman 4.3L installed. Not too difficult to work on once you get used to yanking out the front seat in order to remove the dog house. I also had the rear axle rebuilt two years ago, and I’ve had to replace an axle shaft. What else ya’ wanna know?