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How many trucks is enough?

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How many truck is enough or to much? I have two which is fine but can up to 4 more but i can also use the excuse the kids need something to drive..having seven ranging in age from 2 to 14 so i know I can at least open up the yard for a few..lol So you all tell me.....Terry
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Well, I currently have seven trucks sitting at my house, in the front yard, but you can't see them from the road. I think as many as you can fit without the neighbors complaining is the right number.
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I'm in a HOA community and it sucks I have the 77 hidden in the garage and the 70 out front so leaves me nowhere to work on stuff. SO I'm with 4x4 saying as many as u can have without complaints and have room to work on them. I've been out fornt working on stuff for 2 days and neither one of my neighbors will even look at me and the rest of the street direvs by slow and gives dirty looks :lol:
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well i think it also depends on how nice your wife is to? I think maybe 4 would be my limit because then she would probably throw a fit and make me sleep out in them.... :woohoo: then i would get some work done...lol....Terry
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So start out with six, with one being an almost-gone parts truck you can strip and scrap or unload quickly. That way, once one is gone, you can always argue that you used to have more........
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69 2wd F100
79 2wd F150
just started (restarted) an 84 bronco

I'd like to get one more truck, a 79 or older F350 dually.

thats enough :)
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well I've got 5 in the yard right now. had 6 a couple weeks ago.

driver- 88 f350
runners- 80 SWB 4x4 and the '72 wrecker
parts trucks- 71 f100 and 65 f100
but I got lots of room to park 'em
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Too much, too many???? I don't understand lol. You can never have too much of a good thing, right?
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On my way to starting my own junkyard. :D

Just acquired a second one, which will be a parts-only truck, I think. Seller told me it would drive fine with an engine, but not sure I want to mess with it, as I mainly wanted the disk brake front end, and the power steering. Might just sell those as well, havent decided yet. Who knows, though, I like the supercabs, and having the extra space inside the cab would be cool. Will have to wait till I get it home to really get a good look over on it.

But, I am looking at a couple other possibilities, a 72 shorty half ton, and a `69 F350 long chassis dually (long enough for a 12 foot flatbed! ). Might want that for a parts-hauler. :wink:

How much is too much? Guess that depends on who you live with, and where you live.

I live alone, and my neighbor is more of a motorhead/junk collector than I am, so I think I'm ok. :lol:
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I am so going to cry.

I do not have any trucks (or vehicles for that matter), so just one would make me so happy.

*sigh* Maybe someday.
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Post by fordman »

i have 4 trucks and three trailers. one truck is on the way to the salvage though. i dont have any more room i'm full up.
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I've got three, counting my parts trucks. I'm kinda hoping to get that whittled down to 1 by springtime, just to give me some more room inside the shop and to make the neighbors happier by getting rid of the other one outside.

Heck, if I was living out in the country where I could get away with having more, I'd never have hauled off the ones I did over the past few years....heck, I'd be up to about a dozen parts trucks by now.

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snooziums wrote:I am so going to cry.

I do not have any trucks (or vehicles for that matter), so just one would make me so happy.

*sigh* Maybe someday.
Wanna buy a `74 Supercab F100? :evil:
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390Nut wrote:Wanna buy a `74 Supercab F100? :evil:
Heh... no. Not in the range I want 67-72, and a supercab sounds a bit heavy for an inline-six engine.

besides, I cannot even afford fuel or insurance. All of my money is going to medical expenses right now, and for saving up for surgery, again.

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390Nut wrote: But, I am looking at a couple other possibilities, a 72 shorty half ton, and a `69 F350 long chassis dually (long enough for a 12 foot flatbed! ). Might want that for a parts-hauler. :wink:
Man, you coulda had my '71 f350 with the 10' flatbed on it for free over the summer! course it was missing the rear axle, and a few other things. and it needed a motor....... but the price was right! :lol:
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