I bought my truck because I needed it. I own and ride a number of motorcycles, which means I need a hauler. Wherever I go the bed is rarely empty, and all in all, the truck does well. My only complaint is the soft leafs in the rear. Toss a few hundred pounds of crap in the bed, and the bumper was dragging on the ground. I found my solution to the problem on my Mom's old 1992 Ranger. The people who owned it before used it to haul a camper around, and in order for the truck to support the mass, they installed a large set of bolt-on overload springs. Since my Mom had no use for them, I figured they would do me good, and well, they have. They make the ride a little rough, but the ability to haul more weight is a good trade off. It is no 3/4 ton though. Back in March this year I attempted to haul (in the bed) a Detroit 6-53 two stroke deisel and Allison transmission combo out of a bus from Calgary to Kamloops, but weighing in just over 2200 pounds, the combo proved a little too much for my rig. If I had a trailer it would have been a snap.

I have had this truck loaded up enough to destroy the driver's side axle shaft bearing, which has caused a pretty serious oil leak, not to mention a wee bit of noise. One of the many problems on my fix list.

Below are some random pictures of my rig. I left the hood up because that is how it look most of the time. I am very hard on my vehicles, and they take a wee bit of maintenance to keep on the road. Once some decent cash flow starts rolling in, I plan on replacing all the FUBAR panels and repainting the entire truck. It will remain the same colour.

Driver's Side:

Driver's Side Front:

Passenger Side Front:

My Crappy Avatar:

More pictures will come this winter as the repair process starts rolling along.