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I can pretty much guarantee a beat up old FWD car will tackle pretty much all towing and farm driving (having lived and worked on a farm). For the really gritty

by _s 7y ago

I can pretty much guarantee a beat up old FWD car will tackle pretty much all towing and farm driving (having lived and worked on a farm). For the really gritty stuff on the farm you have your tractors and earth movers and whatnot. What makes the biggest difference is the tyres you have on a vehicle are suitable for the terrain you are using them in. In the US, Australia, Canada etc - pick up trucks or utes are just a symbol of working class just as much as Tesla and Prius's are for the green-friendly crowd.

saalweachter 7y ago
Eh, there are applications. A pickup truck mostly becomes necessary when you need to do both "heavy" and "far", when your alternatives are a car and a tractor. There are some loads, eg, towing a livestock trailer to market, where it is too heavy for a car (or even too small of a truck) to tow, and a tractor would be infeasible from a "speed" perspective. (But yeah, you definitely don't need to be using your 4x4 pickup as a people-mover most of the time, and even most hauling applications a truck performs can be handled by a car with a rather modest trailer.)
- HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
  Correct. But if you already have a truck that seats 4 or 6, there's not a whole lot of incentive to buy a car for commuting.
HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
Really? What kind of "beat up old FWD car" would you recommend to pull a 7,000lb horse trailer and two Clydesdales?
BuckRogers 7y ago
I agree and I'll take that a step further yet. You can do it with RWD. I worked on a farm as well, and farm or not, we made it through many winters with RWD cars too. People have no idea anymore about what is actually required to get things done. I have friends who live in a city or town, and think they need 4x4 or AWD in the winter. Even out in the sticks, studded tires or chains do wonders in the winter, and on the farm you're either taking the dirtbike (or ATV) to get to the confinements or if you need to move a lot of hay.

by _s 7y ago

saalweachter 7y ago

Eh, there are applications. A pickup truck mostly becomes necessary when you need to do both "heavy" and "far", when your alternatives are a car and a tractor. There are some loads, eg, towing a livestock trailer to market, where it is too heavy for a car (or even too small of a truck) to tow, and a tractor would be infeasible from a "speed" perspective. (But yeah, you definitely don't need to be using your 4x4 pickup as a people-mover most of the time, and even most hauling applications a truck performs can be handled by a car with a rather modest trailer.)

HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
Correct. But if you already have a truck that seats 4 or 6, there's not a whole lot of incentive to buy a car for commuting.

HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago

Really? What kind of "beat up old FWD car" would you recommend to pull a 7,000lb horse trailer and two Clydesdales?

BuckRogers 7y ago

I agree and I'll take that a step further yet. You can do it with RWD. I worked on a farm as well, and farm or not, we made it through many winters with RWD cars too. People have no idea anymore about what is actually required to get things done. I have friends who live in a city or town, and think they need 4x4 or AWD in the winter. Even out in the sticks, studded tires or chains do wonders in the winter, and on the farm you're either taking the dirtbike (or ATV) to get to the confinements or if you need to move a lot of hay.