Instead of a Pickup Truck

I’ve thought about this. One of them luggage racks on top for light loads, and then a passenger seat that lays flat and you can use the entire right side of the vehicle for lumber.
I want to turn a PT Cruiser into a mini panel van

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

All I have to say is, be careful of your windshield when hauling lumber in your van or SUV. I was as cautious as I could be, but it just took one person cutting me off and me slamming on my brakes to get a brand new windshield installed in my Xterra earlier this year…

One board just pushed up against the windshield, but that was enough to send a spiderweb of fractures through half of it.

The great deal I got on the lumber wasn’t such a great deal after paying my deductible…

-- Ethan, http://www.merganserwoodworks.com, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

You can see that the load is strapped down tight to prevent that. It’s strapped down both front, & back. I wouldn’t haul anything without strapping it down first.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

that’s smart use of what you have, and, you can transport lumber rain or shine no worries about rain…makes me miss my old Golf, Jetta’s are nice, but I want my Golf back lol

-- Cheers

That’s great, Dick.

I drive a Miata, and there’s no room to put anything bigger than about 3’ in the car. But if the weather is nice, I put the top down and I can carry a few 8’ boards easy enough. One end goes in the passenger footwell, the other end goes over the passenger seat, through the (aftermarket) roll bar and sticks up into the air.

I also have a 4×4 trailer for bigger stuff.

Anything really big and I pay the $20 to rent the truck from Home Depot. :)

I don’t know if this has been seen, but I couldn’t resist posting it. Post captions to it!!!

Boy did I ever get a deal !!
Some people really use their ingenuity.
Here are some more for you.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Best rear view mirror ever, now we ust need to work on our communication

-- Cheers

lol I’ll quit laughing now… oh my goodness!
Ingenuity.
but the mirror.. oh my goodness

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I think the minivan is the most versital family vehicle ever invented. I hauled all the lumber, conduit, copper pipes and doors needed to finish my basement in the family truckster. This was before the stow and go concept so every weekend I was taking out three car seats, then the van seats to make a run to the home center. Now that job is finished and the house sold, I bought a pick-up, just waiting for me to start the next big project like that

-- Quite is Good

The Volvo clip made me think back to a dump run I made a year or so ago. I had some planer blades at the end of their lives and thought I’d try to plane some forms from houses that had concrete on them. I would never do this with good blades, needless to say. I grabbed a ton of them from a junk pile. Didn’t go so well. Anyways, I had to shove 10-15 of these boards in a Mustang to go to the dump. It was interesting to say the least. I need a truck . . . .

-- Jeff, South Carolina

I can’t remember but I think it was an ‘87, but I do know it was a camero. Did you know that you can put 4’X8’ sheet rock, wall panels, etc. in a camero? Trust me, you can. It was a great little car while it lasted.

-- Dennis, Tennessee

I had a ‘77 Camera but we weren’t didn’t do woodworking then. But, the next camero that I own, I’ll remember that tidbit hahaa.
I loved my car as well – it was like a tank in the snow! Nothing would stop it.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

My 97 4dr Sidekick has carried a quite a bit of lumber as well. I have actually removed the rear seat to make more room. I can get up to a 8’ piece of lumber in the rig with the rear door closed.

I once tried to take one to many 2×6s and a slight tap on the windshield caused me to get a new one. What the heck . . . it was dirty anyway.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

I just remembered. When building our current house I had to transport 3 lengths of 10” pipe (2 ABS and one metal) to the site with my Ford Topaz. I took 2 pieces of 2×6 about 3ft long. Drilled 3 3inch holes in each board. Threaded the three pipes through both boards and strapped the boards to the roof of the car. With numerous bungee cords and tir down straps I secured the whole thing. It worked quite well actually.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

I was worried when I read “Drilled 3 3” holes”... gulp :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I know where you are coming from Dick. I drive a Voyager with a few modifications. I put hinges and a latch on the rear glass and with the middle seat down, i can haul 10’ boards with no problem. As far as plywood goes, I have a luggage rack on top. I did have to replace the shocks and struts though.(that stuff ain’t light!)

-- What would Norm do?

I remember the days of riding on the bushings of my car with construction supplies in there. Heck I used to have an old S10 pick up and thought it was a one ton most of the time. After an accident due to overloading I really appreciate having a big pick up… You all be careful out there…

Drew

-- Drew, Pleasant Grove, Utah

Lol…I hauled two 500 lb blocks of granite in the back of a toyota corolla wagon from Boston to Cape Cod. The slabs were left over from the construction of Boston’s city hall and had been sitting in a parking lot collecting dirt and debris for years. The front tires were barely on the road….rear shocks….what rear shocks?

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

This is a funny thread.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Hey you guys, Funny!!
You brought this topic back to life. LOL

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I’m sure glad all those overloaded trucks and cycles, funny as they may be, are overseas. My solution for the last 35 years has been a trailer. My first was a snowmobile trailer for $300 and had it for 25 years. Current trailer is a 5×10 and it gets used at least once a week.
I notice only one ref to a trailer. So why? My car gets 22mpg and most trucks get 14-15. No insurance, no maintenance (except grease), and low registration fee. What’s a good trailer? First, it tilts. It needs sides, removeable front and back but this isn’t a problem for Lumberjocks. I added a winch last year and it has come in handy. To making backing a lot easier, get as long as a tongue as you can get. WHY DON’T WE SEE MORE TRAILERS?

That is a good question Palidin. I think it may be because of the work involved to hook them up, parking when you get to the store, and then storing the trailer at home. A lot of people do not have the space for a trailer, so their vehicle has to do double duty. My bet is storage is the main problem.

A trailer can have some great benefits. They can be detached when needed. They can offer a lower loading platform (not as high as a truck), have their own braking systems, and take the load off of the vehicle.

Those are some great pictures Mot.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I want to get a pickup and a trailer…..

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Here’s som more!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Just to throw one in that is somewhat woodworking related!

And then some more silliness!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Dang!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

oh my!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)