Wht kind of vehicle do you drive for work? (Pictures)

[Ademadude1960]

I drive a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab Cummins 4x4. It has 315 BFGs on the stock rims and a Banks power programmer. I just order the Fabtech 4.5 inch lift with the Dirt Logics so i can't wait for that to come in.




Sometime next year i plan to add the entire Banks Six Gun Bundle like we have on our Mega Cab. So many vehicles, not enough money for every single mod for each.

[TUNDRA786]

Nice. I actually drive my Tundra everywhere (im getting 10mpg in the city so its not easy but I love the truck.)

[Xaenyth]

Not the best pictures, since I just took them and it's dark outside. I'll get better one's tomorrow.

Behold! The 2008 Chevrolet HHR Panel:



Before anyone asks, yes, that is a ladder you see in the passenger seat. It's a 6'. It's laying on top of an 8'. The passenger seat is folded down forwards. And yes, I wish I was driving a real truck, or at least had a Little Giant.

[Hugemoose]

I tend to ride my bike to school when ever I can. Otherwise it's my truck.




*Ademadude1960, how do you like those tires on your Dodge. My father as an 07 Mega cab w/ the 5.9 and is looking for winter tires. What I don't know is what size he should get. They are 17" rims. He will go to a bigger tire size, at least 285/70R16 (33's), but would those 35" BFG A/T's fit without a mild lift?

[hndymn]

This was my daily driver for 15 years. It's now a Dumpster, parked at Grandma's vacant house. I'm glad to be rid of it mostly because of the ugly, over-sized, mismatched cap on the back. It makes a great Dumpster though. Those are 14" wheels.

Here's what I'm driving now. It's still got a mismatched cap, but it's better than the gray one. If I were to do it again, I'd drop the $350 for color matching, but at least it matches the tires. I haven't put the signs on the Tundra because I'm enjoying the anonymity, and don't need the advertising.

Xaenyth, that HRR panel truck is cool! Did you beef up the suspension at all?

[Xaenyth]

Originally Posted by hndymn

Xaenyth, that HRR panel truck is cool! Did you beef up the suspension at all?

Negative. In stock form it has been able to handle up to a full ton of random cargo without any suspension trouble. I have no doubt it could have handled more weight, but I no longer had physical room.

If the HHR had some form of ladder rack on top, or if I had a Little Giant, I could do a lot more with it. But none of it is my choice, so I'll just take what I can get. If it were my choice, I'd put red painted steelies with chrome baby moon hub caps on it, eyelids over the rear taillights and add chrome bumper covers and fender flares, make it a real eye catcher.

I must say, though, it makes a very decent work vehicle if you don't do anything heavy duty. The rear driver and passenger doors both open via factory releases located on the driver and passenger side dash and on the keyfob, and the built-in storage areas carry 98% of the parts I keep on hand for any situation (replacement transformers, power supplies, badge readers, access controllers, etc. etc.). The only things that won't fit are the ladders, spare 12v batteries, my cordless drill and my tool bag.

[Ademadude1960]

Originally Posted by Hugemoose

*Ademadude1960, how do you like those tires on your Dodge. My father as an 07 Mega cab w/ the 5.9 and is looking for winter tires. What I don't know is what size he should get. They are 17" rims. He will go to a bigger tire size, at least 285/70R16 (33's), but would those 35" BFG A/T's fit without a mild lift?

Yeah i don't see any reason why not. The BFG 315's fit right now on the truck as is with no lift with only mild rubbing at full lock up front. I put them on a few weeks ago. I really like them but i just want it taller so i can put some bigger meats on it in the future. They do really well in the mud and there is almost no slipping when pulling heavy loads on gravel and wet pavement.

[GGWOODY]

Looks like I'm breaking out the photo of me pulling ol' Blue again


here, pulling a typically heavy load for a fox hunt.


My 9-5 job leaves the truck sitting in the parking lot, while I pretend to work.....IE: post on TS.

[vermacelli]

Here's a list of some of the vehicles I have driven for work over the years:
Orion CNG buses
Bluebird CNG buses
GM diesel buses (from the 60's w/no power steering)
GM "prison" bus (no prisoners on board, just middle school kids)
Gillig Phanton buses (haunted after it killed a homeless guy)
Daimler double decker bus (R-hand drive w/4 spd air shifter)
London RT double decker buses (4 spd manual and no power steering)
Ford E350 V10 vans (drove more than 500K miles combined in these things)
Dodge Ram conversion service truck

Driven for fun:
Front load dumpster truck (neck-snapping torque)
Rear load dumpster truck (dump trash cans manually just like in the old days)
Side load residential dumpster truck (just like a giant size arcade game)
Rolloff dumpster truck (winched 40-yard containers onto the chassis)
18-wheeler (Not yet driven but on the "to do" list just for the experience)

My commercial driving days are long over so now my Sequoia serves as my daily driver and mobile office.

[rambrush]

Ok I will break out a pic of my current work truck. She is fully loaded to the max carrying 9200 lbs total. Does not appear to be squatting a bit and has no idea she is loaded running down the road. Duramax is quite the pulling machine.

[H2O_MAN]

My current work vehicle ~

[greenfire]

Here are mine. I usually drive the Chevy at the end. 1 ton, extended, 6.5 diesel (aka the war wagon)

[integraGSR]

still gets good mileage!

[briq4]

[stevencrosbie]

Flight Test Engineer. I ride in the back of this