bikinkawboy
Well-Known Member
It never ceases to amaze me at how some people can demolish a vehicle in such short order. I remember one guy near here that bought a beautiful new blue and white Chevy pickup. He was a farmer and within 2 months, there was a perfect half round, 8" wide indentation in the tailgate. He had the gate down and backed into a power pole, apparently at a fairly good clip. Funny thing is, it would still open and close normally. A few months later the tailgate was completely gone. He unhitched his gooseneck trailer and pulled forward, but forgot to lower the gate. Within 6 months, the truck was covered with scratches, dings, dents and a cracked windshield. But, he was an equal opportunity abuser because his tractors and combines took the same kind of beating.
After 18 years of farm use, my D150 had the paint beat off of the rear fender above the rear wheel where a tire chain came loose and the wife drove it a couple more miles home, the front fender had a slight kink by the side marker light that I easily fixed with a hammer and dolly last summer when restoring it (after setting unused for 16 years). The only other ding was at the top rear ridge of the roof where something fell forward onto it. You can use a vehicle hard but not abuse it. It seems some people can tear up their possessions and never feel the least bit of remorse.
After 18 years of farm use, my D150 had the paint beat off of the rear fender above the rear wheel where a tire chain came loose and the wife drove it a couple more miles home, the front fender had a slight kink by the side marker light that I easily fixed with a hammer and dolly last summer when restoring it (after setting unused for 16 years). The only other ding was at the top rear ridge of the roof where something fell forward onto it. You can use a vehicle hard but not abuse it. It seems some people can tear up their possessions and never feel the least bit of remorse.
