Propickup Digital Magazine
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READERS'RIDES max. Shown here is the gas half, a 2011 Chevy 2500 HD used mostly by the irrigation crew. "This pickup doesn't need to be diesel because it doesn't haul a lot of weight," says owner Zach Williams. "That saves us about $14,000 T he casual observer in Ashland, Oregon, might think the pair of Regenesis Ecological Design service-body Chevys on the jobsite is identical. Actually one is Vortec powered and the other Dura- in initial cost compared to the diesel version." (The diesel twin tows a 14,000-pound dump trailer and the company's Kubota KX91 mini excavator.) Williams orders his trucks from a commercial fl eet dealer equipped with a standard TradeMaster service/utility body by Harbor Truck Bod- ies where irrigation manager Jon Siewert keeps parts and fi ttings well organized. – Larry Walton ROCK HANGER M any of our readers move rock every day. Some do it with heavy equipment, some by hand. Dar- ryl Wyatt, owner, Wyatt Drywall, is the latter. The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, rock hanger runs a trio of full-size Toyota Tundras and two Chevy in his 20-year-old business. He just bought a used 2WD '08 Tundra from Tuscaloosa Toyota. He had local Truck Supply & Outfi tters equip it with UWS toolboxes, Warn's M8000 winch, brush/grille guard, lights, 20-inch Nitto Terra Grapplers, Ultra wheels and tube nerf steps. "A nice winch is cheaper than spending 50 PROPICKUP April 2012 an extra $5,000 on a 4x4," Wyatt says. "If I get stuck, I just reach for the winch con- trol instead of turning the 4WD switch. – Bruce W. Smith "