hunting vehicle

[TimberPig]

Here is my old rig. 67 Land Rover Series IIA 88

Nice IIA, too bad you no longer have it.

I am a little surprised it took this far into the thread for a Series Land Rover to be mentioned.

I'd say mine is my hunting truck, but I last went hunting in it when I was 8.

It was bought new by my dad in 1971 (1971 Series IIA 88" Station Wagon, late production just before the Series III's) but was sold to a family friend when my dad passed away when I was 9. He was looking to sell it last year, so I was able to buy it back. I'm currently working on a few typical age related Rover issues, along with servicing it as it was stored for the previous 10 years. Hoping to have it done by the fall, or before if I can fit it in around life.

Now it has revived the Land Rover illness I was born into, as I am looking at a pair of 109 project trucks to follow up when my dad's truck is out of the project phase.

 

[c-fbmi]

How could I, I hear you have good booze!

It just might qualify as a SOMA meeting..........might not have a quorum, but we can still make stupid decisions and impose them on the rest...............

 

[MattW]

Not sure haven't been out in awhile, new baby era again at our house. I'll likely be headed to the North Coast in April with the plane once the Mrs is on her feet.

Congratulations. Boy or girl?

 

[scruffee]

I drive a Taco, TRD, 3in lift on 33in tires. Never had an issue with it!

 

[Jmpell]

'13 F150 5.0 and a Kawasaki Teryx. Never an issue with either..

 

[Ben R]

I have a 2014 Tacoma double cab, I had to get a 3 inch lift to get through water bars, it's very reliable but I miss having a beater truck for the grown in roads

 

[Big JD-From the hills]

My 2010 f150 in Moab. It's just a reg cab short box. I have liked the way Ford does certain things over the years vs some of the others. they are not perfect by a long shot. they are not for.simple people(idiots) to drive as they require atleast a bit of mechanical aptitude to operate without big repair bills. For instance the axle leak is usually a result of a plugged vent line, re rout the line and all is well. Allot of manufactures have steering racks leak. The other week point is the vacume hubs for the front end, most people don't understand how it works so they end up ruining things and don't even realize.

I 4x4 the crap outa mine, if I blow a major driveline component I know there are almost unlimited salvage units in piles across the continent and a Ford dealer in every town so it's not like I'm gonna be screwed like some of the more oddball/rare units out there.

 

[tokguy]

Here is my old rig. 67 Land Rover Series IIA 88

If anyone is gifted mechanically, I know where there is a couple acres of those. In diesel naturally.

 

[rkr]

My 2010 f150 in Moab. It's just a reg cab short box. I have liked the way Ford does certain things over the years vs some of the others. they are not perfect by a long shot. they are not for.simple people(idiots) to drive as they require atleast a bit of mechanical aptitude to operate without big repair bills. For instance the axle leak is usually a result of a plugged vent line, re rout the line and all is well. Allot of manufactures have steering racks leak. The other week point is the vacume hubs for the front end, most people don't understand how it works so they end up ruining things and don't even realize.

I 4x4 the crap outa mine, if I blow a major driveline component I know there are almost unlimited salvage units in piles across the continent and a Ford dealer in every town so it's not like I'm gonna be screwed like some of the more oddball/rare units out there.

I have steering rack leak on my F150 for 6 months now. I replaced the valves several times, then the steering rack 2 times and still the fluid level goes low. My local dealer doesn't know what to do.
Looking for a Grand Cherokee now but I'm not sure how reliable it is.

 

[remington jim]

Polaris 570 Quad - Jeep TJ - Chev 2500HD Duramax - All GREAT units ! jmo RJ

 

[c.t.smith]

2010 toyota tundra and its been excellent. going to try out my 89 yj this year for bear as i got the kinks worked out of her....I Hope

 

[TimberPig]

If anyone is gifted mechanically, I know where there is a couple acres of those. In diesel naturally.

It's probably good these aren't too close to me, two acres worth of Series Land Rovers could get me into serious trouble with my wife.

I'd love to collect them, but would probably end up divorced with a nice fleet as a result.

 

[C-Bain]

That 6x6 Is a sweet rig. Anybody use the old VW iltis?

 

[MD]

My first 4x4 was a 1985 Nissan pickup bought in 1992.

Second was a 1995 Nissan bought in 2004.

Current one is a 2015 Toyota Tacoma bought in 2015. Has just under 18,000 km on it right now.

None of my trucks ever had a modification, such as a lift or winch or anything like that. The '85 however, had a steel boat rack on top. I loved that. Carried my bicycle up there, animals back home and used it as the basis for stretching poles over to make camp too.

The vehicles also brought home whole or portions of black bears, deer, moose and elk in the canopy.

 

[Rctic]

2014 VW Jetta. Inexpensive with a big trunk.

 

[rkr]

2014 VW Jetta. Inexpensive with a big trunk.

that is a mid size sedan... is it good enough??

 

[pete dobinson]

that is a mid size sedan... is it good enough??

Reminds me of the old days, hunting with my dad in a 1960 zepher. Not many 4x4's in those days, atleast in my family. You would be lucky to make it up a steep hill on gravel, forget about snow.

 

[rickymo]

Alright, From my previous post I have got allot of messages asking me about samurais. Unfortunately the ones I am importing this fall are all accounted for.
The suzuki samurai's are hard to get in good condition, and if they are they generally command a higher price then what I'm comfortable with (very low profit margins).
I can only import a handful every year that are worth all the trouble and they go fast, mostly to friends and acquaintances.

I have plenty of kei-trucks coming into canada around the end of may, all light-weight 4x4s with locking diffs, toss a 2 or 3 inch lift kit on these things and they would be unstoppable.
for $4-6000 with under 50,000kms you can have a perfect utility/hunting truck.
a good example of one that sold today for $4000

If i can have at least 8 people interested in samurais. I can have a shipment of stock type samurais sent to canada this summer. they may have small dents and scratches, rust on the edges but the engines will be in
good running order. I can get pictures and reports of what is available for reasonable prices.

 

[dan belisle]

Just as an FYI , the Samurais are sold in parts of Asia as Katanas. - dan