Thread: What's a 4WD 'Truck' ?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

If you need a LR, MR, HR, HC or MC to drive it, it's a truck.
The 101 is not a truck because you can legally drive it on a car license. A 4x4 Perentie is not a truck but a 6x6 Perentie is.

Ahhh but get the Perentie downgraded to under 4.5 T and then can be driven on a car license But it is alright as I have a truck license so mine are trucks

Mrs hh

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Anything you need an LR/MR license to drive that is 4x4.

I note that by using the term 4WD Inc has excluded 6x6 trucks...

Best we get that corrected then Dullbird???

Mrs hh

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Ahhh but get the Perentie downgraded to under 4.5 T and then can be driven on a car license But it is alright as I have a truck license so mine are trucks

Mrs hh

Ah, yes. However, should you do that, the tare of a 6x6 is about 4t. You could downgrade the GVM of a 6x6 Perentie to 4.5t but you may render it unusable.
Best to get a LR. Hey! They gave me a HR so getting a LR should be a doddle.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

let me see if I have this correct?

This is a truck because it is primarily designed to carry goods!


This is not a truck because it has more than 2 doors.


IMHO not a useful definition.

There is no precise definition, so of course you can have fun round the fuzzy edges. The "more than two doors" is not really part of the definition, which refers to the primary use of the vehicle. The dual cab you show is clearly designed for the transport of goods, but this would not apply to all dual cabs.

What is clear is that both the vehicles you picture are primarily designed for transport of goods; the Suzuki does not carry much in the way of goods, but then it does not carry much in the way of anything, certainly not passengers.

John

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Ah, yes. However, should you do that, the tare of a 6x6 is about 4t. You could downgrade the GVM of a 6x6 Perentie to 4.5t but you may render it unusable.
Best to get a LR. Hey! They gave me a HR so getting a LR should be a doddle.

The 6x6 we transformed here has been downgraded, was taken over the pits as you call them, so the owners didn't need to get a LR, it is a camper after all

Mrs hh

shall i rename it to

All Terrain Trucks

or

Trucks with at least 4WD

or

vehicular transports with greater than 1.5 tonne capacity, with drive on at least 4 wheels and that you cannot reach the roof of when standing on terrafirma?


let me know ..... in short order....

Originally Posted by The ho har's

The 6x6 we transformed here has been downgraded, was taken over the pits as you call them, so the owners didn't need to get a LR, it is a camper after all

Mrs hh

Yep. And a very nice looking 6x6 it is too. Very well done and very probably well set up as a tourer. The change in diff ratio's would have been an excellent modification for that purpose. The fact still remains, they cannot legally load it to over 4.5t. I can legally load mine to 5.6t.
Do you know if the GCM was also adjusted on that vehicle?

Originally Posted by incisor

shall i rename it to

All Terrain Trucks

or

Trucks with at least 4WD

or

vehicular transports with greater than 1.5 tonne capacity, with drive on at least 4 wheels and that you cannot reach the roof of when standing on terrafirma?


let me know ..... in short order....

Nah, **** em Inc., they're just being pedantic . 6 X 6's are just 4WD's with an attitude problem or 2 more driven wheels at best. A 6 X 6 is just a 4 X4 with 'knobs on' so as long as they mind their P's & Q's like the rest of us and they qualify as 'trucks' leave well alone.

Deano

PS. If not sic Ron onto em, he can out 'pedant' anyone who gets a bit uppity.