What's a 4WD 'Truck' ?

[DeanoH]

First of all, thanks to Inc. and others for creating this 'playpen' for us owners of large 4WD's. I proposed a none vehicle specific sub forum that would hopefully be more encompassing to give it a better 'critical mass' and diverse opinion but still with a common subject.

But what is a 4WD 'truck', easy for me with a 6 tonne GVM OKA but with the blending of American terminology into the language 'truck' can mean a little 1/2 tonne ute or a 3/4 tonne F 'truck'.

Originally I thought, OK, over 4 1/2 tonne GVM or you need a 'truck' licence to drive it but that's hardly right as eg. the Iveco Daily can (or could) come plated as under or over 4 1/2 tonne depending on what the customer wanted, so some would be in and some would be out. There's also OKA's out there that have been 're-plated' to sub 4.5 tonne and what of Sitec's and others FC trucks not to mention various Canters, Isuzu and others 4WD trucks out there ?

Perhaps it's not necessary to 'define' what constitutes a truck at all but I'd hate to see this sub-forum swamped with posts about Suzuki Jimnys and F 100's.

There you go Inc. How's that for an opener ?

Deano

[VladTepes]

Seems reasonable to me.

If anyone thinks a lifted Jimny is a 'truck' it's obviously time to whack 'em with the ban-hammer....

[rangieman]

Mmmmm dont get me started on the yank terminology that has crept into our community
Is your 4x4 truck also a SUV

[JDNSW]

A truck is a vehicle designed primarily for the carriage of goods rather than passengers (and includes the small "utility truck"). As such the term can be reasonably applied to a utility or larger truck, but really does not apply to anything with more than two doors. Anything with a payload under about a tonne and a half is perhaps more usually referred to in this country as a "utility" or "ute". To call such a vehicle a "truck" is advertising your slavish following of US English.

John

[bsperka]

Anything that handles like a truck. Like Toyotas, Nissans etc. So, I call my Disco a car or vehicle. 😇

[spudboy]

I think if you can't touch the roof with your hand (while you are standing on the ground) then it's a truck.

Reckon an Iveco is too high to reach the roof, and so is a 101, so they are both trucks.

Scientific hey?

Actually - I like John's definition.

[dullbird]

Don't worry you don't have to worry about anyone posting F trucks in here.... Ron would have moved it before they hit submit

[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.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

A truck is a vehicle designed primarily for the carriage of goods rather than passengers (and includes the small "utility truck"). As such the term can be reasonably applied to a utility or larger truck, but really does not apply to anything with more than two doors. Anything with a payload under about a tonne and a half is perhaps more usually referred to in this country as a "utility" or "ute". To call such a vehicle a "truck" is advertising your slavish following of US English.

John

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.

[Barefoot Dave]

/stir/ a Perentie 4x4 is a "Truck, Utility, lightweight"\Stir\