Which Pick up truck for farm?
Discussion
Evening all.
After a bad experience owning a land rover defender, which has been unreliable. I m looking at buying a used pick up truck to use on our farm,
it needs to be a double cab so I can use it for family duties, it needs to be able to tow 3.5 tonnes. I would prefer Japanese for reliability.
I ve been recommended toyota hilux, isuzu D max, Nissan Navara.
I have seen plenty of ford rangers about are they any good?
I just want a truck that is tough, reliable and economical.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Many thanks in advance.
Philip
After a bad experience owning a land rover defender, which has been unreliable. I m looking at buying a used pick up truck to use on our farm,
it needs to be a double cab so I can use it for family duties, it needs to be able to tow 3.5 tonnes. I would prefer Japanese for reliability.
I ve been recommended toyota hilux, isuzu D max, Nissan Navara.
I have seen plenty of ford rangers about are they any good?
I just want a truck that is tough, reliable and economical.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Many thanks in advance.
Philip
stevemcs said:
Rangers are not the best when it comes to reliability either and the hilux isn’t what it used to be. If it’s going to live on a farm buy the cheapest one you can find with the longest mot and scrap it when you get a big bill.
Thanks I did think buying a cheaper truck, but it might be unreliable due to being old and knackered. Thank you for your advice.
james6546 said:
A lot of the farmers around here rate the Isuzus.
It’s a shame you can’t still get L200s as ours has been utterly flawless for the last 5 years.
A friend of mine had an isuzu and he recommended them, only problem not that many dealers.It’s a shame you can’t still get L200s as ours has been utterly flawless for the last 5 years.
I quite like the look of the latest L200, online opinions said they are not most reliable.
Thank you very much for your advice
james6546 said:
A lot of the farmers around here rate the Isuzus.
It’s a shame you can’t still get L200s as ours has been utterly flawless for the last 5 years.
A friend of mine had an isuzu and he recommended them, only problem not that many dealers.It’s a shame you can’t still get L200s as ours has been utterly flawless for the last 5 years.
I quite like the look of the latest L200, online opinions said they are not most reliable.
Thank you very much for your advice
I had a HiLux for about 6 years. Don't recall anything ever going wrong with it. It always felt a bit "agricultural" but it had an easy life with me and never did any hard work other than going to Tesco so it was an ok place to be. I actually sold it to a local farmer about 6 years ago and still see it hauling stuff and lugging things around. It looks a bit battered but I believe mechanically it's still going strong. It always did feel fairly indestructible.
My current DMax is a fine truck and again has a very easy life going to Tesco. Nothing has gone wrong with it either and, if anything, it probably feels a bit more refined but it doesn't quite feel as indestructible.
My current DMax is a fine truck and again has a very easy life going to Tesco. Nothing has gone wrong with it either and, if anything, it probably feels a bit more refined but it doesn't quite feel as indestructible.
I have had 3 pick ups for the business, changing one for the next. I started with a 2010 Hilux 3.0 Invincible. Superb truck and I should have kept it. Next was a 2016 Nissan Navara which was absolutely brilliant. The engine was superb, auto gearbox and zero issues or costs apart from routine servicing. Regularly towed about 2-3 tons and it didn't miss a beat. I needed to change from a twin cab pick up as I needed a tipper conversion so got a 2019 Hilux. What a disappointment. Underpowered, badly built, would struggle to recommend one. May be different if you went for a 2.8 Invincible spec but the 2.4 workhorse version I have is not great. Don't think that a new Hilux is bomb proof, the old ones were but the new ones aren't.
Depends how much farm you have. Cannot disagree with comments so far but on our small farm we have a ranger which also does family duties as well .
We are on heavy clay and very flat so we use a tractor for anything very heavy in mud. Our ranger (wildtrak) has jump started the tractor, pulled a small much spreader, dragged a few things around and us used to chuck things in the back when a tractor is doing something else. It's even towed a small flail mower and has a socket in the back which we use to good effect at times to charge tools as well as the odd plug in tool out in the fields
We also use it for pallets of slabs, trips to the tip as well as family business of holidays and weekends away.
Not saying it's better than the others. but its sufficient for what we need and good for the family
We are on heavy clay and very flat so we use a tractor for anything very heavy in mud. Our ranger (wildtrak) has jump started the tractor, pulled a small much spreader, dragged a few things around and us used to chuck things in the back when a tractor is doing something else. It's even towed a small flail mower and has a socket in the back which we use to good effect at times to charge tools as well as the odd plug in tool out in the fields
We also use it for pallets of slabs, trips to the tip as well as family business of holidays and weekends away.
Not saying it's better than the others. but its sufficient for what we need and good for the family
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