Japanese Mini Trucks Converted To UTV’s
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If you’re looking for a less expensive utility vehicle to help with chores around your farm, hunting land, or lake property, check out Japanese mini trucks. They can be customized to meet your needs, says Wilson Hoover, who sells used, low-mileage trucks made from the 1990’s to now.
“I don’t sell them as on-road vehicles, though in some states they’re legal,” he says. “We go over them, service them and make sure they’re in good running condition. A lot of them have only about 20,000 miles on them. Sometimes they have dump boxes.”
If they don’t dump, he can add a kit to do that.
With 4-WD and just 4 ft. wide, they’re narrow enough to drive on trails with a handy 6-ft. long bed that carries a 900-lb. payload. With lights, wipers and fully enclosed cabs with heaters, the 45 hp., 3-cyl. trucks offer the amenities of a regular truck, but with better mileage - 45 mpg.
To make them more useful, Hoover customizes them with 2 or 4-in. lift kits, depending on the model, and replaces the street tires with trail tires and aluminum wheels if the customer requests them.
“The bed is lower and the sides fold down to make a flatbed,” Hoover adds. That makes them versatile for many uses from hauling hay and feed to landscaping equipment or hunting gear.
When one customer wanted to use it to haul a feed bin with auger to feed cattle, Hoover installed a power inverter.
A hitch can be added to pull a small trailer or to mount a snowplow on front or back.
Depending on the truck’s age and customizing requests, cost is typically $5,300 to $10,000 for older models. New ones run about $18,000.
Hoover can transport them on a trailer anywhere for an additional cost.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wilson Hoover, Twin Ridge Lawn and Garden, LLC, 16234 Rt. 35 S., Port Royal, Penn. 17082 (ph 717 436-8518; www.trlawnandgarden.com; wilson@trlawnandgarden.com).
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Japanese Mini Trucks Converted To UTV’s ATV S If you’re looking for a less expensive utility vehicle to help with chores around your farm hunting land or lake property check out Japanese mini trucks They can be customized to meet your needs says Wilson Hoover who sells used low-mileage trucks made from the 1990’s to now “I don’t sell them as on-road vehicles though in some states they’re legal ” he says “We go over them service them and make sure they’re in good running condition A lot of them have only about 20 000 miles on them Sometimes they have dump boxes ” If they don’t dump he can add a kit to do that With 4-WD and just 4 ft wide they’re narrow enough to drive on trails with a handy 6-ft long bed that carries a 900-lb payload With lights wipers and fully enclosed cabs with heaters the 45 hp 3-cyl trucks offer the amenities of a regular truck but with better mileage - 45 mpg To make them more useful Hoover customizes them with 2 or 4-in lift kits depending on the model and replaces the street tires with trail tires and aluminum wheels if the customer requests them “The bed is lower and the sides fold down to make a flatbed ” Hoover adds That makes them versatile for many uses from hauling hay and feed to landscaping equipment or hunting gear When one customer wanted to use it to haul a feed bin with auger to feed cattle Hoover installed a power inverter A hitch can be added to pull a small trailer or to mount a snowplow on front or back Depending on the truck’s age and customizing requests cost is typically $5 300 to $10 000 for older models New ones run about $18 000 Hoover can transport them on a trailer anywhere for an additional cost Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Wilson Hoover Twin Ridge Lawn and Garden LLC 16234 Rt 35 S Port Royal Penn 17082 ph 717 436-8518; www trlawnandgarden com; wilson@trlawnandgarden com
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