The wife is less than thrilled

Bwahahahahahaa. Looks like good times.

So you said that was a 4 cyl? How much power do those little guys put out? Do ya kna? I'm wondering because dem some big ole sneakers.

That looks like fun.

I think its around 120hp. The dual transfer cases help move the tires. I wouldnt want to try and drive it on the interstate!

That looks like an awesome time, my kinda wheeling too, lots of technical, wheel placement stuff, not "jest floor through da mud bog Jim Bob....ahyuk!!".

That's some cheap fun!

Can your wife run a 200' mud bog or crawl up a log-strewn goat path? Yeah, you made the right decision.

pinchvalve wrote: Can your wife run a 200' mud bog

I dont think this truck would have the power anyway.

That thing is fantastic!

Anybody have any interest in buying something like this bad boy? I am thinking of selling it to help fix my wrecked Chumpcar.

Three questions:

1) This IS 4WD, right?
2) Price?
3) Will it actually even DO highway speeds?

I need a winter beater, and was looking for something really stupid. This is definitely really stupid, and it's a Toyota. I like Toyotas.

I missed this the first time around - that's a pretty typical little truck for this area. And most of them have Utah plates. Moab, you know. Looks like it's pretty well set up.

It'll do highway speeds, I'll bet. You don't need a bazillion horsepower to get there. My 38 rwhp Land Rover can cruise at 60. Although those tires would be pretty much useless in the snow.

I kept getting warned about exploding Birfields. Never happened.

God that brings back memories!

Swank Force One wrote: Three questions: 1) This IS 4WD, right? 2) Price? 3) Will it actually even DO highway speeds? I need a winter beater, and was looking for something really stupid. This is definitely really stupid, and it's a Toyota. I like Toyotas.

1. Yes. It even has TWO transfer cases for even more options. Google "Marlin Crawler"
2. $1500. Its what I paid for it.
3. No idea. I had an 88 with stock gears that struggled with 31 inch tires. This has even bigger ones. Of course it would need tires to be a DD anyway so just go smaller.

Keith Tanner wrote: I missed this the first time around - that's a pretty typical little truck for this area. And most of them have Utah plates. Moab, you know. Looks like it's pretty well set up.

Its funny you say that. The guy I bought it from started building it when he was living in Utah. Thats why it has the front plate.

Well, the reason most of them have Utah front plates around here is the fact that I'm currently about 25 miles from the Utah border I'd call that a very typical little southern Utah rock crawler. In a good way.

I missed this before, great truck, I'd buy it but it's too far away and the steering wheel's on the wrong side

Well, the Red Trash Express has a new home two townships north. The money will promptly be dumped in the Chumpcar.