A Truck is a Truck

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A 4x4 is NOT a Truck, It can only be a Ute , Trayback, Wagon , Van, , Maybe it makes some feel more Macho. When one spends a half of ones life driving real trucks this term Truck for a 4x4 seems utterly stupid,

A truck is a large vehicle usually used for transporting bulk goods or other materials. The word "truck" comes from the Greek "trochos", meaning "wheel". In America, the big wheels of wagons were called trucks. When the gasoline engine-driven trucks came into fashion, these were called "motor trucks" and the Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV)). Lorry is a British term but is only used for the medium and heavy types (see below), i.e. a van, a pickup or a SUV would never be regarded as a "lorry". Other languages have loanwords based on these terms, such as the Malay lori and the Mexican Spanish troca (or pickup in northern Mexico).

In Australia and New Zealand a small vehicle with an open back is called a ute (short for "utility vehicle") and the word "truck" is reserved for larger vehicles.
( well it should be )

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Reply By: Stu-k - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:14

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:14
How bout if we put Tonka in front of it? ;)
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Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:15

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:15
Crap !!! Who cares :))))))
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 21:52

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 21:52
This topic has been done to death several times.

I will repeat my stance, FWIW.....(cos it's only MY opinion and it applies only to MY truck.........Doug can call his whatever he likes......and so can I).

My "truck" is a 3.75t Patrol Dual Cab with a 6.5 Chev V8 "truck motor". However, AFAIC, it wouldn't matter if it was a Suzuki Mighty Boy!!! If I pay MY money to buy a "vehicle", I can bloody-well call it whatever _I_ bloody-well want to!!!

Simple as that.

I'd hate to see people going all yankee on us.... calling their 4x4 an "SUV". They're too big to be called a "car" etc.

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Reply By: Members-Neil & Margie-Cairns - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:17

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:17
100% Doug !! ours is simply the Paj or the wagon , the other ones in the front yard are the truck or my work ute ,, UD385 & a UD350 rigid tipper

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Reply By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:33

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:33
Hi Doug,
I guess it comes down to what's become common usage of words.
Should "sports cars" really be called that? Most of them on the market could hardly be considered for sports use (and neither could "sports utility vehicle" for that matter).
I still affectionately refer to the old Patrol as "the truck".
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Follow Up By: BennyGU - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:23

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:23
Me too
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:46

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:46
Gerry
Fair enough, to you it's a nickname for your ....Old Girl or old Bus , the bus , the wheels, etc , bit It realley gets up my nostrils when a bloody smart a**e knowall city slicker Salesman prance's up to you when your looking at a Troopy or a 4x4 Wagon and says " Nice Truck eh " I just gotta walk away,

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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:06

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:06
Hi Doug,
yeh well we all know about car salesmen. If a young guy came in, he'd use different terminology. He (foolishly) thinks he's cleverly locking into the cool-speak of that demograph. I grimace as well.
He'd probably do better using his vast knowledge of cool-speak in a Car Audio shop and stick to pimply 17yo's buying their first audio system.
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:23

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:23
Doug, "IT" is between Camerons Corneer and Merty Merty Station on the south side of the road.

And I wouldnt be too worried about it being called a truck, its passable nomenclature for a 4b to be termed a truck.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:33

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:33
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You got it ....Camerons Corner and Merty Merty ,

As for what I believe is Truck and not Truck , I have said my piece, and everyone else is free to say theirs , thats why Australia is a free country , though I do believe maybe a bit too free in some area's

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Reply By: Coops (Perth) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:47

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:47
so what's a pickup truck then?

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:15

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:15
a separate cabin
and rear load area or compartment (separate cargo bed).
PICK UP


UTE


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Follow Up By: BennyGU - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:24

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:24
Correct Answer: What ever you were driving when the missus first clapped eyes on you :)
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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:08

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:08
LOL!
I recall PVs were called Sin Bins!
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:11

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:11
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Yes and ....er ....um and rightly so . "guilty your honour"
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Follow Up By: Coops (Perth) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:01

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:01
What ever you were driving when the missus first clapped eyes on you :)

LOL - Yep had 2 of them so called Sandman's.
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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:12

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:12
eh joc,

just came back from visiting my brother in inner melbourne. spotted a very sharp red and yellow sandman hidden in an "secured" carpark. can't recall that colour combination but yeah it took me back geez it stood out amongst the rest of the vehicles there. what about the chrysler sundowner valiant drifter?
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:25

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:25
So by that description a Falcon utility vehicle with a seperate tub load area and seperate cabin is a pickup truck.

Also recall the Sin Bin being called a truck too
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Reply By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:47

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:47
I tend to agree with you Doug..........but you're 20 years too late, once something has become common usage, it sticks.

Personally I call my utes, utes, my Land Rover, Landie and my Territory, car.

It doesn't overly bother me what people call theirs so long as it's not a pet name like Herbie of Fluffy etc etc. But that's more of a teenage girl thing. (isn't it?)

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Reply By: Wayne-o (Pilbara WA) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:13

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:13
Whatever, go donate or something.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 16:10

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Reply By: DIO - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:06

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truck 1 (trŭk) Pronunciation Key
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

n.
1. Any of various heavy motor vehicles designed for carrying or pulling loads.
2. A hand truck.
3. A wheeled platform, sometimes equipped with a motor, for conveying loads in a warehouse or freight yard.
4. One of the swiveling frames of wheels under each end of a railroad car or trolley car.
5. A set of bookshelves mounted on four wheels or casters, used in libraries.
6. Nautical A small piece of wood placed at the top of a mast or flagpole, usually having holes through which halyards can be passed.
7. Chiefly British A railroad freight car without a top.

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truck1 /trʌk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[truhk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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–noun 1. any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
2. any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects.
3. Also called hand truck. a barrowlike frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, etc.
4. a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly.
5. a tiered framework on casters.
6. a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc.
7. Movies. a dolly on which a camera is mounted.
8. British. a freight car having no top.
9. a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages.
10. Nautical. a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, usually containing small holes for signal halyards.
–verb (used with object) 11. to transport by truck.
12. to put on a truck.
13. dolly (def. 11).
–verb (used without object) 14. to convey articles or goods on a truck.
15. to drive a truck.
16. dolly (def. 12).
–adjective 17. of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires.

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Trucks (Skateboards)

Skateboard truck.Attached to the deck are two metal (usually aluminum alloy) trucks, which connect to the wheels and deck. The trucks are further composed of two parts. The top part of the truck is screwed to the deck and is called the baseplate, and beneath it is the hanger. The axle runs through the hanger. Between the baseplate and the hanger are bushings, also rubbers or grommets, that provide the cushion mechanism for turning the skateboard. The bushings cushion the truck when it turns. The stiffer the bushings, the more stable the skateboard. The softer the bushings, the easier it is to turn. A bolt called a kingpin holds these parts together and fits inside the bushings. Thus by tightening or loosening the kingpin nut, the trucks can be adjusted for steering.

So, as you can see, a truck is NOT exclusively a large vehicle for transporting bulk or other materials. Although you might not agree with the general use of the word when it doesn't apply exclusively to your understanding of it, there are lots of other uses for it that are well documented and in fact published as in the above Dictionary.

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:20

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:20
Yeh that's about exactly the reply we all would all expect from Professor DIO.
The trouble is though I was not talking about Skateboards ,wooden wheels, barrows, bookshelves , bolts etc , because this is a 4x4 Forum and not a Bolt Forum my dicussion and referal was about 4X4s and Truck's as in Goods carrying Vehicles,
The best think you can do is get into your Bolt or Bookcase and go for a drive,

Cough....Cough....LOL
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Follow Up By: Russ n Sue - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:04

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:04
Doug,

In answer to your question in your signature....

is it Pyramid Hill on Pyramid Station?

It's not the one at Pannawonica, nor is it the one 28 Km West of Nanutarra, and it doesn't look like the one up near the Marble Bar turn-off East of Port Hedland.

Over to you...

Cheers,

Russ.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:24

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:24
Russ n Sue
Pyramid Hill on Pyramid Station
Roebourne / Wittenoom Rd left side heading North

S21 11 53.27 E117 20 45.85
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 16:11

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Reply By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:47

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 13:47
Political correctness regarding what we call our vehicles? A wagon is what horses pulled in those old Western movies, so I'll have to refer to mine as a 'motorised wagon' so nobody gets their nose out of joint. What a laugh!
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Follow Up By: Bware (Tweed Valley) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 16:10

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 16:10
Better stop buying 'LT' tyres too!
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Reply By: Member - Kevin J (QLD) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 14:05

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 14:05
Hi Doug,

In my post a few back I referred to the Landcruiser as 'the truck'. This term comes about because I tend to load tools, materials and general gear into what was to have been 'OUR' car. The general comment is 'You should have bought a truck if you wanted to carry all this stuff and treat it as a truck"

So tongue in creek I started calling it 'the truck'.

My apologies . When posting on this forum in future I will refrain.

Incidentally if you saw the vehicle right now you might well agree with my wife. 5 lge toolboxes. 4 large poly tubs. 1 x CF50 fridge. Painting gear still to be added.

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 14:46

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 14:46
Kevin
Don't take my comments too seriously mate, I have a broad and wierd sense of Assie Humour, trouble is some of them do get burred up but all in the fun , If I didn't do my post's, if you didn't answer, if Willem or Gramps didn't make comments or do post's EO would not be here for us,
Oh and maybe we can make exceptions for traybacks, but NOT for Station Wagons

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Follow Up By: Shaker - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:34

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:34
Clayton Station.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:41

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:41
Shaker
Bugger ya . your toooooo good , now I;m going to change it again
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 at 16:45

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Reply By: F4Phantom - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 14:43

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 14:43
I agree mate, I cant stand the American term SUV but we are getting bigger serves of that here from marketing fags, also to work out if you have a truck or car I have devised a simple but practical test, get a semi (or real truck) then get the 'truck' in question, line them up head to head and accelerate until they hit each other, if the semi sustains little or no damage then the 'truck' can now be referred to as a 4x4 or car. If the semi is got as good as it gave, then the other vehicle is a truck too.

There is no doubt that people like to upgrade their vehicle in their own mind to be something bigger and tougher than a vehicle almost everyone else owns.

The other test is fuel consumption, its a bad test because anything toyota make in 4x4 use as much fuel as a semi so could pass the truck test.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 14:53

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 14:53
These 2 lines below are spot on
There is no doubt that people like to upgrade their vehicle in their own mind to be something bigger and tougher than a vehicle almost everyone else owns.


and this comment just ruined your reputation.
The other test is fuel consumption, its a bad test because anything toyota make in 4x4 use as much fuel as a semi so could pass the truck test.
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Follow Up By: F4Phantom - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 18:48

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 18:48
ruined my reputation? No sir, it is you who have brought my family name into disrepute, I challenge you to a duel, 9am on the morn..... actually make that 11am after I am out of bed (I dont get up early for duels)
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Reply By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:29

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:29
My 60 series toyota is my truck and thats that and its definatly not yours and its bigger than my other car so it must be a truck.

All the best
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:32

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:32
Quite honestly I don't give a schitt what you got or what you call it
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Follow Up By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 06:56

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 06:56
I think you do because you have craped on long enough about it on this thread
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:56

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 15:56
Gotta pick you up here Doug.
In NZ a LC is a truck - every Kiwi i know call a traybck a truck
besides that a Truck is something you need a truck liscense to drive.
Me? my 80 seies is my "wagon"
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 16:06

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 16:06
Davoe
C'mon mate , what would you expext from the ...the....the....cough....people across the pond, They live on Pi$$y little islands that spew mud so a Suzuki Mighty Boy would be a BIG TRUCK, and a Daewoo Matiz a Family Sedan....well it does have 4 doors....lol
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 16:22

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 16:22
Davoe
Now look what you've gone and done ,

your've upset Kev now


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Reply By: Member - Kevin J (QLD) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 16:15

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 16:15
That's it. If NZs call LCs a truck I will forever forget the term.
If Nu Zealanders think it's right I'm going to disagree ........on principle.

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Reply By: Willem - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 18:25

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 18:25
Hmmm................ the things you escort are Behemoths!!!

Mine is a truck with 4 doors and an enclosed space for packing things.

I shall continue to call it a truck just to annoy you.....LOL

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:28

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:28
That's good Willem. I thrive on Annoyance , Thanks
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:35

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:35
Behemoths!!!
Damn it Willem .....how long did it take you to find that word in the Dicktionary ...T.I.C

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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:16

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:16
Behemoths??
I thought they were Leviathans!
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:08

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:08
Same thing, Gerry
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:20

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:20
or is it juggernauts :))))))
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:37

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:37
Juggernaut has something to do with the Krishna religion whereby devotees fling themselves in front of an idol being towed along on wheels. Jogganath is the Hindu word for very big truck. Maybe we should just call it FBT (no, not fringe benefit tax...lol)

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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:44

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Aye, true Willem, "The word is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannātha (meaning "Lord of the universe") which is one of the many names of Krishna from the ancient Vedic scriptures of India

The term juggernaut is used to describe any literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable that will crush all in its path. In Britain, it is also used to refer to any large and heavy lorry." - Wikipedia

It has been used to describe the first tanks used in WW1 and was also used to describe battleships in WW1 and WW2.
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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 12:34

Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 12:34
Gramps, Willem,
Must admit, Juggernaught was the word I was looking for! My decrepit memory had trouble hauling the word from the archives.
Behemoth refers to a mythical huge animal in Hebrew and Leviathans were a mythical sea creature. Apparently they fought each other at some time in mythology. (all from Wikipedia)
But somehow, the three words have found their way into common usage as something very big, often used in the context of large vehicles or machinery.
So there you are!
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Reply By: Brew69(SA) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:43

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:43
I spent my late teenage years and early 20's on farms and stations. Every vehicle i ever owned was called a "Bus" because thats what every one called cars and fourbies at that time. 20 years on and my Patrol is still my bus :)
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:53

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:53
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To you a knick name, your not a big head salesman trying to sell a 4x4 , actually your in a totally different class of society , your more my type of human, a country bumpkin, I spent my late teens and 20s on and around Fruit blocks on the Murray, Not that I have anything against City people, ...someone has to do it, BUT NOT ME, that's why in the next couple of weeks I will be moving from Perth .

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Reply By: Axel [ the real one ] - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:56

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:56
Its a diesel ,its got bigger wheels/tires ,it dont go too fast and has the odd rattle , if Henry was still around he would call it a truck just as he did the model T , good enough for Henry ,good enough for me , Its a TRUCK.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:03

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:03
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How you going, ....heh heh yeh and we all know where Henry is now ..don't we, wanna know something , your gonna join him like it or not .
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Follow Up By: Axel [ the real one ] - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:20

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:20
Doug T , Im doing well , very well actually , as for knowing where old Henry is ? Yep I do know and I also know that we will all end up the same , spent 10+years as an undertaker and buried or burnt close to 10,000 so I like to think that I know where we all end up sooner or later.
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Reply By: Footloose - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:59

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 19:59
When my 80nseries Landcruiser was desihned, its design shared many of the components of a 2 ton truck. Therefore I shall refer to it as a truck. I won't tell you what I refer to many of the larger trucks over east, it isn't suitable for mixed company :))
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:06

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:06
Your only gettin' stroppy coz ya don't know where the Radar used to be .
The larger trucks over East are no different to the ones in the West . It's the drivers .
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:26

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:26
I'm not stroppy, just sound like it. This posting medium is difficult at times.
Actually I do know where the radar was, because you told someone on another post....so I'm not stroppy.
Yes, trucks are the same, but there seem to be many more cowboys over here.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:35

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 20:35
I don't recall telling anyone where it was , if you know then say so , then I'll add another mystery.. Tell ya what , didn't take someone long to say about the Spa on the Birdsville Track

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Reply By: Member - eerfree(QLD) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:03

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:03
Hey Doug
Does this mean that Truckster will now become Utester!!!!

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:06

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 21:06
No mate ,
He will become ......Buckboard,
specially reserved for Old Ba$tards
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:29

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:29
Actually its SUVster or Wagonster, he doesnt have a ute
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 15:33

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 15:33
Truckster = SUVster ?????? You're gonna burn for that Bonz :)))))
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Reply By: Motherhen - Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 22:31

Sunday, Jun 10, 2007 at 22:31
I have noticed the tendency of people in those other states to call their 4wd's a truck. Our Landcruiser tray back is a ute, our Patrol is a wagon, and the truck is what we use to cart grain, fertiliser and livestock - muuuccchh bigger. Now the F250 - is that a truck or a ute? I think it is a small truck done up to look like a ute. Pick-up? Don't you just hate those Americanisms creeping into our language guys?
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 07:31

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 07:31
F 250 is a ute and the 350 a truck
- coz you need a truck liscense to drive it
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Follow Up By: Coops (Perth) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:07

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:07
like Tomato Sauce now being labeled as "KETCHUP". I flat out refuse to buy it.

Drive thru attendant asking if you want fries with that, "no thanks but I'll have some chips if you've got some"

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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:27

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:27
Hi Davoe,
Time has shifted the goalposts. I recall years ago when drivers of vehicles over 2 tons required a 'B' class license in WA; ie, a truck license. ('A' was for cars, 'B' for trucks and 'C' for articulated vehicles). A lot of cars these days are over 2 tons, let alone 4x4s.
Coops, yeh ketchup annoys me too, but there is a slightly spicier flavour in ketchup (geez, this spell-check of David's is trying to correct my spelling to US-style; tried to tell me how to spell 'flavour' - LOL!). And yes, on those rare occasions when I go to a drive-thru, I act puzzled when asked if I want 'fries'. Oh, you mean chips! No thanks!
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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:54

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:54
Gerry,

Years ago in QLD, A=Car lic (no split between auto and manual), B=Motorcycle(no 250cc split), C=Rigid truck, E=Articulated ( no difference between a normal semi and Road Train, B doubles weren't thought of then) G=Tractor (I think)

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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 00:01

Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 00:01
True Davoe - Good legal definition.
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Reply By: Member - stefan P (NSW) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 00:12

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 00:12
Yaaaawwwwwhhhhnnnnnn......do a search its been done before

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 00:18

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 00:18
No need to seems with this amount of interest on the subject you are over ruled and in contemp, so just SIT DOWN and SHUT UP , never know sunshine ....ya might learn something

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:31

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 08:31
More correctly stefan its called a troll
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Reply By: _gmd_pps - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 01:49

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 01:49
what a nonsense ..

I drive a 4x4 classified as NB2, which is a truck, 5.1T GVM with all
the gouvernment subsidies for fuel ...

have fun
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Reply By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 07:50

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 07:50
Being as politically correct as I aren't, personally I don't give a rats tosser about it, but I drive a GQ Patrol that has a diesel light TRUCK engine couple to a light TRUCK gear-train and drives probably a damn sight rougher than most modern light TRUCK's do!

So, to me, it's a TRUCK!! And a damn fine one at that!

Always will be.

Interestingly Doug, our GQ is nicknamed Dusty as well...... as a shortened version of "Black Dust" which is what spews forth from the tailpipe when necessary to annoy tailgaters!! LOL......

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Reply By: Andrew from Vivid Adventures - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 10:01

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 10:01
Sometimes my Landcruiser has been a block of flats - when the roof rack's loaded.

Sometimes my Landcruiser is a coach - when I want to annoy the uppitty APT Coach drivers and park in the Coach park.

Most often my Landcruiser is an old truck - because the 1HZ takes a bit of working up to get it past the roadtrains, amongst other things.

And you can call it and me whatever you like - I'm sure I've answered to worse in my time.

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Reply By: The Explorer - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 13:45

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 13:45
Hello Doug - you reckon some of the users on this forum have got it wrong/are confused ....well theres a guy down here in the SW who drives an F250 (or something similar), lifted, fat tyres etc - his number plate is "BIGTRUCK". Explain that one? Surely its either either a small truck or a big car!! Whatever I suppose - as long as he's happy.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 23:58

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 23:58
P'raps he's dreaming that his little truck will turn in to a big truck one day
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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 13:00

Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 13:00
sounds to me like it runs on right hand stroke.
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Reply By: Member - peter C (WA) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 15:27

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 15:27
Stock Navara has truck like characteristics - bouncy ride and lousy turning circle. Can I get away with "half-truck"?
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 15:43

Monday, Jun 11, 2007 at 15:43
Here we are 1 days since I put this post up on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at 10:06, I am not surprised the least that there would have been some very unintelligent type answers and follow ups in 25 Replies: and 46 FollowUps however I thank the names below for giving some thought to the issue,
Members-Neil & Margie-Cairns
Member - Kevin J (QLD)
F4Phantom
Brew69(SA)
eerfree(QLD) ....blown fuse
Motherhen

These names get the boot in the Backside for various ???

_gmd_pps ....gouvernment
Member - Brian (Gold Coast) Insulted Dusty [GQ is nicknamed Dusty ]
Member - stefan P (NSW) sleeping Yaaaawwwwwhhhhnnnnnn......
Stu050 ...........B=Motorcycle
Coops (Perth)........sauce
Member - joc45 (WA).....agreeing with Coops about bloody sauce
Footloose .....80nseries Landcruiser was desihned..???
Gramps (NSW).....Krishna, ...not here thanks
Willem.....the Krishna religion
Member - Davoe (Nullagine)....NZ a LC is a truck
Eric from Cape York Connections ....for owning 60 series toyota
DIO....for cut and pasting...no thought in it
GoneTroppo Member (FNQ)...Fluffy
Member - joc45 (WA) I recall PVs were called Sin Bins! / dirty mind

Thanks all been a bit of fun
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Reply By: Member - malcolm T (SA) - Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 18:36

Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 18:36
What about my OKA?? LOL
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Reply By: rolandholder - Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 20:53

Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 20:53
Who Cares?
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 22:09

Tuesday, Jun 12, 2007 at 22:09
Tough question - try here

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