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silversync
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We don't need no pickup truck....

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I remodelled houses for years, working out of my '84 GL. All my tools and up to 16 sheets of 1/2" sheathing - the van never let me down.
The roof rack was perfect for carrying 20' joist and rafter material. Wink

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Truck yeah!
Got some free wood yesterday.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It might not show, but my ex-T5 always ran with building materials in it. Nicest feature: fully laden (3.2t) it still had lots of torque pulling it along.

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My ex-doka with vindic canopy doing its duties.

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My ex sika syncro (why, oh why did I let it go...) with crane and worklight. It got put to work on a few building projects. Unbeatable for getting building materials to remote sites Very Happy

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Lots of T4s are still in use. This one belongs to the local county administration.

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T5b with offroad package. Belongs to the local steel mill.

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This top-of-the-ilne 180hp, LWB, 4-motion, T5b does duty as a hotel shuttle.

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T5a, doka, 4-motion. Mining company runaround.

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T5b. Camping site workhorse.

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T5b, 140 hp, 4-motion. Camping site workshorse.

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Trucking company assostance car.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 6:22 pm    Post subject: .. Reply with quote

got a few more pics I found on instagram

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:08 am    Post subject: Uhaul Reply with quote

My Doka delivering a custom built rabbit hutch to a client:

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gotta love the truck!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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At least they used a late bay. Applause
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spotted this pic on another VW site... looks like this single cab WAS working.

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another angle:

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Here's my Syncro doing, uhh, what I do! trucking another engine for another Vanagon.
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I recognize that crate - that's the one you sent my engine in. I remember laughing like hell at the "Under, not Through" directions to the forklift operator..
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 7:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah that one's racked up some serious miles!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's a pic of my Jagwagen circa '07....

I've always used them for what they were intended, from my '58 singlecab (EINKA) to my '71 singlecab (EINKA) to my'89 Jagdwagen (DOKA)(although I don't use it it for shooting deer).....It's a quite amazing platform...

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And another load of firewood in the camper. The gate across the door allows me to load more in.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

K58 wrote:
This is a cool thread and those are nice wheels.
Anyone know what type?

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These look an awful lot like wheels found on the 2003 - 2007 Ford Taurus.

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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 7:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Our Syncro out helping to rescue a Bay.


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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 9:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a pic somewhere of my van all loaded up pulling a trailer full of tools to go build a skateboard park and on top of the trailer is all the bent/radiused coping for the bowl. Westy: tool hauler, material hauler, housing, and food truck for the job, oh yea!
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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 12:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1.3 ton of OSB board

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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bluestar Quarry Services, Inc.

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PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did some electrical work at my Aunts Condo in Huntington Beach this weekend. The ladder looks better on here than on my regular work truck. Laughing

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