Comment by mikestew
7 years ago
At the Hertz down the street from work I can rent a cherry-picker or a forklift if I want (definitely not an airport Hertz). Pretty sure a pickup wouldn’t be asking too much. I’ll check next time I walk by. Me, I just rent my trucks from Home Depot.
Hmm. Around here I can easily rent telehandlers and excavators but not pickups. Perhaps because everyone already has at least one pickup?
I rent a pickup from Uhaul when I need one.
I can jam quite a lot of lumber in/on my Mazda Protege though, so it’s rare I need an actual truck.
I'm a big fan of sticking things on the roofs of station wagons. A lot of things (sheet material and long things) are easier to haul this way than in a truck bed or minivan.
That said, having more vehicle than you need is definitely a means of social signalling and if you're regularly shoving 5 people in your 5-seat compact or regularly hauling large things on the roof of your car or regularly burying your AWD mom-mobile in the mud you will give off lower class vibes so I understand why a lot of people buy more vehicle than they strictly need.
You can rent a 26' F-650 (6.8L V10) from any Uhaul with stock. They require ~$50 on a credit card and a driver's license (standard, not CDL).
It's "technically" 1 lb shy of the GVWR requiring a CDL.
It has enough power to sheer off a 3/4" utility pole climbing spike, in reverse, with a slight tap of the gas. Don't ask me how I know.