How much did you spend on your FIRST truck??

[twins_lawn_care]

Hey there everyone,
I was just curious to see how much you guys spent on your first truck for your LCO?

I mean, the very first, not the first one you liked!

I am looking to get a truck to better handle the workload this year, and am out to the market. I know none of what you have will affect my decision, but I am curious to see where everyone started.
This could be fun, so....

If you have a picture, and some info on your first truck (car:o ) put it up here.

Thanks for the input guys!

[Evan528]

I spent $30,000 on my first truck. It was a 2000 f0250 ext cab. I thought that was alot for a truck.....my current truck was $40,000 :o

[GLS]

I don't know if my first truck can be considered my first "lawn" truck or not. Business wasn't really official at the time, but it hauled around a 6x12 trailer for a few months.

$3,500 for the old '89 Silverado C1500 4.3L auto

The first "official" lawn truck I guess is my current one.

$10,000 1995 Chevy K2500HD with dump/plow.


-- Old vs. New --

[olderthandirt]

$200 63 chevy 3/4 ton 283 and 3 on the tree and I have no pics and if I did I would never let anyone know lol

Mac

[fga]

1st 86 ford e350 van............ $1200
2nd 86 chevy 30 Box truck....$1000 ( JUNK JUNK JUNK)
3rd 89 ford f 150 pick up........$500 ( awesome , miss it)
4th '86 f250 pick up........$2500 (useing it now)
5th '84 dodge 350 dump truck w/ plow ...$3000 (just bought, love it so far, can't wait for the season to start!!)

Are you pulling a trailer, or putting your equipment in your truck? That makes a difference. If your putting it inside your truck, a van is excellent. as a matter of fact, my first van above i sold to a family member 6 years ago, i'm debating buying it back from him soon.
I guess if you're alittle handy with the wrenches, you don't have to spen as much on a truck. I could never calculate the money I've saved turning wrenches myself.

[UNISCAPER]

'63 Chevy shortbed, 3 on the tree, 235 six. Short bed. Painted infected cut green metalic with rust trim. Paid $100.00 in 1975 for that puppy....

[olderthandirt]

Bill,
Must have been a popular color that year, Mine even had the same rust trim. But they were built like a tank and weighed as much too.

Mac

[Blades of Steel]

1st 91 F-150 $ 800.00 (great truck just ran out of nuts)
2nd 03 F-250 $33000.00 Diesel love it!!!!!


Tim

[Justcutslawnserv]

My first truck for lawn maintenance was a 1990 F-150. Bought it for $1,400.00.

[jsr2741]

32k.

Dodge 2500 HD quad 4x4 Diesel 5 speed. It should last me a good long time.

[mag360]

1st--'87 black power ram4x4--$1000
2nd--'90 black power ram4x4--$3500
3rd--'97 black ram 4x4--$19000

[wriken]

1st was a 99 f-150 for 29,000.00 new, gone but not forgotten
2nd was a 02 f-250 P/Stroker 40,000.00 new
3rd was a 92 f-250 7.3 diesel, 4000.00 used

[greenback]

Originally posted by fga
1st 86 ford e350 van............ $1200
2nd 86 chevy 30 Box truck....$1000 ( JUNK JUNK JUNK)
3rd 89 ford f 150 pick up........$500 ( awesome , miss it)
4th '86 f250 pick up........$2500 (useing it now)
5th '84 dodge 350 dump truck w/ plow ...$3000 (just bought, love it so far, can't wait for the season to start!!)

Are you pulling a trailer, or putting your equipment in your truck? That makes a difference. If your putting it inside your truck, a van is excellent. as a matter of fact, my first van above i sold to a family member 6 years ago, i'm debating buying it back from him soon.
I guess if you're alittle handy with the wrenches, you don't have to spen as much on a truck. I could never calculate the money I've saved turning wrenches myself.



I LOVE THE EIGHTIES!!!!!

1st- 1991 F250, still have it today, runs like a top,98,000 miles, 4 speed manual, tow, liner. $2800

[fga]

Hey Greenback, don't make fun of my 80's rigs....:D . I just saw a nice 2004 dump for sale... I'm gonna buy it in about 20 years! Each of my rigs came with "Poison" album, one had a "Rocky" soundtrack cassette behind the seat, SCORE!!

[greenback]

Originally posted by fga
Hey Greenback, don't make fun of my 80's rigs....:D . I just saw a nice 2004 dump for sale... I'm gonna buy it in about 20 years! Each of my rigs came with "Poison" album, one had a "Rocky" soundtrack cassette behind the seat, SCORE!!

did any of them come with a mullet or you had to add that. whitesnake would of been a better score....:D

[prizeprop]

1969 ford pickup for $200.00 bought it in 1985 my first year in business.put plywood sides on it .my then partner and me headed out with two 21" snappers, a weedwacker and a broom.

[LCL Landscapes]

1987 Chevy C30 10'ft Rack body for $1750, and I still have and it goes to work everyday. I finally just bought a new truck this past October. Chevy C4500 11.5 mason dump, Duramax Diesel oh man best truck on the road. My opinion of course

[Eric 1]

83 chevy van (used to be a 12 passenger van and i took out all the seats) it worked good for what i paid. $500

I to turn the wrenches, saved countless amounts this way.(especially on the ford!)lol

[mowinmoney]

$3500. now we have mowers that each cost about 4 times as much as that first truck. How times change

[FrankenScagMachines]

1990 Ford F250 Custom, 351W EFI, 5 spd ZF, 3.55 gears 2wd, long bed with liner, 550 air, standard cab vinyl interior (only option sliding rear window I think) didn’t have the chrome wheels & light covers when I got it or the exhaust, cd player etc. I paid $2800 I think I have only bout $3500 into it at this point. First vehicle, paid for in cash at time of purchase, looks good sounds good I like it a lot :) does everything I need at this point. I can even get decent mileage with it if I keep my foot out of it about 13 mpg LOL. Worst: 10, best: 13.5 (average about 11-12 usually) :p

[mklawnman]

Well my first truck that i bought that I actually used to pull a 6x12' trailer, with a Scag Turf Tiger and a Scag WB on it was a 1998 Ford Ranger 4x4 4.0L Automatic for $11,700 with 64,000miles on it, kept it till 94,000 when i bought a 00 F150 V8 5.4L. Thing pulled the trailer well, but it was showing how small it was compared to the trailer load.
Last year also bought my work truck from another landscaper for $14,500, '99 GMC 3500HD Dump bed, V8 454, gas hog but it gets the job done, until i can afford a Diesel F450:D
Matt

[Next Level]

first was a 98 sonoma w/ 6 lift 10000.00
current 2003 ram 2500 diesel quad cab 40000.00

[VMAX]

1986 GMC K-30 DUMP TRUCK.

[troblandscape]

1400$ 1984 Chevy S-10 I used to put me 36inch Gravely in the back. I did'nt have any Co-signers or money given to me for the nice things, But now that I am a little older, I am glad that I worked for everything I have!

[PMLAWN]

95 Ford window van, in 01 cost 6000, No good for dirt or mulch so 02 Chevy 3500 in 03, used with 8000 miles on it (like new)25k- 2 wheel drive 8.1liter gas. Love it but still have van too.

[Craftybigdog]

40,000.00 For my Dodge 2500 cummins loaded!

[little green guy]

My first truck was a 94' chevy k3500 pickup singe rear wheel. Great truck, has had hard a rough life but has always taken the abuse very well, still use it all the time too. It's still my favorite plow truck.

[Dragonscapes]

Bought my Bro a truck for his $50 with a new battery
1986 GMC 1500 REG cab LB 1 year later after some repairs
---> it's on a 79 2500HD with 1 tonne rear end new brakes all around (again)
We did a frame swap because the old frame developed a problem when my brother let one of his friends work for him that guy did a side job and had 2 yards of gravel put in it cracked the frame most of the way through only cost us 1200 to swap it and now it's a mean little truck sits 3 inches higher now.I just have to finish the bodywork little rust on the box

[TreffertLawnWrx]

I bought my first truck from the Chevy Dealership where I was a salesman at. I was 18 years old and bought a new 2001 1500 4x4. Spent $35,000 all together with wheels and all the other BS.
Miss those car selling days sometimes, but cant beat being your own boss!

[qualitylandscaping]

1991 Toyota Pickup... 2.1ltr 4-cyl manual 4x4.. Paid $2,900 too much for it..

[CoachLinz]

$2,100 for a GMC Sierra 1/2 ton

Engine went up, but I bought a 74 Nova w/ a 350 for $100, put another $150 in some other parts while doing the transplant. W/ that 350 it ran perfect until I sold it a few months ago

Now I have a 2000 Chevy Silverado 4x4

[moneyman]

this year bought a 1998 80,000 miles nissan frontier $4000, pulls a 5x8 trailer. I get 25 miles to the gallon. It lugs under laod with a trailer full of dirt but thats only on occasion.

[greensway]

In 1988 bought a new Jeep Commanche pickup 4x4 4.0 litre.
Put a meyer blade on, for a small truck it had some get up to it.

[Tvov]

About $6500 for a new 1985 Ford Ranger p/u, 2wd, 2.0l engine, absolutely stripped (even down to the AM only radio). All I ever did to it was put on stiff gas shocks and extra springs on the rear to overload it easier. Wish I'd never sold that truck (sold it for the down payment on a dump truck). The guy that bought it said it was one of the best trucks he'd ever owned.

This may sound odd, but when I started I simply didn't have the cash for a decent used truck.

[jbt]

1999 F250 super duty, crew cab, manual transmission, diesel.

[EagleLandscape]

$36,500.00 and then interest. But it will be paid off by the end of the year.
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[OlsonBro]

My first truck was a 1986 chev 3/4 ton I bought for $6,000, used it for 3 years. Now I have 2 - 97 3/4 ton extended cabs, 2 98 3/4 ton extended cabs a 98 1 ton dump a 93 dump and a 2000 one ton standard cab that i drive.