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Article: Monster Pickups Are More Than Toys.
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- Construction Equipment
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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By Tom Berg, Truck Editor
Accubuilt's rendition of the really-big-pickup theme is capable of some serious hauling and towing
Ford's SuperDuty F-550 is a midrange chassis that usually totes some kind of no-nonsense utility or dump body, yet this one has a pickup bed. Does that make it a toy for well-heeled consumers? Yes and no. It is aimed primarily at people who like to spend a lot of dough on their hobbies, like boats, horses and RV travel. But as set up by Accubuilt Inc., a specialty manufacturer based in Lima, Ohio, it can haul and tow some serious loads and therefore might be useful to commercial users.
As any truck nut knows, pickups have ...
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