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ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 08:38 AM

So I am unloading hay out of my truck and my 5 year walks one circle around the truck thoughtfully watching as I work and then asks, "How come the sides don't fold down like the back? Then you would have more flat room.

Now I know there are some obstacles that would make doing this hard but still, the power of a new mind un-tainted by the thinking of others like grown ups.

(Meant to say, "The little one's." not the teenagers who already have it all figured out.

Steve Hafner · 04-10-2011, 09:07 AM

Maybe the 5-year-old meant one of these !!! ( not mine )

tommys69/454 · 04-10-2011, 09:20 AM

genius; move over Lee Iacocca there's a new sheriff in town!!!

ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 09:55 AM

Lol - I like the pic. I think with a little work it could be done right. The sides would stick out but they could have reflectors or lights.

mdaven@aol.com · 04-10-2011, 10:01 AM

That is why Volkswagen trucks have been doing that since the late 1950's.

Steve Hafner · 04-10-2011, 10:06 AM

. . . and it WAS a good idea !!!

ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 10:26 AM

wow, I never saw that, I wonder if they could be made to not fold down but just lay flat with the bed

ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 10:27 AM

Got to give it to the German engineers. =)

Steve Hafner · 04-10-2011, 10:36 AM

I couldn't find any pictures of the VW pick up with the side straight out - maybe it couldn't do that. AND, don't forget to tell your 5-year-old about the Rampside "Cor-van" - GREAT for loading Hay !!!

ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 12:55 PM

that is awesome. I am gonna show him the pics.

Steve Hafner · 04-10-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ubtripn

that is awesome. I am gonna show him the pics.

. . . enjoy that 5-year-old now . . . one day you'll look in the mirror and he'll be all grown up - they grow up so fast !!!

cam.man67 · 04-10-2011, 02:36 PM

That is a good idea, and if you could have the bottom of the bed above the wheel well, that would work dandy!

ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 03:18 PM

It would indeed.

and the advice about them growing up - you are right!

ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 03:20 PM

I bet there is a way to somehow do it.

Steve Hafner · 04-10-2011, 03:58 PM

More German engineering - the last one has one heck of a bed side tool box !!!
( I wonder if the door on THAT one rusted as bad as the door on mine )

ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 04:07 PM

Wow!

67CHIP72 · 04-10-2011, 04:31 PM

Thought I would share a few pics of my Dad's Double cab Dokas. Both are 4wheel drive. We took them to a gathering in Hollister last year. Pretty fun time.

ubtripn · 04-10-2011, 08:41 PM

Those are sweet!

oldblue1968chevy · 04-10-2011, 09:30 PM

cool VW's guys

colin_havens · 04-18-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

I couldn't find any pictures of the VW pick up with the side straight out - maybe it couldn't do that. AND, don't forget to tell your 5-year-old about the Rampside "Cor-van" - GREAT for loading Hay !!!

My neighbor has one of those, and it is one cool little truck!!! The idea is definately ahead of its time when they came out. I have told him if he ever gets rid of it, I want to be the first to know hes selling. He drives that truck all over the country, with no issues.

04-10-2011, 08:38 AM	#1
ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) So I am unloading hay out of my truck and my 5 year walks one circle around the truck thoughtfully watching as I work and then asks, "How come the sides don't fold down like the back? Then you would have more flat room. Now I know there are some obstacles that would make doing this hard but still, the power of a new mind un-tainted by the thinking of others like grown ups. (Meant to say, "The little one's." not the teenagers who already have it all figured out. Last edited by ubtripn; 04-10-2011 at 09:56 AM.

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Steve Hafner Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northport, Alabama Posts: 1,353	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) Maybe the 5-year-old meant one of these !!! ( not mine ) Attached Images __________________ . . . . Life is short . . . we only have, right now. . . . . My 70 C-10's BUILD THREAD: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=475526

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tommys69/454 1969 short box Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: waterloo,newyork Posts: 146	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) genius; move over Lee Iacocca there's a new sheriff in town!!! __________________ tommy morehouse

04-10-2011, 09:55 AM	#4
ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) Lol - I like the pic. I think with a little work it could be done right. The sides would stick out but they could have reflectors or lights.

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mdaven@aol.com Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Diana, TX Posts: 125	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) That is why Volkswagen trucks have been doing that since the late 1950's.

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Steve Hafner Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northport, Alabama Posts: 1,353	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) . . . and it WAS a good idea !!! Attached Images __________________ . . . . Life is short . . . we only have, right now. . . . . My 70 C-10's BUILD THREAD: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=475526

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ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) wow, I never saw that, I wonder if they could be made to not fold down but just lay flat with the bed

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ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) Got to give it to the German engineers. =)

04-10-2011, 10:36 AM	#9
Steve Hafner Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northport, Alabama Posts: 1,353	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) I couldn't find any pictures of the VW pick up with the side straight out - maybe it couldn't do that. AND, don't forget to tell your 5-year-old about the Rampside "Cor-van" - GREAT for loading Hay !!! Attached Images __________________ . . . . Life is short . . . we only have, right now. . . . . My 70 C-10's BUILD THREAD: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=475526

04-10-2011, 12:55 PM	#10
ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) that is awesome. I am gonna show him the pics.

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cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) That is a good idea, and if you could have the bottom of the bed above the wheel well, that would work dandy! __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

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ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) It would indeed. and the advice about them growing up - you are right! Last edited by ubtripn; 04-10-2011 at 03:19 PM.

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ubtripn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,280	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) I bet there is a way to somehow do it.

04-10-2011, 03:58 PM	#15
Steve Hafner Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northport, Alabama Posts: 1,353	Re: Kids are smarter than us. (The little one that is.) More German engineering - the last one has one heck of a bed side tool box !!! ( I wonder if the door on THAT one rusted as bad as the door on mine ) Attached Images __________________ . . . . Life is short . . . we only have, right now. . . . . My 70 C-10's BUILD THREAD: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=475526

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