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They must have improved the Chev's a lot, a friend ran a 6.2 V8 Silverado and I drove it a bit towing a big mining plant and horsefloat. It was pretty gutless for its size and hopeless in soft stuff.

Its a bit of a dilemma all right. If I go down the small truck road with its complications of COF I'd still need a 4x4 for lots of places (and hunting) although I'd get away with a light one.

If...

Yup - Braked on both axles, I'm towing a 2.5 T digger

Hmmm - nothing conclusive coming to the fore is there. New or secondhand but I don't have a fortune or want to be bent over so a new Hilux/Landcruiser is out. A used Landcruiser is on the list but...

My Safari is still giving good service in my Fencing business (and hunting but don't tell IRD), but now I need to tow 3.5 tonnes (legally, Safari does it but in theory is limited to 2.5) - so I'm...