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[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 39 points 4 days ago

We got a new GMC 2500 for plowing at work last fall. My boss was a big truck guy and crowing about how awesome it was. Mechanically, it was alright I guess. I didn't like the thousand speed Allison transmission.

Regardless, I made the boss sit in the driver seat, in drive, with his foot on the brake and told him to beep the horn when he could see me then crouched in front of the truck and walked forward. Took about 10 steps.

Repeated the same test with a treework company bucket truck International, easily 4 times the size. I can see the ground directly in front of the bumper.

It's not about the size of the truck, that lack of forward ground visibility is deliberate. It conveys a feeling of assuredness somehow.

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

Big hood means more better. Power! Strong truck do things good!

this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026
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