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Move over, Ford and Chevy: Kei trucks are pulling up as customers opt for smaller, cheaper vehicles (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Used commonly in railway maintenance in Japan! This budget friendly truck is favoured by JR which want to cut budget on everything.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's nowhere in the same size class as OPs. It's just the same style with a cab-forward design. It's probably a 3-ton.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How about this?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's the same model. Its a much heavier duty truck than these little flitter trucks referred to in the OP.

I'm not sure what you're not understanding here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Should be correct now? Not really good at identifying car.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That's more like it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Any idea what that MOW truck is for? The second cab in the rear is really throwing me off.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

The 2nd cab is just so they can drive forward in either direction on the rail.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

For towing ?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

If it was just for towing it wouldnt have a cab in the rear like that.