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There are many old things that still function and perform their jobs... a more recent example is flip-phones. They make phone calls fine, they have basic location, and can text message...When I was growing up, four wheel drive was exotic. The vast majority of light trucks were used on farms to do work. They were two wheel drive with open differentials. By today's standards they did not have a great deal of ground clearance, but they didn't need it because they didn't go "four-wheeling." Farmers typically put deeply lugged tires with flat faces on the back of their trucks, and waited for a good weather if they had work to do that was off-road, not just to keep from getting stuck but also because they didn't want to tear their place to pieces. If they needed more capability than that, they probably would use their tractor.
I'm sure those Old Farmers would have bought four wheel drive trucks if they had been available and they could afford it. But the idea that vehicles which don't have 9 inches of ground clearance and pull less than 9,000 lb are useless for work is just silly.
But it doesn’t mean they’ll be flying off the shelves anytime soon..
It’s called: progress
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