What a great truck for Landlords!
See my slideshow here. Turn up the volume and sing along!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-9M0FzGxDQ
I use my 2012 Ridgeline to manage my rental properties. I'm amazed at how often I haul stuff.
The ability to handle 4X8 sheets is huge to me.
The inbed trunk is awesome. I never take my tools out the truck at the end of the day. No need for those big silver bedboxes which cut into the bed size.
I don't go offroad but I like that it handles flooded streets, dirt roads, and mud.
All my properties are in the city. The short bed makes it easy to drive and park. If necessary I stack my payload high or stick it out the back. Who cares that you can't shut the tailgate with a piece of drywall in the bed? I don't.
I can hit max payload with tile, sod, bags of cement. Very rarely. When I do I just make two trips. Otherwise, everything else is a joke for the Ridgeline.
I use the Ridgeline to keep projects moving. My contractor needs more tile and mortar? No problem, I make the run and he keeps working.
My Ridgeline is owned by my LLC. I take depreciation and deduct expenses.
The Ridgeline is the perfect size. Big full size trucks are not for me. Smaller trucks that can't handle 4X8 sheets just don't do the job.
Is my Ridgeline a "work truck"? Well, it keeps my rent checks coming and the tenants make my truck payment so that "works" for me!
What I haul (basically, everything to do with the inside and outside of a house):
1. Lots of tile, 1 box to over one thousand pounds
2. Drywall 4X8 sheets
3. Hardibacker 3X5 sheets
4. Cabinets
5. Wood flooring
6. Countertops
7. Sinks
8. Bathtubs
9. Paint
10. Ladders
11. Tools
12. Furniture
13. Doors
14. Baseboard and trim
15. Water Heaters, new and old
16. AC compressors and parts
17. Stoves
18. Refrigerators
19. Lumber
20. 4X8 Plywood
21. 4X8 OSB sheets
22. Luggage
23. Fishing equipment
24. Bulk shopping
25. Packs of insulation
26. AC Ducts
27. Garbage disposals
28. Dishwashers
29. Bags of Grout, Mortar, caulk, cement
30. Branches, leaves, grass clippings
31. Dead Trees
32. Construction debris
33. Ceiling fans, light fixtures
34. Vanities
35. Washer and Dryers
36. Mulch
37. Potting soil, fill dirt, topsoil
38. Sod
39. Attic door ladders
40. Trash and Junk - many trips
41. Portable air conditioners
42. Toilets
43. Plants
44. Planters
45. Pavers
46. Small equipment - tillers, lawnmowers, weedeaters, brush hogs.
47. Shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, pole saws, chainsaws
48. Water pump
49. Pressure washers
50. Cleaning supplies - brooms, mops, etc.
51. River rock
52. PVC pipes, catch basins for drains
53. Demolition hammers
54. Floor stripper
55. Portable fans
56. Blowers and shop vacs
57. Mountain bikes
58. Kayaks
59. Fencing
60. Gravel
Great Truck!