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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 144 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2002 Posts: 144 | Hello:
Another question.
I live in the Pacific Northwest and have heard the term "crummy" for about 55 of my 65 years. I think it is to describe a vehicle that took loggers to work in the woods. Maybe a suburban or panel or even an old bus. I think I have even heard the term applied to pickups.
Have any of you heard the term and how would you define it?
Thanks
Ter
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If you do a search in this forum using the word "crummy", you will find a thread that answers your questions.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 323 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 323 | When I was a kid, the logggers and tree planters refered to vans, suburbans, and 4 door pickups as "crummies". To me it meant whatever hauled the crew around. | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 | Mostly a logging term - a drop in body with seats & windows down both sides for hauling crews around - not the safest mode of transport on those logging roads ! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 164 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 164 | And if I had to guess, I'd guess those "drop in bodies" got put on the "crummiest" truck the owner had, 'cause the good trucks were hauling payload. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | heard it all my life..............just crummy....fill in the blanks
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| | | | | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 144 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2002 Posts: 144 | WOW!! Thanks for the response!!
That is some "crummy" that gov/stories/fire etc.
vehicle.
The tree planters around here have an assortment of vehicles... from old school busses to crew cabs even old cars!
Thanks again for the answers
Ter | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 226 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 226 | Miners called it a crummy too... MSHA (miners OSHA) even made them put seat belts in the back of an old van delivery truck that just had wooden benches runnin down each side... LOL.. Think them underground miners (a most dangerous job) worried about seat belts in that old crummy doin about 20 mph goin to the shaft..??? LOL
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,374 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,374 | sounds like the normal condition of my truck, and i'm not even a logger.
Another quality post.
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