Business leases are turned over every 3 to 5 years so that’s likely one aspect.
I have a friend who plows his driveway with a snoway plow on the front of his mid '10s Tacoma. Not commercial and not sure I'd do it commercially with such a light truck. Heck, I wouldn't even want to plow with my F-350
Tough to say, I'd like to say a properly maintained work truck will last a very very long time. And it should, but plowing in the rust belt usually has different plans for the vehicle. I do find that most of these trucks have been annually treated for rust prevention, so that leaves you with the front component failures....bearings, ball joints, etc. Then there is the tranny. Keep up with it and you would think in a heavy duty truck you'll be fine.
I just find that it takes even more abuse than that - sometimes these things run at construction sites half the day! Guy is writing estimates in it, AC on, Just idling away. Then it's driven all over the place. I knew an HVAC guy that would literally drive up and down the highway all day long, from job to job...pulling a trailer, bed stuffed with stuff. Know a masonry guy that does the same. And carpenter. And a lot of times these trucks are just flat out forgotten and neglected in the maintenance department. They're money makers and along the way people forget the upkeep. That's what happens to work trucks. But because they're money makers people will also do MAJOR component replacement and keep them going, because to buy a new one will be too much. And therefore they stay on the road sometimes a lot longer than you'd think.
I don’t know how many miles you have on that Tacoma but I would NOT let that tranny or diff go “lifetime” on fluid changes. I’d do them both at 50,000, if you haven’t already.I am good on maintenance. Oil change every 5k miles using full synthetic. Owners manual doesn’t call for anything else besides Coolant/brake at 100k or some other high interval. “Lifetime” transmission and rear diff.
I’m occasionally overloading the bed or trailer. I would be sick if I needed to replace the rear axle, leaf pack, or transmission. I take things easy when I have it loaded. I know the 2.7 can run for a long time…it’s just the stuff that it’s attached onto that I’m worried about.
I suppose I could do a rear suspension enhancement but that doesn’t really add payload. Just helps with the weak factory leafs. May do a trans cooler come spring time so I can go above 3500lb without causing damage.
I don’t know how many miles you have on that Tacoma but I would NOT let that tranny or diff go “lifetime” on fluid changes. I’d do them both at 50,000, if you haven’t already.
I have a Toyota, and I’ve owned a Lexus in the past...I’ve been doing their tranny services for a decade now. They are a pain, but if you have a scan tool that will read tranny temp they’re not too bad. But I hate these dipstickless trannies.Coming up on 25k miles soon.
I would do a trans fluid change, but I don’t trust the dealer to not mess it up. I would do it myself, but the process with these “sealed” transmissions are a pita.
Going to check how bad the rust has gotten in the spring. May add a trans cooler if it’s still salvageable.