{{Globalize, date=July 2011 A farm truck is a vehicle designated for agricultural use, and may include anything from small

pick-up truck A pickup truck or pickup is a light-duty truck that has an enclosed cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a tailgate and removable covering) ...

s or even vehicles fashioned out of old parts, to class 8 eighteen-wheeler trucks. Some states in the United States have a special registration for farm trucks that includes restrictions such as distance the vehicle may travel from the farm.

Asia

In Asia, farm truck generally refers to small four-wheel trucks or transporters many times manufactured in artisanal or small rural and peri-urban workshops) and in larger factories in developing countries of Asia. They can be classified as an intermediate means of transport. They usually consist of simple rail-type frames, with axles, brakes and steering assemblies cobbled from new or second-hand vehicular spare parts and are generally powered by single-cylinder diesel and petrol engines.

Farm trucks of Thailand

In Thailand, such trucks are known as ''rot i-taen'' ( th, รถอีแต๋น). Manufactured as early as the mid-1950s, these artfully painted, polished teak sideboards, Thai farm trucks can be frequently seen in various parts of rural Thailand transporting farm produce, rice threshers, and people. These are not to be confused with the songthaew pickup trucks. The Tallythong factory in Panatnikhom, Chonburi

manufactures Superbull farm truck.

Jugaad Trucks of India

Jugaad ''Jugaaḍ'' (or "Jugaaṛ") is a colloquial Indo-Aryan word, which refers to a non-conventional, frugal innovation, often termed a "hack". It could also refer to an innovative fix or a simple work-around, a solution that bends the rules, or a ...

's literal meaning in Hindi and other

Indo-Aryan languages The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. As of the early 21st century, they have more than 800 million speakers, primarily ...

is "hack". Jugaad could be used as a term for any low-cost vehicle which typically costs under $1000.00. Jugaads are powered by single-cylinder diesel engines originally intended to power agricultural irrigation pumps and can be considered a cost-effective transportation solutions for rural Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis. Although by law they cannot be registered and therefore not allowed on the road, they are also rarely regulated as they inexpensively fulfill a very felt need in rural areas of the three countries. The jugaad farm truck used in

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is called by various names, including peter rehra, gharukka, maruta and kisan gari.

Mini-trucks

Also known as

mini truck Mini truck, also called a micro-truck, are tiny but practical light truck Light truck or light-duty truck is a US classification for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to and a payload capacity up to 4,000 pounds (1,815 kg). Similar goo ...

s, micro-trucks or light commercial vehicle – LCV in India. They are among the smallest class of commercial 4-wheel trucks usually in the 500 kg cargo range and powered by < 20 HP engines. In Japan they are known as Keitora or Kei trucks and produced Mitsubishi- Minicab, Suzuki- Carry and Daihatsu- Hijet. In China they are known as farm trucks and available from such manufacturers as Vantage, DFM, WuLing, Marathon, MAG, etc. Their use in South Asia has spread quickly from urban areas to rural areas for cargo but also as for people carriers. In India these include the Tata Ace, Mahendra Gio, Piaggio Ape.

Asia

Farm trucks of Thailand

Jugaad Trucks of India

Mini-trucks

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