Kei Truck vs Cummins: Does Size Matter In The Snow? 

I have a Diahatsu HiJet. It has a low range, rear locker, a two inch lift, and knobby tires. It makes a world of difference in the snow. I have it set up in a similar way that you have the Polaris with the snow plow. It is a work horse. The Honda Acty is more of a street oriented Kei truck vs. the other models.

Funny the US lawmakers are trying to ban these kei because of safety but meanwhile you can go out and drive a motorcycle legally which is wayyyy more dangerous than the truck is

Aomori City in Japan is in fact the world’s snowiest city, it gets a mind boggling 312in of precipitation in the form of snow a year. It’s not a coincidence that the Japanese know how to handle it.

So the US will allow a 1st gen. Volkswagen Beetle from 40+ years ago on the road at 70+ mph but not these?!

I think it's great the Honda is designed well enough that it does just about as well, but it depends on your needs, big truck to move big things, little truck for limited space or budget when you only need small things moved about. Does illustrate that small doesn't need to be a sacrifice if you don't need big.

We need more Case! This was a fun video to watch!! He brings some Nathan school of driving with Andrea’s great delivery of information. A Star is Born!

A quick shop for some wheels and tires would make the K truck much more capable.

you need to try kei trucks with real transfer case with low range and rear diff lock. real 4wd. for example: Mitsubishi Minicab or Suzuki Carry

Loving that 12 valve!!!

Someone shoulda hopped in the back to give the Kei truck some traction in back

Among the Honda Acty Full Time 4WD models, the Acty Attack, which specializes in rough terrain, might have been able to climb hills. I'm looking for it in Japan, but I can't find it. Probably the strongest light truck. Unfortunately, Honda no longer produces light trucks.

Put a small lift and some atv tires/ rims on the K truck.

How do you avoid old people asking for a ride? Lift the truck a good 6+ inches and get rid of the running boards 😂

I have 500' combined of driveway that I plow with my Suzuki Carry Kei truck. I use a 66" heavy-duty Denali UTV plow. The Suzuki is a beast in the snow with no additional weight in the rear. Tires make all the difference, though.

Would have to pick the one you can actually register for on road use 🤷🏻‍♂️

Well considering I own both as well. It depends on how much fun you want to have the honda is always cool but the turbo of the cummins always is awesome so really your own preference!

Imagine all that open space, but yet so close to the neighbor's house.

Yeah, we could all use three more inches 😂

I think you can get it registered for the road in Montana. I see one drving around town all the time where I live.

Don't forget to drop the plow when you are done plowing......as it is still raised 2:00 in your video. It takes the weight off the front differential. Living in Colorado, that is something you should know....maybe you need the Polaris lawyer to tell you that too 😱!

Fun video. I like the "line change". (hockey term for mixing up the personnel) I hope you guys go viral on many videos!

Fun fact: Japan requires to do crash tests on these K pickup trucks. Newer gens have airbags. So theoretically these k trucks are safer than side by side.

HONDAのリアルタイム４駆は基本パートタイム。デフロック機能付きでないと除雪されてない道路は厳しい…

love how the roof design over looked ugh, when snow falls 20 feet kinda packs lol, pretty overm loads functional this time, great shop, fun to see , the hunger game annoucers lol

Could not force me to wear a helmet in that little thing pushing a little snow. I would just walk away.

Fairly certain the subarus have a smidge more cab space if the big guy is still interested in a kei

*CAN YOU IMAGINE* the threat it would pose to the US car industry if people realised you dont need a $100k 7L V8 truck to move stuff from A to B

If I could drive a Kei truck on the road I would be actively looking for a 4wd jumbo with a manual transmission, two speed transfers cases, lockers and set it up for plowing and salting.

Imagine if you guys actually had some better tires on that little kei truck

A set of one inch larger winter tires and the Honda would be as unstoppable as anything with such low ground clearance could ever be.

I'd like to see new KEI trucks (2024) imported into the US.

The Honda Acti is the most vulnerable of the snow-covered road k-trucks. The Subaru Sambar is the most snow resistant of the k-Trucks.

Between this and the behind the scenes footage of this some time ago, I think this presentation was the better of the 2. While the behind the scenes video of this video was not horrific per se, one can certainly appreciate the editing done on this product. Which one of the 2 do I like better? Wish you had not asked. lol Both have their use case scenario where they would excel in. Obviously since you cannot legalize that Kei truck for the streets, Kase truck wins. (in so many ways)

Need to swap out for a sport bike motor

I get it, I'd feel like an Idiot as well with a helmet as well. 😂

Y’all should try putting the engine from a Honda CB650R or from a CBR1000RR in the Acty, much more torque and horsepower

The only things keeping this sort of vehicle out of the States as new, assuming the marketing teams estimated they'd sell enough to make it worth their while, is the shadow of the consumer safety hand-wringing over the Suzuki Samurai in the late '80s as well as the Chicken Tax.

Kei truck needs a k sized turbo

Honestly just give the Acty some good small off-road tires and you probably could solve quite a lot of those traction problems.

More of a test of tires than vehicles.

Even if they are extremely old, Japanese cars are still excellent.

I want a suzuki carry

What a fun video!! I'm glad that you guys had so much fun out there. :) :) keep up the good work. I would love to see the ranger raptor do that too.

I’m not as tall as Nathan but I’m more rounder and I didn’t fit either, they do make a version called the Jumbo, not sure Honda does though, think Daihatsu and Suzuki do, the cabs looks larger though. I need a Sumo version, they are the coolest lil things and very useful if you can get in them. Enjoyed the show!

Japan has most snow in the world each winter. Not Russia or Canada. Blizzard Snow requires moisture and arctic weather.

seems like you really can't go wrong indeed

A helmet while plowing. One can only assume that either Polaris is unsafe and poorly designed or that their legal department is running marketing.

it depends as my atv does better in some cases but my truck does why better on covered roads

The brain doctor said i have to wear a helmet because of my bad decision making, but my body doctor said i dont need a helmet because my head is already too hard

It’s all about wheel speed if you got the power and decent tires and can spin them real fast youl be good . Lol found this out in a old ford 250 2 wd that thing would creep threw mud and snow as long as I got them back wheels turning real fast lol people doubted me the stuff I took it threw 😂

I thought Tommy’s voice had finally changed until he gets excited. Was Case hired to keep an eye on Tommy? i.e. be his babysitter

I speak in documents using Google Translate.　　　 Hey, how are you? Good video! I'm glad you love K-Track! However, you should be able to run more if you use Acty, but it looks like you get stuck a few times in this video. Unlike high-powered cars, the K-Truck is light and has small wheels, making it delicate to handle, but if you master how to drive on rough roads, you should be able to drive the Acty even further. First of all, it would be fun to go to the countryside of Japan and have someone who actually uses the K-Truck to work on stages on rough roads give a lecture on how to drive on rough roads using the K-Truck. It's going to be a project! Snowy roads, mud roads, sand roads, gravel roads, river crossings - you should hear about what you can do with the K-Truck in the hometown of the K-Truck!　 It will take time and effort, but it will definitely be a fun time, and it will be a great experience that everyone will benefit from in the future!　 Good Luck! 👍 （By the way, HONDA ACTY is nicknamed "Ferrari of farm roads" in Japan. The reason is that it is a mid-engine style K truck lol）

Snow tires for Kei?❤

It's ground pressure must be microscopic

❤ I'd like the 5 point nine

Now try again with proper winter tires

Let one Whistln Diesel have at that lil Honda. Wouldn't be the first right hand drive vehicle he's whistlin dieseled.

Damn. That Dodge is nice. Finnigan wants.

Case gives me the Tom Cruise vibes

Nokia winter tires ?

Anyone ever put 4 inch portals on a keitruck, ? 4 inch lift + gear reduction for bigger tires , any lhd conversion ?

The 12 valve all the way would be my answer if you ask me.

Now if only one could stuff a 2.0L turbo diesel engine into the Kei truck, and put offroad tires on it, that would be awesome lol

Don't blame the Honda truck when you're an overweight big guy! LOL

You must have bribed the Honda lawyers to let you ram a little wall of snow without a helmet on. I'm kidding of course. Honda isn't trying to advertise their truck.

Honda acty ha3☺

Put some offroad tires on it and give it a real test.

WHICH is worse: you wearing a helmet inside the vehicle on flat ground or it takes four others to watch you do it? 🤔

Put atv tires on it, it will do much better offroad.

Honda truck❤

Please keep the Cummins out of the snow!!

That honda needs the sxs wheels 😅

The reason they are fighting these vehicles is because of safety? Here, I figured it was cheap, reliable transportation. Would that ever burn the American car markets a**. The fact is that federal law states that after 25 years, they can be imported without restriction. There are various tax laws regulating newer than 25 years. Thanks LBJ 🤬 but I digress. The bottom line those states outright banning them are in breach of federal regulation. Those limiting them to non-highway use are using a gray area that is semi-valid, though slightly misguided. Are they beasts that should be on a highway at 70 mph? They could, in theory, do it, but as responsible adults we should understand the difference between should and could. If our overinflated, obese, fat cat, $140,000 truck auto manufacturers did a little market research, they might realize a small economically efficient cost-effective truck priced at around $10,000 - $12,000 new would sell like hotcakes. This is why the American auto marcket is failing at design, sales, retention, and overall business. They are bleeding green, be it from debt, regulation, or sheer obstinance. The rise in popularity and import should give them a market idea, let alone public reactions, in general, with most finding these vehicles "cute." So why aren't they getting a hint that a truck designed to fail and having no dealer support after 10 years, that goes from $140,000 to $70,000 the second your name goes on the title. Is a terrible business model? Dont even get me started on electrics. On that note, maybe I should casually and quickly put my soap box away. Peace be with you all and enjoy what you like. we should all have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

A fight in some States, newly legal here in NC. Do some research, boss'sboy....

Kase where’s your helmet

軽トラック

Toyota hilux champ turbo diesel Star us $ 10.000 mid size truck

Case is so boring sounds like a robot

People wanna get flattened by a Camry in one of these that badly?

コイツラでは、どんな車でも1週間で壊すだろ。

K

Actually in asian not just about kei truck. Here a lot of 4t truck like Mitsubishi Fuso and its has same size like average american truck. But yeah u dont have a smaller pickup there

The Kei truck proves it is not the size its how you use it

A lot of those little kei trucks have hydraulic dumping beds, diff locks and even center diff locks. If you get one with those and some legit tires, they’re damned near unstoppable.

I would NEVER take that little truck on the interstate, BUT, keeping it to use as a weekend shop truck. absolutely.

My Daihatsu HiJet Climber has low range and locker. I have a hydraulic plow for it with remote control blade direction.

In Japan, it is possible to drive on snow-covered roads to some extent by installing studless tires, but in places where the entire area is covered with thick snow, such as ski resorts and heavy snowfall areas, Kei trucks modified with caterpillars on all four wheels are sometimes used!

1:24 what is this, a government contract? One guy working and 3 guys standing around watching him

Japanese Kei trucks are fun! I want to play with a Kei truck once overseas.

Put some different tires on that kei truck n it’ll be a beast

I had a relative who had a Bedford Rascal station wagon, ( A badged version of a Suzuki similar to your pickup but with a van style body). He was driving north on the M6 motorway at Shap, a three lane section and was having difficulty overtaking a lorry ( Truck) as the pressure of the bow wave from the truck was too great for the limited power of the Bedford to get through. He dropped back from the truck, which was in the inside. lane, then accelerated as fast as he could in the middle lane until he hit he pressure wave, then popped into the third lane effectively side stepping the pressure wave and drove on. Got a wave and a toot. on the horn from the lorry driver.

i must say, i love your guys collection of unique vehicles in your garage! its always rich snobs with ferraris and mclarens lol.. its good to see very nice day to day rides as well for once. that dakota though!! i want!

That kei truck seemed a lot more under control than the dodge. Plus it didn't seem to have nearly as much tire spinning

Some tire chains maybe from a lawn mower would help those horrid tires on the little toy truck. Put the guys standing there to use and add that weight to the bed would also help the little truck.

American automotive brands need to make mini trucks their Is more of a demand then they think rhd is the only turn off for me, that and tires size I can't tell you how many I have seen selling with junk quad tires on them.

Comparaison would have been nice with a non lifted stock pickup on street tires like the acty

not enough ground clearance , tiny ass tires, wish i was there with my subaru loyale to play you guys should get a old subaru with low range lol the lil trucks face looks like its stoned

Snow tires exist for a reason. A brodozer with summer tires will soon end up in the ditch on icy roads.

Its no more dangerous than a side by side or a motorcycle so if you're willing to drive it why is it anyones business its certainly less dangerous to the public than a full size truck

looks like you could use some weight in the back