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2026-07-27 20:06 UTC

@apzpins@some.apz.fi I've a Kärppä of similar vintage. Stoat sticker still in pretty good condition, but the The Phantom ones my dad stuck on there are completely white. Feel you about the lack of top, mostly using it for garden waste. Has the same problem with the plywood coming off too, and funky electrics. Did get it new wheels and bearings when I inherited it some years back, probably first service it ever had...

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@apzpins@some.apz.fi 2026-07-27 20:35

@hwps@oldbytes.space I remember the Kärppä branded ones too from the 80s/90s. Juhta was very common in Kymenlaakso region as they had a factory here and construction stores pushed them pretty hard. I remember almost everyone in our street having some model from the Juhta's lineup. For this one the only original part is the frame, after the bed everything else has been replaced. The cabling started the whole project. I wondered if I would dare to plug this into my car with its fancy trailer control unit and all, then noticed how the insulation was flaking off and noped. I got a set of road legal LED backlights for it and also learned that even when this used the 9 pin socket, modern cars had different pinout for it.

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