I just brought home a 97 Chevy 3500 dually. It's got almost 175k on the clock, but was very well taken care of. I don't know if you're considering a dually, but for hauling wood, I figured it was almost necessary (I don't have a dump trailer though, so that might change the equation. I just figured that by the time you subtract the curb weight of a big block, automatic, 4x4 truck with an extra cab from the GVWR, there isn't much left for payload capacity.
When I was shopping I discovered that Ford didn't make any 4x4 dually trucks until the super duties started in '98. Personally I like the Fords, and my last truck was a '90 Ford but the super duty trucks are pretty spendy. Plus, the spark plugs are an enormous pain to change. The layout under the hood just isn't that great for a shade tree hack like me.
Speaking of old trucks though, if you want something real basic but 100% reliable I still have my old Ford. I lent it to a friend for a couple weeks, so I haven't gotten around to listing it yet. It's a single cab, 2wd, 5 speed F250 with the bulletproof 300-6 and almost new BFG AT tires. Not a fast truck, but dead nuts reliable and it has an incredible legal payload. Gross weight is 8600#. Curb weight is about half that. I've put 4000# of feed in the bed. Try that with a half ton.