Ryan Titcomb, better known in our forum as Sasquatch_Ryda, has been a valuable member of this forum community for many years and even served as a forum moderator for a few of them.
Aside from his posts and sharing photos from his wheeling and camping trips, Ryan is best recognized for his silver 1991 Ford Ranger 4×4 and its very distinctive ‘logger box’. According to Ryan “I’m tired of leaning it up on trees and having the sheetmetal bend all to shit.” I wasn’t even sure what a logger box was, so I googled it:
A logger box (or logger bed) is a specialized, ultra-rugged truck bed featuring a distinct step-side profile, tapered rear corners, and a heavy-duty headache rack. Born in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada, these beds were engineered by the timber industry to replace fragile factory sheet-metal tubs that could not handle the abuse of industrial forestry. They were built from thick steel or heavy aluminum to serve as defensive armor, protecting the truck from shifting logs and preventing the body from being punctured or crushed on the job.
The unique, narrowed design serves highly practical purposes on the job site and the trail. The tapered rear corners allow trucks to pivot tightly around boulders and tree stumps without catching, while the inset step-side layout lets workers step directly onto the rear tire to easily access gear from the side. Additionally, the robust headache rack protects the cab’s rear window from shifting cargo, and the frame-mounted design allows the entire indestructible box to be unbolted and transferred to a new truck chassis once the original vehicle wears out.
Ryan bobbed the box 8-inches, built new larger and wider fender openings, and added some body armor and side skirts to the box.
I think it looks cool and appreciate that it still looks like a truck and not a “truggy”. Truggies look weird to me. They remind me of a really fuzzy poodle that’s been shaved bald from their head back. This was definitely a good move on Ryan’s part because the truck gets wheeled hard and often finds itself squeezing around trees and some pretty big rocks.
The logger bed wasn’t the only unique thing about Ryan’s Ranger. Being the knowledgeable and hardcore enthusiast that he is, Ryan mixed just the right suspension parts to give his Ranger the lift and suspension travel that he needed. He even built his own extended radius arms that have inspired others to do the same.
Learn More At: Sasquatch_Ryda’s Extended Radius Arms
Vehicle Specifications
Make: Ford
Model: Ranger
Year: 1991
Drivetrain: 4.0L V6, A4LD Automatic, BW1354 Transfer Case
Front Axle: Dana 35 Front with an Aussie locker and 4.56 gears
Rear Axle: 31-Spline Ford 8.8-Inch with a Detroit Locker and 4.56 gears
Suspension Mods: 6-Inch suspension lift, 63-inch Chevy leaf spring swap, F-250 shock mounts, early Bronco coil buckets, extended radius arms, Rancho & Procomp shocks, custom shackles
Rims/Tires: 15×8 whitespokes, 36×12.50R15 TSL SX’s
Other Doodads: Onboard air, logger box, tire carrier tailgate, rock sliders, diff guards, Warn M8000, custom winch bumper, bobbed frame, 3-inch body lift, and cowl snorkel
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About The Author
Jim Oaks is the founder of TheRangerStation.com, the longest-running Ford Ranger resource online since 1999. With over 25 years of hands-on experience building and modifying Ford Rangers — including magazine-featured builds like Project Transformer — Jim has become one of the most trusted authorities in the Ford Ranger off-road and enthusiast space.
Since launching TheRangerStation.com, Jim has documented thousands of real-world Ranger builds, technical repairs, drivetrain swaps, suspension modifications, and off-road adventures contributed by owners worldwide. TheRangerStation.com has been referenced in print, video and online by enthusiasts, mechanics, and off-road builders looking for practical, and experience-based information.
