What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

I had to order new gears for the D35 yesterday. The gears I originally ordered were for. LP D35. The company made a mistake and sent the wrong ones.

I’m impressed with Summit and scared because now I know they have a store an hour from my house…. lol

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I had to order new gears for the D35 yesterday. They were delivered today. I’m impressed with Summit and scared because now I know they have a store an hour from my house…. lol

Like two months after my first roundup it hit me I had driven thru the town they are headquartered in... and didn't stop. I was bummed.

 

[scotts90ranger]

So there might be something going on with my clutch hydraulic system, I should bleed it this weekend... After the '97 sat all night I could barely push the pedal down this morning, it didn't release nice either (killed it) but after that it worked perfect? Must be an air bubble... don't know, I meant to look to see if there was a warranty on the master I put in in October...

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

Like two months after my first roundup it hit me I had driven thru the town they are headquartered in... and didn't stop. I was bummed.

That would have been pretty cool! But, expensive… lol

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I drove my preesision instrament of speeed and aromatics to the car club meeting tonight.

 

[sgtsandman]

I think you need to upgrade your light covers.

 

[Dirtman]

Ewwww gross now your truck has corvette coodies...

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Ewwww gross now your truck has corvette coodies...

Tonight he is probably wondering how his carbon fiber wonder caught rust...

 

[RustyShackleford94]

Drove it to work, then took the dog to the vet in it, then we picked up a previously enjoyed toolbox for it. After dinner I installed said previously enjoyed toolbox.

 

[sgtsandman]

Drove it to work, then took the dog to the vet in it, then we picked up a previously enjoyed toolbox for it. After dinner I installed said previously enjoyed toolbox.

Sounds like it needs a good washing. You don’t know where it's been and what has been done to it.

 

[Blmpkn]

I drove my preesision instrament of speeed and aromatics to the car club meeting tonight.

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Aromatics? Did you have a bed full of manure?

 

[Curious Hound]

Installed a pair of fog lights I had ordered a few months ago. Wanted to paint the brackets after I welded them on, but found out I was all out of my favorite black spray paint and primer. Didn't feel like (too cheap and lazy) going to parts store for paint. So I got out a disposable brush and a gallon can of black Rustoleum and did the whole bumper ( while installed. Did I mention being lazy?) So it would all look equally hideous.

Also picked up a chunk of T6061 aluminum bar stock to make some receiver hitch anchor points. I currently carry a whole steel draw bar with a giant D shackle on it that is big, bulky and heavy. I saw these other things at the overlanding challenge in March and wasn't willing to pay $80 for one. I got enough aluminum to make 2 for about $59.

What I bought.

What I'm going to make.

 

[scotts90ranger]

I just use a hitch pin for straps in receivers, works great, I save time by just leaving pins in everything I have that has a receiver... way less trouble than trying to get a shackle loose... That method won't work for a winch but there's other options for that... I see people doing all sorts of crazy stuff to put a strap on a receiver, but all straps I've seen both 2" and 3" all have a 2" wide loop that fits in a receiver perfectly and CANNOT fall out.

 

[Curious Hound]

I just use a hitch pin for straps in receivers, works great, I save time by just leaving pins in everything I have that has a receiver... way less trouble than trying to get a shackle loose... That method won't work for a winch but there's other options for that... I see people doing all sorts of crazy stuff to put a strap on a receiver, but all straps I've seen both 2" and 3" all have a 2" wide loop that fits in a receiver perfectly and CANNOT fall out.

I've seen that done and my tree saver would fit. But my BubbaRopes don't fit that way.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Oh, yeah, a bubba rope definitely wouldn't fit. As long as you have a reason it works for me . I just see stuff like that on rigs that never leave pavement, have a tent on their roof that's likely never been used (yet on the rig 12 months a year) and so forth. I bought one of the shackle mount deals from Harbor Freight a long time ago but it just sits in a pile of random other stuff now...

Oh, the clutch on the '97 is still doing clutch stuff just fine, I'll see if I can find the time to bleed it this weekend for good measure though...