Four Wheeler Magazine...M50D Sucks?

[ozziemo27]

I'm disturbed to see that Four Wheeler said in the article. "The Beater Files, Our Favorite 4x4s for under $1,000"..... Under the ranger's description "Unfortunately, the Ranger's transmission is often a weak link, especially in the case of the M50D Manual". Most ranger folks know that the M50D is a good transmission and that the A4LD and other automatic transmissions are nothing to write home about.... All i have to say is Wow. They actually feature something ranger and they say the good one is the bad one? Its definitely not a typo, lol.

Not to say its a bad magazine as a whole but where to they get their info? I still enjoy reading it on the can.

 

[adsm08]

Well maybe we should all write in and point out the error.

 

[ozziemo27]

I'm writing one as we speak, lol. But I would encourage anybody who is willing to do so to do it.

Here is the contact us link for Four Wheeler Magazine:

http://www.fourwheeler.com/contactus/index.html

And needless to say I'm swapping an M50D in when my 5r55e goes out, yes I said when!

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I've heard the same bad things about the m5od, mostly from desert racing forums. I guess I'm going to find out, I'm using one in my short course truck.

Richard

 

[Hahnsb2]

Well the M5OD is nothing special but I certainly wouldn't label it as a bad transmission, just don't beat it like a red-headed stepchild.

 

[bcost882]

it works fine in a ranger. and it stands up to alot of abuse now compare it to a fullsize truck tranny and it doesnt stand a chance. It was made for a compact truck though. and desert racers break things that you never knew could break so they can stop whining about everything.

 

[adsm08]

I beat my whole truck like a read headed step child, M5OD included. No issues so far.

 

[ozziemo27]

it works fine in a ranger. and it stands up to alot of abuse now compare it to a fullsize truck tranny and it doesnt stand a chance. It was made for a compact truck though. and desert racers break things that you never knew could break so they can stop whining about everything.

The M5OD-R2 is a beefier version used in Broncos and F-150s.

Well the M5OD is nothing special but I certainly wouldn't label it as a bad transmission, just don't beat it like a red-headed stepchild.

Yea, exactly, thats fine if they point out the tranny, just tell em about the bad one!

I beat my whole truck like a read headed step child, M5OD included. No issues so far.

 

[LittleHorse]

i'd say the M5OD is no better than an average transmission. We just say it's the best here at TRS because it's the best we have to work with.

I feel like Ford has maintained the attitude that if the truck is being used for anything that would put additional strain on the transmission, we should be buying the F-150 instead. So the Ranger has been neglected like the unwanted second offspring.

 

[ozziemo27]

Just to clarify my whole point, i would want to steer the reader of a magazine to the better of the options.

 

[Will]

I doubt the author of that had intimate knowledge of Rangers. He probably went around the office asking opinions. You don't have to be right to write.

I could care less what anyone thinks of a Ranger. It's like the 6.2 diesel--everyone thinks it's bad because decades of malignant talk spread by people without useful experience. It's thanks to them that Rangers are cheap and us poor people can own them and get parts. Don't defend the Ranger and prove it's good--shrug and buy low.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I feel like Ford has maintained the attitude that if the truck is being used for anything that would put additional strain on the transmission, we should be buying the F-150 instead. So the Ranger has been neglected like the unwanted second offspring.

Since the F-150's GVW picks up right where the Ranger's lets off, maybe it isn't Ford rather the general public that feel they need a F-150 more than a Ranger?

Each model (Ranger, F-150, F-250...) fill a obvious slot. Since the Ranger is in the "small truck" slot, it only makes sense to have it set up as a "small truck"... not a mini one ton. It fills its slot nicely as it sits.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

I read that a little while back and was like Waaaaaaaaaaaa? I wrote them but I'll do it again.

 

[ozziemo27]

I doubt the author of that had intimate knowledge of Rangers. He probably went around the office asking opinions. You don't have to be right to write.

I could care less what anyone thinks of a Ranger. It's like the 6.2 diesel--everyone thinks it's bad because decades of malignant talk spread by people without useful experience. It's thanks to them that Rangers are cheap and us poor people can own them and get parts. Don't defend the Ranger and prove it's good--shrug and buy low.

Lol, I can picture the office thing happening....

I read that a little while back and was like Waaaaaaaaaaaa? I wrote them but I'll do it again.

Lol, exactly!

 

[wahlstrom1]

To me none of the ranger tranny's are anything to brag about....I'll take pretty much any GM tranny over a Ford's.

But I like Will's way of thinking......I have 300,000km on my truck and can replacement parts cheap and I still amaze people with it's performance (driveline is all stock).