Recent content by lil_Blue_Ford

Man, that looks mint!! :icon_rofl:

Ehh, it’s easier to find ones that tolerate cigars. Gasoline, not so much.

Been known to cause cancer in laboratory rats, or so I’ve heard. I do know the smell of gasoline on a man seems to bother women substantially, and usually not in a good way. If you’re not sure what I mean, wash you hands in gasoline before you go see Sweet Pea next time, I’m sure she will...

Yeah, pretty sure it doesn’t matter. Never ordered a new one yet though, I dunno if they come with the splines pressed in, you might have to pound it on to form the splines. I’ve pulled a bunch off in the junkyard over the years though out of various Ford trucks and they’re all about the same...

Welcome to the club. Wait till you have the joy of it deciding to syphon on you from the tank. I had a line on a potential solution with going to a screw on canister style but I didn’t get one and then after CoVid the only ones I’ve found aren’t rated high enough for the “returnless” system my...

Is the pressure tank full of water? If it is, then the bladder is bad in it. Usually there’s a tire type valve somewhere on the top. Tank should have an ID label of what air pressure should be in there. Also check breakers/fuses. Oh, and there should be a pressure switch somewhere in the...

By today’s prices, sounds like a score. The hatch meeting the rear bumper likely is either rear body mounts, body rot along the bottom of the body by the hatch, or a bit of both. As for a welder, you can always look for a used one. I picked up a Lincoln Weld-PAC awhile back used. Had feed...

Yup, that would explain it. Major differences. All the U-haul dollys I’ve seen in the states had the pads for the wheels roughly in line with the tow dolly wheels and no surge brakes. All have a pivoting deck for the wheel pads. The U-haul car hauler trailers have surge brakes here and they have...

The bolts seizing up and breaking when removing the bed is common. It’s like $30-50 to buy a generic bolt set with the clips off Amazon or EBay. Personally I smear some grease thinned with oil on the bolts when they get put in to keep from going through it again. Sometimes an impact gun will get...

For some reason I thought you said 20 miles not 120, but it still shouldn’t be a problem. I’ve easily pulled my Choptop over twice that distance with the t-case in neutral and the driveshaft in. Axle for the safety chain, as close to snug as you can get it. With the front tires strapped down...

I think it’s mostly preference for shaft diameter and material. Wall thickness will probably matter more. I think 98+ Rangers all had 4” diameter rear shafts. My lowered 2000 with the 302/4R70w/AWD t-case and doing the Explorer 8.8” as spring under required taking about 1.5” out of my stock...

My 88 Bronco II came 700+ miles home on a tow dolly behind my 2000 Ranger extended cab 2wd 3.0 5-speed. My Choptop came 400-ish miles home the same way. Choptop has rode tow dolly and tow bar (both old U-haul style equipment) for a lot of miles. In fact, when I went to the TRS 20th Anniversary...

So not really to call you out, but most of this is flat out wrong… T-case in neutral, trans in any gear but reverse. Tow dollys don’t have surge brakes, but because of the pivot, they don’t really back up loaded. Lock the steering column. The pin will be fine. There is no real tongue weight...

You will need the complete axle with brakes assembly. Use the Explorer rear brake hoses and hard lines, but the hose with the splitter will attach to the Ranger bracket on the frame. Use the Explorer e-brake cables from the axle to the intermediate cable. It will hook with the Explorer cable...

I don’t carry it except between trucks and wherever I’m staying and I really don’t care about blending fashion or any of that nonsense. What I use is actually supposed to be a range bag for shooting. All the pockets help keep everything organized to a degree. Range bag = masculine I wear a...