bootsandpaddles
New Member
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2020
- Messages
- 5
- Reaction score
- 1
- Points
- 3
- Location
- Eastern Washington
- Vehicle Year
- 2011
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
Hey all, new guy here. I'm looking forward to being an active member of this community.
A little about me: I'm a 30 something ecologist who lives in Eastern Washington. I use my truck to commute to work, and I sometimes use it as my work truck. I also use it on the weekends for camping and ski trips. I have never owned a Ford that didn't give me issues, so I'm a little scared of this truck. I hope to learn some mechanical skills to work on problems as they arise.
A little about my truck: It's a black 2011 Ranger Sport, with the 4.0L engine and automatic transmission. It's a beautiful truck. I'll get photos later. I replaced my 2006 4runner (frame rust issues). I've only had it a few months now. I had to finance it, unfortunately. But it only had 30,000 miles (owned by an old man in Canada, as I've been able to find out). I'm a little scared of why it has such low miles, but I couldn't pass it up. It already has a few issues: leaking front differential, minor frame rust, etc. And just this morning I had to engage 4wd to get up a snowy hill, and on the top I smelt something burning and realized the transfer case was screaming at me, so that's fun. I've had 2 Ford Explorers in the past, and both of them blew their transmissions without a month of owning them. So I'm extra paranoid about tranny issues.
I want this truck to last 10 years or more. I hope to get some bigger tires on, find a canopy, and built a sleeping platform in the back. I do a lot of camping and skiing, and having a convenient place to camp will be great. I'll document my progress on here as I go.
Looking forward to it.
A little about me: I'm a 30 something ecologist who lives in Eastern Washington. I use my truck to commute to work, and I sometimes use it as my work truck. I also use it on the weekends for camping and ski trips. I have never owned a Ford that didn't give me issues, so I'm a little scared of this truck. I hope to learn some mechanical skills to work on problems as they arise.
A little about my truck: It's a black 2011 Ranger Sport, with the 4.0L engine and automatic transmission. It's a beautiful truck. I'll get photos later. I replaced my 2006 4runner (frame rust issues). I've only had it a few months now. I had to finance it, unfortunately. But it only had 30,000 miles (owned by an old man in Canada, as I've been able to find out). I'm a little scared of why it has such low miles, but I couldn't pass it up. It already has a few issues: leaking front differential, minor frame rust, etc. And just this morning I had to engage 4wd to get up a snowy hill, and on the top I smelt something burning and realized the transfer case was screaming at me, so that's fun. I've had 2 Ford Explorers in the past, and both of them blew their transmissions without a month of owning them. So I'm extra paranoid about tranny issues.
I want this truck to last 10 years or more. I hope to get some bigger tires on, find a canopy, and built a sleeping platform in the back. I do a lot of camping and skiing, and having a convenient place to camp will be great. I'll document my progress on here as I go.
Looking forward to it.