1000 lb payload on the newer Tacoma's

[85_Ranger4x4]

It still doesn't change the fact that they are 1/4 ton rated trucks, be happy it holds 1000lbs, and I bet not a very bright move if you do so either.

1k isn't much, especially for a truck that can hold four people. You could easily go overweight with four passengers and a cooler full of liquid refreashement.

I have had mine up to and over 1k, it handled it fine. They are all conservative, there are a lot of "if it will move it it is going to move it" types out there.

The whole 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and one ton thing is horridly outdated. My brother's '97 4.6 F-150 has the same 6500 GVW as my great grandfather's 3/4 Studebaker with the "big 6" engine.

 

[adsm08]

I am pretty sure my '85 is rated over 1000, it is pretty sad when a small 2 seat truck is rated with a higher payload than the big brawny looking taco that can seat four.

1k isn't much, especially for a truck that can hold four people. You could easily go overweight with four passengers and a cooler full of liquid refreashement.

I have had mine up to and over 1k, it handled it fine. They are all conservative, there are a lot of "if it will move it it is going to move it" types out there.

The whole 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and one ton thing is horridly outdated. My brother's '97 4.6 F-150 has the same 6500 GVW as my great grandfather's 3/4 Studebaker with the "big 6" engine.

If you really want to split at that particular hair I once loaded up our 4-cyl manual trans S-10 and took it down to the scrap yard. The load it hauled down there weighed in a 1500 lbs.

 

[Surrey]

My mother pulls a nearly 7000lb trailer with a little jeep liberty.

My dad used to use a 90 Dakota to haul dirt, and it handled a yard in the box better than the 98 f150 he replaced it with.

Everything is all f'ed up with load ratings these days...

 

[4x4junkie]

Yeah, something is up for sure.

The Ranger had a max available payload of 1660lbs and tow ratings of over 6000lbs (it varied slightly from year to year, and cab/body/drive configs, but was still ~1500lbs & 5600lbs on a 4x4 Supercab truck). It could easily do a majority of things the F-150 of the time could do, and got 30-50% better (unladen) MPG in the process (10-20% better while towing/hauling).

I hope you guys sporting the "Need to haul or tow more get a bigger truck" attitude are happy we have no Ranger at all now.

 

[adsm08]

I hope you guys sporting the "Need to haul or tow more get a bigger truck" attitude are happy we have no Ranger at all now.

Despite my use of that argument from time to time I am not particularly happy about the loss of the Ranger. I think it did fill a nice spot in the line up.

I use my Ranger for work some people reserve for F-250s or bigger. I only pull out the "get a bigger truck" line for guys who want to whine about "being legal".

My secret is knowing when I am over my legal limit, by about how much, and then making a very big point to not drive over a set of scales with a cop around. It's worked so far.

 

[wildbill23c]

Yeah, something is up for sure.

The Ranger had a max available payload of 1660lbs and tow ratings of over 6000lbs (it varied slightly from year to year, and cab/body/drive configs, but was still ~1500lbs & 5600lbs on a 4x4 Supercab truck). It could easily do a majority of things the F-150 of the time could do, and got 30-50% better (unladen) MPG in the process (10-20% better while towing/hauling).

I hope you guys sporting the "Need to haul or tow more get a bigger truck" attitude are happy we have no Ranger at all now.

Actually if you understood insurance you would know you need a bigger truck if you want to haul more. If your Ranger rated at 1200lbs payload for example you decided to put 1300lbs in it and get in an accident you can be held at fault because your vehicle was overloaded.

The people I see trying to haul/tow things way too heavy for their vehicle are also the ones who bitch whine and cry about blown engines, and transmissions, worn out brakes, and other components.

If you don't want a bigger truck don't buy a trailer larger than what the truck is rated for, or don't haul more than the truck is rated at.

I have had 2 different Rangers, a 1984 and a 1993. Loved them both, only reason the 93 is no longer around is because of the POS A4LD transmission, got tired of the failures, 2 transmissions in a year and a half, and the biggest load it ever saw was a 2400lb trailer/ATV after the last transmission replacement. Never had a problem with the 84, just wish I knew about TRS then as I would have known to just do a Duraspark rather than mess with the computer mess it was having.

I would drive a Ranger or a Bronco II any day over a full size truck there's just something about the rangers that made them a lot of fun to drive, even after driving them for many years.

It was Ford's idea to get people to buy an F-150, somewhere Ford actually has this as their reason, the Ford Ranger was taking away sales of the F-150. A lot of farmers, ranchers, and fleets used Ford Rangers they were great trucks. Ford screwed themselves once again stopping production on a great selling vehicle. Same goes for the Crown Victoria (dated technology was their excuse).

 

[4x4junkie]

I only pull out the "get a bigger truck" line for guys who want to whine about "being legal".

Actually if you understood insurance you would know you need a bigger truck if you want to haul more. If your Ranger rated at 1200lbs payload for example you decided to put 1300lbs in it and get in an accident you can be held at fault because your vehicle was overloaded.

Need to read my post again guys.

The Ranger's max rated payload is as much as 1660LBs! I'm looking at it in a factory brochure I have right here in front of me (1999). A 2010 Supercab is 1430lbs. 1992 goes up to 1620lbs.

You are not breaking any law whatsoever hauling 1300lbs in the bed of these trucks (well, as long as you aren't driving a 2010 and weigh more than 130lbs lol, but in a '99 reg cab you can be a 360lb lardbutt using all 3" of it's recently-added cab room and still be completely legal). I can't imagine there are very many things besides maybe a load of gravel that would exceed it's payload ratings (I hauled three full-sized sport ATVs in mine once. Fully legal).

My point was (and I agree Ford purposely created the truck's own demise by not keeping it up to date and promoting it during it's last 10 years), too many people in this country have the "bigger is better!" mentality, and it's screwed anyone & everyone who has no actual need or want for the big giganormous vehicles the automakers spew out these days.
My dad was forced to buy a Honda Civic just to have a car about the same size as the '86 Accord he once owned (and the thing rides like ass compared to the Accord too )
I can only imagine Toyota's paltry 1000lb rating is to try to get people to buy a damn Tundra.

And as for the Crown Vic... I'll bet was killed off because they couldn't really make it any bigger (and still be practical) when other cars like the Taurus and even the Fusion have grown so much they were now starting to compete in it's size class (seems this has made police departments go full-circle and are starting to use Mopars again now lol).