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2019 Ranger Missing 2 of the 6 Bed Tie Down Brackets


Taking the the time to do the things you enjoy in life is much more important than making money. Some folks never learn that lesson.
 
I hear what you‘re saying. But I built these on a Saturday morning. I didn’t build them to save money, it was more a matter of principle. I work as a Value Engineer in the auto industry, I would say ford has less than a $1 for materials, processing, labor, and overhead for a tie down and 2 bolts. It’s borderline criminal to gouge their customers for parts they left off. So I built them out of spite and because it was fun. 😆
 
I hear what you‘re saying. But I built these on a Saturday morning. I didn’t build them to save money, it was more a matter of principle. I work as a Value Engineer in the auto industry, I would say ford has less than a $1 for materials, processing, labor, and overhead for a tie down and 2 bolts. It’s borderline criminal to gouge their customers for parts they left off. So I built them out of spite and because it was fun. 😆
Value engineer must be the fancy term for bean counter I imagine? So.. stuff like this is your fault?

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I hear what you‘re saying. But I built these on a Saturday morning. I didn’t build them to save money, it was more a matter of principle. I work as a Value Engineer in the auto industry, I would say ford has less than a $1 for materials, processing, labor, and overhead for a tie down and 2 bolts. It’s borderline criminal to gouge their customers for parts they left off. So I built them out of spite and because it was fun. 😆

Well done.

I'm a Mech Engineer.. and had never heard the term "Value Engineer" :icon_confused:

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I always worked at small companies though, so we were all doing "value engineering", we just didn't have specific people for it.
 
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There is a retired Ford engineer on Ranger5G. He says that people get bonuses if they can save money on product. I can see that 2021's are decontented a little from my 2021. Little stuff like leaving off the plugs along the bottoms of the rocker panels.
 
There is a retired Ford engineer on Ranger5G. He says that people get bonuses if they can save money on product. I can see that 2021's are decontented a little from my 2021. Little stuff like leaving off the plugs along the bottoms of the rocker panels.

Sure, but it is supposed to be things that also make the product better. I guess they could also not ship them with a hood? I mean, do you really "need" a hood? Or do you even need fenders? Or do you need bumpers?

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Sure, but it is supposed to be things that also make the product better. I guess they could also not ship them with a hood? I mean, do you really "need" a hood? Or do you even need fenders? Or do you need bumpers?
Yes. The gummint says you need most of that stuff so they look for other places to cut back.
 

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