An observation....

[rusty ol ranger]

I was out cleaning up leaves....

AGAIN....

and as i was dumping them in my 97 F250 HD something occured to me...

Im 6'1 and its a royal bitch to reach over the bedside and dump the leaf vac bag in over the bedside. Usually i use the ranger but i didnt feel like going down and unloading them tonight.

How in the royal shit do people do things like this with the massivley tall bedsides on modern trucks? Use a ladder? Why are the bedsides so tall anyways?

Not trying to debate old vs new...but just something i dont understand.

 

[RonD]

Buyers of Pickup trucks like the look of tall tires and trucks, and majority rules as far as sales department is concerned

Cars and trucks built for practical use never sell very well, very much of a small niche market in 1st world markets

2nd and 3rd world markets prefer function over form, and we tend to chuckle over what their pickup trucks look like

 

[Dirtman]

If you can actually afford to buy a new super duty you can certainly afford to hire a gardener as well...

 

[rusty ol ranger]

If you can actually afford to buy a new super duty you can certainly afford to hire a gardener as well...

......who probably drives an older super duty with tall bedsides

 

[fastpakr]

As ridiculous as they look, I always enjoyed the simple practical utility of the bongo trucks running all over Iraq.

 

[Dirtman]

 

[sgtsandman]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the taller bed sides myself either and I'm 5'9". It seems to be the popular style now. Kinda like the small, narrow window look the created all kinds of blind spots did for a while.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I have a platform on the back of a tractor. I can set it on the ground or lift it higher than a pickup bed. I use it all the time for branches... or unloading big heavy stuff from one of the trucks.

High bedsides on new trucks are a peeve of mine too.

 

[Snoranger]

My 2017 f150, 6" lift, 35's is pretty much useless.
I used my lowered 2wd Ranger to pick up the new water heater, water softener, and next week I'll use it to pick up the new dishwasher.
It's just way easier to load and unload.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Im gonna put a flatbed on my next one.

 

[sgtsandman]

I looked a flat beds. The aluminum ones are pricey. Wood is ok but I like the aluminum look better.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I looked a flat beds. The aluminum ones are pricey. Wood is ok but I like the aluminum look better.

Aluminum is not uncommon around here on used 3/4 tons... and they are tempting. But then you 3/4 ton upkeep too.

 

[sgtsandman]

Aluminum is not uncommon around here on used 3/4 tons... and they are tempting. But then you 3/4 ton upkeep too.

I was looking at one for the 2011 Ranger. I was just kicking the idea around until I saw the price. I like them but not that much.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I was looking at one for the 2011 Ranger. I was just kicking the idea around until I saw the price. I like them but not that much.

They just don’t look right to me on half ton and smaller trucks though.

 

[adsm08]

How in the royal shit do people do things like this with the massivley tall bedsides on modern trucks? Use a ladder? Why are the bedsides so tall anyways?

Not trying to debate old vs new...but just something i dont understand.

And they do all that while still having less ground clearance than the older ones.

My dad has a 16 F-150 4x4. I think the tire size works out to about 32 or 33 inches. My 87 Ranger 4x4 has 31s, my 88 B2 has 29.5 inch tires. All three of them sit at stock ride height, aside from the small amount of lift provided by the bigger than original tires on both of mine.

I can crawl under either of mine and fit, and have room to work. In fact I did just that today, on both of them.

When I try to crawl under the 16 my gut get stuck on the frame.