Hi :)

[Gary DuBois]

My Dad is wondering what this ranger forum recommends for filling my 2002 ford ranger fx4 off road bed full of water for a swimming pool i can use is that safe to do =)

 

[Uncle Gump]

I'd use water...

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

It gets heavy fast, I wouldn't.

 

[Gary DuBois]

I'd use water...

That is what i am using is water will it be fine if my ranger is parked on a slight incline with the bed facing down and the emergency brake on or is it to much weight to safely do

 

[Gary DuBois]

It gets heavy fast, I wouldn't.

will it be fine if my ranger is parked on a slight incline with the bed facing down and the emergency brake on or is it to much weight to safely do

 

[Uncle Gump]

Honestly Gary...

You're better off not filling your truck bed... and get yourself a big kiddie pool.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

will it be fine if my ranger is parked on a slight incline with the bed facing down and the emergency brake on or is it to much weight to safely do

It's your springs, frame and tires.

 

[Gary DuBois]

It's your springs, frame and tires.

Will my springs, frame and tires be not damaged ?

My Dad doesn't really like all that weight of the water being in the bed of my ranger because my drivers side is not level and My Dad doesn't want any damage to happen to my truck.

 

[Gary DuBois]

Heres my 2002 ford ranger fx4 off road cool compact truck bed swimming pool =)

 

[DeeRanger]

As long as the tailgate holds you should be fine...

 

[Curious Hound]

I would not recommend it. 1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.4 lbs. So, measure the length, width and depth of the inside of your truck bed and multiply those numbers together. Then multiply that number by 62.4. That will give you tje weight of the water. For example; if your truck bed is 5ft long, 4.5ft wide and you fill it 1.5ft deep. That is 33.75 cubic feet. 33.75 x 62.4 = 2106 lbs. That is over 1 ton of water and way more than your truck is designed to hold. Don't do it.

 

[Bird76Mojo]

I did it decades ago in my 1986 2wd Ranger. Drove all through the country with a bed full of girls in bikinis. Had to refill it several times. Nearly cooked the clutch to death. Needless to say, it was on the bump stops the entire time. Had a BLAST. Truck took it like a champ. It would hardly turn or stop though.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

 

[pentode]

That escalated quickly.

No point in wondering now, cool off and cross your fingers. I wouldn't try to drive it though.

 

[Bird76Mojo]

We did it again many years later in my buddies F150. Early 90's truck. Stayed parked in the yard though. We even opened the tailgate with him still in the bed full of water. It wasn't as dramatic as one might think.

Redneck fun knows no bounds, and it rarely thinks ahead for safety sake. What fun is in that?