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[Don J.]

I have a 2010 Ranger with the 4.0. engine, auto transmission, and 4 wheel drive. I routinely tow my 3000 pound camper trailer in the high Sierra mountains of California. It now has 145,000 miles on it. This post is just to introduce me and my Ranger. I am 80 years old and live on the Mojave Desert in California. Later in another post. I will have questions about my 4 wheel drive feature. Primarily how to switch from 4 low back to 4 high. It seems like it takes a long time to go back to 4 high once I turn the control knob back to 4 high.

 

[superj]

welcome!!

i have only been through the mojave one time when the army sent me. those dust storms are amazing. i grew up in riverside/corona area though

 

[rumblecloud]

Welcome Don to TRS.
Would love to see some pics of your location when you have some time.

Thank you for your service.

 

[SenorNoob]

Welcome Don to TRS.
Would love to see some pics of your location when you have some time.

Thank you for your service.

Pics of the area and the truck...

 

[Don J.]

Pics of the area and the truck...

This was my very first campout with my new camper. The location was 17 miles north of Independence, California. I do have a YouTube channel. It is all about camping with the camper and the truck. Would I be able to post the link on this site?

 

[Curious Hound]

Would I be able to post the link on this site?

Sure. Many of us develop a “build thread” in an appropriate forum here. That gives us a common place to post pictures, ask questions and have discussions about one particular truck and keep it all in one forum thread. You can’t post videos directly on TRS. You just link to the videos in your YouTube channel.

Build thread example;

Thread '1993 Splash in SC'

Feb 22, 2016

I bought this truck a few weeks ago - 1993 Ranger "Splash" 4X4, 3.0l, M50D, 1354 transfer case, 7.5" rear Dana 35 front, 3.73 gears. All stock except for the stereo. I live on 12 acres in the country. The truck will be used around the property, around town, and hopefully for trail riding and moderate rock crawling.

So far, I have found the following;
rear brakes grabbing, rusted, leaking - already fixed
leak at top of fuel tank - parts on order (fill tube, new fuel pump, strainer
and gasket
headliner is bad - being replaced today
dash is cracked and many...

• Curious Hound
• Replies: 902
• Forum: 1983-2011 Off-Road & 4x4 Ford Ranger's

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[Don J.]

Pics of the area

Here is a link to my YouTube videos. The most recent video was my last camping trip. I really put the Ranger through its paces on this one. The road was the roughest I have ever had it on. There are about 85 videos on my channel. "Boonie Buster"

Boonie Buster

This channel is not monetized. I created it just for the fun of it. I live in the Mojave Desert of Southern California USA. The content varies from hunting with my metal detector to one of my many camping trips. Sometimes I'll visit a historic location in the Sierra Mountains or some...

www.youtube.com

 

[rumblecloud]

Joined your youtube channel

 

[Robertmangrum.rm]

Here is a link to my YouTube videos. The most recent video was my last camping trip. I really put the Ranger through its paces on this one. The road was the roughest I have ever had it on. There are about 85 videos on my channel. "Boonie Buster"

Boonie Buster

This channel is not monetized. I created it just for the fun of it. I live in the Mojave Desert of Southern California USA. The content varies from hunting with my metal detector to one of my many camping trips. Sometimes I'll visit a historic location in the Sierra Mountains or some...

www.youtube.com

Subscription obtained. Welcome to TRS. Look forward to checking out your adventures.

 

[Don J.]

Here is one more photo of my poor Ranger buried in snow. This photo was taken in the High Sierras when I was still using a popup camper. We did not expect this kind of weather. I was sure glad we both had a 4X4 truck when it came time to break camp and go home.