Something I've noticed about people's opinions on the new Ford Ranger

[85_Ranger4x4]

That being said though, i just couldnt live with a bed that short. I haul hay, firewood, dirt, stuff like that. A rangers 7 ft bed is the shortest id ever wanna go. No way id buy a fullsize with a shortbox, be further ahead with a expediton/suburban with a 10ft trailer.

According to my calculations a 10' trailer is bigger than a fullsize 8' pickup box. And being lower is easier to load and unload.

When we did small square bales we just used the car trailer to haul them in. Easier to load and unload than the truck and if you want you can just back it inside and drop the trailer of and the truck is instantly free. Or not even use the truck. A regular rack would be ideal but we didn't have one. We do big rounds now so it is all a non issue.

I don't haul a lot of big stuff in a truck. I do haul messy stuff. The NP205 for my Ranger drooled some oil out on the way home. Who the heck wants old 80/90 gear oil in the back of their SUV? Same with gas cans. Deer hunter? Tractor tires? Yeah, that would be fun too.

Towing capacity concerns me more than bed size.

You do your thing and let others do theirs, everybody does different things with their trucks.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

No, its to each their own. Just its aggravating that 8ft boxes are hard to find in the used market, even on superduties.

 

[Curious Hound]

No matter what I have, I will eventually find a need to overload it a bit. That's one pallet of blocks in the truck and one on the trailer - roughly.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

No matter what I have, I will eventually find a need to overload it a bit. That's one pallet of blocks in the truck and one on the trailer - roughly.

I think you need a different receiver hitch.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Most i ever overloaded a truck was what i mentioned before with Rusty #1 and 27 bundles of shingles, i see rusty #2 has a higher GVWR then rusty #1 though, so im assuming it has the 1600(?) Lb payload package? Bet itd carry 35 or so.

Heaviest load i had was 36 or 3700lbs of bagged top soil in my 97 F250HD, had 1 pallet set right above the axle, threw the loose bags between the cab and axle, all it did was level it out. I was impressed.

Most pathetic truck i ever loaded was my colorado. 15 bales of hay and it was on its ass. That thing was truely a RWD cavalear with a box

Most people bulk-out a load well before getting declared gross payload.

I load untill one of the following criteria are met...

1- Shit begins falling off, even with straps
2- The springs are at a negative arch
3- Everything is loaded

 

[Craig0320]

I think you need a different receiver hitch.

Nah. Just flip it over and instant 6 inch tongue height.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Nah. Just flip it over and instant 6 inch tongue height.

I think it would be closer to a foot, it looks like it has more than the standard drop.

 

[Curious Hound]

I think that was my 6" drop drawbar. It was during the last month before I began my lift project. Now, with 6" lift and 35" tires I run a 10" or 11" drop drawbar and everything is good. That trailer is really low to begin with (the bed on it tilts, too). I drove very slowly coming home from Lowe's that day. In my humble opinion, payload capacity and towing capacity are both important.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

A good reciver hitch and a bit of common sense, most truck ratings are so low its laughable

 

[2002edgeplussupercab]

Well I order vehicles instead of buy them off a lot and 8' F150 or Superduty beds are not hard to find. JS. NBD.

 

[wildbill23c]

No, its to each their own. Just its aggravating that 8ft boxes are hard to find in the used market, even on superduties.

Because in today's world many are buying trucks to use as family sedans, so they could care less about the truck bed length. Which is also one reason trucks are so damn expensive because people want them for family sedans so they want them to drive like a car, ride nice and have all those stupid nonsense luxury items that their luxury car had...but they want the pickup so they can impress their friends, neighbors, family, etc.

 

[2002edgeplussupercab]

Hmmm. IDK. An Expedition Platinum is impressive I guess, but not an F150. No, the new Lincoln Navigator, or is it Aviator, now that's impressive.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Hmmm. IDK. An Expedition Platinum is impressive I guess, but not an F150. No, the new Lincoln Navigator, or is it Aviator, now that's impressive.

How?

To low to go off road, IRS that doesnt exactly lend itself to towing/heavy loads (as in, consistant towing), to expensive to appeal to anyone who isnt an executive...

Honestly, a 1st gen (97-03) Expedition is much more capable at doing things an SUV should be doing.

Folks who buy things like platnium expeditions/navigators are the folks who 20-30 years ago woulda bought a town car.

These are the people who have dilliuted the availabilty of actual trucks and flooded the used market with overpriced useless junk.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

How?

To low to go off road

Kinda big (long) but I would be game to try:

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Kinda big (long) but I would be game to try:

I would be to...but i gurantee it wouldnt look as pretty when i was done. Custom bodywork done by trees and rocks rarely looks professional.