What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[sgtsandman]

1 inch at a time is an awful way to load vehicles. If I ever get my own car trailer it's definitely getting a winch.

Hand crank?

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

Hand crank?

Gotta keep it sporty!

 

[superj]

thats not even a come along, its a ratchet strap. even worse!

 

[Blmpkn]

Hand crank?

Had a hand crank... in the box.. with no way to mount it to the deck

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Hand crank?

That'd be rather cranky.

 

[Snoranger]

That'd be rather cranky.

Go back to your pun thread.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Go back to your pun thread.

You sound really cranky.












There's a nap for that.

 

[holyford86]

washed one, ordered new headlights for it, ordered some parts for the other one.

 

[sgtsandman]

Been too busy clearing snow to do much more than drive them.

 

[Curious Hound]

Arcing and sparking. Details in my build thread in a couple minutes.

 

[Ranger101]

Watched the snow melt off of it.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Used the '97 to move 1/3 of a bed worth of firewood from the wood shed to the front porch again...

 

[sgtsandman]

Used the 2011 to jump the 2019. The theoretically 2 year old battery took a dump. And it took a dump again after the girlfriend got to where she was going 30 minutes away. So, I'll be calling the dealership tomorrow to see what can be done about it and when.

I'm sure they are going to want to test the system to make sure something in the system didn't kill it. So, it probably won't be a straight battery swap.

Surprisingly, the OEM battery is an AGM. I found that out when looking up the part on Tasca to see how much they cost. I expected it to be a regular old plate battery. Advance Auto Parts and AutoZone only listed AGM batteries as well. NAPA wasn't much help. They listed 119 different batteries after I put in the vehicle specs and store location. Many that obviously wouldn't fit. They just keep reminding me more and more why I avoid using them.

 

[Blmpkn]

Used the 2011 to jump the 2019. The theoretically 2 year old battery took a dump. And it took a dump again after the girlfriend got to where she was going 30 minutes away. So, I'll be calling the dealership tomorrow to see what can be done about it and when.

I'm sure they are going to want to test the system to make sure something in the system didn't kill it. So, it probably won't be a straight battery swap.

Surprisingly, the OEM battery is an AGM. I found that out when looking up the part on Tasca to see how much they cost. I expected it to be a regular old plate battery. Advance Auto Parts and AutoZone only listed AGM batteries as well. NAPA wasn't much help. They listed 119 different batteries after I put in the vehicle specs and store location. Many that obviously wouldn't fit. They just keep reminding me more and more why I avoid using them.

Your not the only one to have your new battery take a dump. Seems to be a somewhat common warranty item on the 19+ trucks.

I think I read something about the battery's needing to be AGM because of the auto stop-start. No idea if thats accurate.

 

[sgtsandman]

Your not the only one to have your new battery take a dump. Seems to be a somewhat common warranty item on the 19+ trucks.

I think I read something about the battery's needing to be AGM because of the auto stop-start. No idea if thats accurate.

Well, we'll see what the dealer has to say when I give them a call tomorrow. $180 Tasca price for the battery. Advance and AutoZone want $209 before military discount. I prefer free but we are down one vehicle. There is no spare and we both have to go to work. And she doesn't have paid time off and I'm making up a drill that was already missed due to illness. Rock and hard place time.