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

[superj]

I still consider myself a "Ford Guy", Maybe my next NEW vehicle will be a Ranger or Maverick

what did you get? a frontier or a titan?

i had both and liked them. i had an 01 frontier that i loved but god dang did that little 3.3 get bad gas mileage. super easy to work on though.

the titan was a 17 texas titan that awesome too but it was in the shop at least twice a year the whole time i had it so when the warranty was about to end, we decided it wasn't worth chancing that it would stay out of the shop from then on. AND, it too got fairly bad gas mileage. generally 12/13 in town but it is a full time old school v8 that made 395hp and 400 pounds of torque so guess its ok mileage. i just didn't like it.

 

[sgtsandman]

The only thing that I don’t like about the ones HF sells is they paint or powedercoat them and it’s something that needs to be welded in so you have to strip all of that off. I’ve been buying Gen Y stuff for hitches because you can get it bare steel, much easier to weld.

I just need a piece of 2.5” square or rectangle tube with a 1/4” wall for what I’m doing, so I can probably get what I need that price or cheaper in bare steel, I can see if the one guy I know has a chunk or I can see about getting a “drop” from one of the steel suppliers.

I have a chunck of 2x rectangle tube that might work. I'll have to remember to grab it out of the scrap pile and measure the wall thickness. I need to double check on if it is really 2x as well. I think it is.

How long does the piece need to be? I'll need to check that too.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I have a chunck of 2x rectangle tune that might work. I'll have to remember to grab it out of the scrap pile and measure the wall thickness. I need to double check on if it is really 2x as well. I think it is.

How long does the piece need to be? I'll need to check that too.

I need about 10-12” of 2.5” square tube with 1/4” wall

 

[sgtsandman]

I need about 10-12” of 2.5” square tube with 1/4” wall

I'm pretty sure it isn't that long. I'll check to be 100% sure.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

I looked at my Ranger today and cried.

That's what I did to my Ranger today.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I looked at my Ranger today and cried.

That I did to my Ranger today.

I get that, mine has been on jackstands for like 6 months now. I told everyone I was taking two weeks to work on it and instead have been doing everything but working on it because life has given me a good swift kick lately…

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

@lil_Blue_Ford I can understand that.

My good swift kick in the a$$ is my own doings.

I got no money to work on my truck because I've been trying to just do odd jobs for people and I don't have enough people putting me to work for them for me to really make any money.

If I would just swallow my pride and get a real job ( And I mean any job. ) instead of being stubborn headed trying to make a living when I don't have enough customers, I'd be better off.

 

[bba952]

Started making a fan shroud for the rear mount radiator today

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

@lil_Blue_Ford I can understand that.

My good swift kick in the a$$ is my own doings.

I got no money to work on my truck because I've been trying to just do odd jobs for people and I don't have enough people putting me to work for them for me to really make any money.

If I would just swallow my pride and get a real job ( And I mean any job. ) instead of being stubborn headed trying to make a living when I don't have enough customers, I'd be better off.

Technically mine is a lot of my own doing because I’ve said I’d help people when I should have said I can help you but not until after I fix mine. It’s hard to say no sometimes. Some of what life has had for me lately I’ve had absolutely zero control over. Is what it is.

I’ve done the odd jobs before. It’s not even a matter of feast or famine. Unless you’re a really smooth talker or something, it seems like you always end up chasing work that doesn’t pay enough if you try to be a decent and helpful person. Regular jobs often have their own downsides too. Usually revolving around being chronically shorthanded and management typically having their heads firmly up their posterior.

 

[sgtsandman]

I need about 10-12” of 2.5” square tube with 1/4” wall

No dice. 1.5" by about 8" long on the short side, with 3/16" wall.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

@lil_Blue_Ford
I think it also has a little bit to do with what kind of odd jobs a person is willing to do as well.
I have 5 brothers.
And one of them runs what he and everyone else calls a:
" Property Management company ".
And all he does is odd jobs for landlords.
He works on their houses and their properties.
And he does make good money.
He even turns work down that he either does not want to do or does not have the time to do.

I've been trying to do odd jobs on people's vehicles.
You know,
A break job here,
Change fluids here,
Remount a inside door panel here,
A starter here,

I'm sure you get the point.

I've even got a guy that's got 2 Ranger that won't start. I've only tried figuring out 1 of them. Figuring if I can't get the first one to start I got no right to even look at the other one.

I've also been thinking about starting a new thread here at TheRangerStation about my odd jobs but figured if I can't keep myself working what's the point in starting a thread about my work.

I'm sorry I have the habit of writing books.

 

[Uncle Gump]

@lil_Blue_Ford I can understand that.

My good swift kick in the a$$ is my own doings.

I got no money to work on my truck because I've been trying to just do odd jobs for people and I don't have enough people putting me to work for them for me to really make any money.

If I would just swallow my pride and get a real job ( And I mean any job. ) instead of being stubborn headed trying to make a living when I don't have enough customers, I'd be better off.

Having run a couple businesses... I can tell you that there were years that were good and there were years I busted my hump hard all day everyday and it would equate to me having worked those hours for less then minimum wage. In the end... we built one business to a point it was actually worth good money... sold it and have never looked back.

One thing that was common with all my business ventures... I had a full time job when they were started and worked both until the business could provide enough income to support the home.

Sounds to me you already know what you need to do. So just get busy doing it. All the odd jobs you do... do them when you aren't working for a paycheck.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yesterday I collected a couple things for fixing the Choptop (hopefully). Planning on trying to finish up dad’s Ranger and get started on fixing the Choptop. Have to do both the transmission crossmember and fix the pinion angle