What did you do to your Ranger today?

[RedlandRanger]

How's the back after unloading all that? I use to have to do mulch every spring and I'd swear that next year I was paying someone to deliver it and spread it because my back would be killing me for days. Will be interesting to see how easy the rug cleans up.

As of right now, it is still sitting in the truck. I was waiting for it to cool off a bit before I empty it. My wife is going to help as well, but I'm sure I will be rather sore tomorrow.

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[AzScorpion]

As of right now, it is still sitting in the truck. I was waiting for it to cool off a bit before I empty it. My wife is going to help as well, but I'm sure I will be rather sore tomorrow.

Lol...Maybe you can just remove the tailgate and hit the gas and let it fly out. ?

 

[Manny]

Emblems reinstalled, tonneau cover on. Got my mount for the fire extinguisher, now just gotta come up with a solution. I'm thinking of attaching it to some aluminum stock, and mounting the stock to the factory holes. If anyone knows the size of those two holes in the back of the bed, I'd be very grateful. If not, I'm sure I can find it here somewhere. Mount seems very sturdy and well machined for a $30 amazon piece. I almost bought the one from Drake for $85. Glad I didn't.

This might help with the fire extinguisher mount:
https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/conversations/fire-extinguisher.2502/#convMessage-14255

 

[pull string get cookies]

Did you see any notable difference after the exhaust only? How about after you had both exhaust and CAI?
Brian

The exhaust helps enormously. Add the CAI to that and you’ll not regret it. Load a tune and you’ll be grinning ear to ear and not worry about your fuel economy,

 

[pull string get cookies]

Ugh ??‍ I honestly wasn’t quiet sure if I’d regret not getting the lariat. I’m sure this is just the first time that I’m a little jealous. Thanks for the response!

For me, the Lariat came with enough that it made sense for me to get that over an XLT w/ the options I really wanted. Everyone has their own preferences. Cheers!

 

[BigHen0213]

Tailgate damper from DeeZee arrived yesterday. Busted my knuckle when my socket wrench slipped out of my hand due to sweat dripping off my forehead (heat index of 103 - not smart on my part) but install was simple and works like a charm.

Funny part - I left the NBA playoff game on (OKC and Miami) and went outside to do the damper. Game had 7 minutes left in it when I went outside. I was outside for 10 minutes, 15 tops. I got back inside, game still had 2 minutes left.

 

[Rascalrider]

For me, the Lariat came with enough that it made sense for me to get that over an XLT w/ the options I really wanted. Everyone has their own preferences. Cheers!

when my brother bought his Ranger he had the same issue he ended up with a Lariat. I was shopping year end deals so I ended up going XLT.

 

[JAKE2.3]

Thanks for the reply. I've been thinking about doing something like that but wasn't quite sure how it would look. It works for me. Especially the black on the camera mount. With my sport appearance package it is just too much chrome back there. I took the silver Ecoboost badge off (It relocated to under the hood) and thinking about replacing it with a black background one I found. I going to leave the EXT on the side vents alone for now. This will finish off the back and tone down the front badge until I can get my RTR grill.
Think I'll see if I can match the Lightning Blue and Magnetic closer though.

Now you just need some tailgate and grill letters to finish it off, if that's your thing. Looking good though, Love the Lightning Blue.

That was my thoughts, too. I'm just not a chrome guy (no offense to those that are). I also pulled the eco badge and bed side stickers the day after I bought it. I just like clean and simple. Bumper stickers make me wanna have a stroke ha.

 

[JAKE2.3]

This might help with the fire extinguisher mount:
https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/conversations/fire-extinguisher.2502/#convMessage-14255

Thanks! Yes I did peruse this thread a while back. Definitely some good options there. I looked at a scrap of aluminum I had last night, but it wasn't wide enough. I'm gonna go shop at the ol man's garage tonight ha.

 

[Big Blue]

That was my thoughts, too. I'm just not a chrome guy (no offense to those that are). I also pulled the eco badge and bed side stickers the day after I bought it. I just like clean and simple. Bumper stickers make me wanna have a stroke ha.

Yeah, Planning on changing out the red FX4 decals for some that are just black outline. More subtle less garish. Also why I like my Magnetic wheels.

 

[Chris M]

Late yesterday evening installed my WeatherTech window shade thingys.
I do like the look of them...but now have to try and take the decal off the front shades without scratching them all up.

 

[Big Blue]

Late yesterday evening installed my WeatherTech window shade thingys.
I do like the look of them...but now have to try and take the decal off the front shades without scratching them all up.

Yeah, manufacturers have to put their tag on everything. My AVS vent shades have them printed on, so not going anywhere. But, the tag for my Bugdeflector II was loose in the box, not going on. May stick it under the hood next to the Ecoboost emblem from the tailgate

 

[RedlandRanger]

Lol...Maybe you can just remove the tailgate and hit the gas and let it fly out. ?

That would have been a good idea if I could dump it all in one spot. I actually have a Loadhandler (https://loadhandler.com/) if I need to do that. It works really well for dumping an entire load in one place - we used this gravel to fill in some spots on some walkways, so it was dump one wheelbarrow at a time.

My back is OK after doing that. Surprisingly enough, I'm not even that sore this morning. I'm very impressed with how the bedrug did with the gravel. I didn't take it easy on it, and after hosing it out last night, it looks as good as new. It took a little while to get all the stone dust out of it, but it looks great today. Call me a believer now. If you were doing a lot of hauling like this I think a spray in probably would be a better choice, but I'm really happy with how it did.

 

[ib2blunt]

Finally got around to installing my retraxone xr tonneau, yakima cross bars (taken from one of my other vehicles), ford lumen bed lights, and raptor grill. Bed lighting took a little longer to install then expected but all-in-all still an easy experience. Only gripe I have about the tonneau is there is a little opening in the corner near the tailgate that is not sealed. At the right angle, water can definitely get in to the bed. It's not a lot but just an FYI.

 

[AzScorpion]

That would have been a good idea if I could dump it all in one spot. I actually have a Loadhandler (https://loadhandler.com/) if I need to do that. It works really well for dumping an entire load in one place - we used this gravel to fill in some spots on some walkways, so it was dump one wheelbarrow at a time.

My back is OK after doing that. Surprisingly enough, I'm not even that sore this morning. I'm very impressed with how the bedrug did with the gravel. I didn't take it easy on it, and after hosing it out last night, it looks as good as new. It took a little while to get all the stone dust out of it, but it looks great today. Call me a believer now. If you were doing a lot of hauling like this I think a spray in probably would be a better choice, but I'm really happy with how it did.

Thx....I never knew about the Loadhandler but I bookmarked it. I love those bedbugs but for now I need a liner but once I finally retire that's what's going into my truck.

I use to have a coal boiler back east and would get a truckload delivered and dumped into one area. Of course the only area I had was opposite to where I needed to load it into my basement. I bought one of those D R Powerwagons that had both the flat bed and wheelbarrow attachments. This way I could load 6 buckets full of coal and drive them around to the far side. It was money well spent and probably saved me that or more in Chiropractor appointments. lol

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