What did you do to your Ranger today?

[KNI]

Nice truck and sorry to see it that way. If it makes you feel any better, about 13 years ago in my 2 year old tuned Cummins Ram 2500 Quad Cab 4wd with an 8' bed (which is a really F-ing long rig) I did almost the same thing. I was at a mid town gas station which is narrow. I admittedly got impatient with the slow pokes that don't know how to gas up and get the hell out of the way so I gassed it grabbing the driver's door just behind the mirror flattening it, the rear door and the entire bed all the way to the taillight breaking it as well. Luckily no driveline damage, but it was still about 12k in body work. Shit happens. Best of luck, but she'll get fixed and nobody is worse for the wear.

Just sharing the pain..

When I was around 15, the old man tasked me to unload small bale hay stack with tractor and trailer (about half mile distance and 25 to 30ton load). So i got to the stables, reversed to hay barn and unloaded it (by hand). All nice and well.

Then I head back to the field, without thinking, and go by the stables which has pretty tough turn. Went without lead and no underturn and guess what.. the trailer ripped several feet of the stables with it.

Funny though, the old man wasn't even angry*.. just noted that the boards are in the pile, tools are in the garage and paint you need to look for yourself.

Still fear that turn today, but even if it took few days I did put the stables back together.

So moral of the story.. as long as there's no lives lost, everything can be fixed with time & effort.

* = I guess he was baffled to the boot that it didn't crumble to ground.

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[rang19ca]

That looks really good. What brand is that grill?

This is the RTR grill.

 

[onobeka]

More welding ...

 

[BigHen0213]

Just hit 33K miles over the weekend. The wife wanted to drive it while we were in the Keys and she was at the helm when it rolled. She's due for a new car and now is considering a Bronco.

I have to install the lower grille protection cover in the front and repair the lower bumper area from my "hit and skip" accident. Now considering doing the blackout on the Ranger fender inserts since I've seen others (with the same blue truck) and I like the look.

Tires are coming up in 7K miles, and will replace the rims to the factory blacks when I get to that point.

 

[Cowboys22]

Used my truck as a truck! Feels good to get a truck load instead of piling bags into the back of the Explorer.

 

[Doc]

Ordered,
Carbon Fiber Door Sill Protectors
CFM Valve Cover Breather and Filters
5 ft Bed Rug
Front Husky Floor Weather Liners
25ft Jumper Cables
(No Frikken Damper)

 

[AzScorpion]

Ordered,
Carbon Fiber Door Sill Protectors
CFM Valve Cover Breather and Filters
5 ft Bed Rug
Front Husky Floor Weather Liners
25ft Jumper Cables

Doc, no Unleashed tune?

 

[Doc]

Doc, no Unleashed tune?

No, Nana’s Family Truck ..

 

[TBR17]

Ordered,
Carbon Fiber Door Sill Protectors
CFM Valve Cover Breather and Filters
5 ft Bed Rug
Front Husky Floor Weather Liners
25ft Jumper Cables
(No Frikken Damper)

DAMPER...DAMPER...DAMPER...DAMPER...DAMPER.......

 

[Doc]

DAMPER...DAMPER...DAMPER...DAMPER...DAMPER.......

GTH ...

 

[paval3]

303 Protectant on dash and anything vinyl or plastic in the interior, also all the rubber door seals.

 

[BigHen0213]

Ordered,
Carbon Fiber Door Sill Protectors
CFM Valve Cover Breather and Filters
5 ft Bed Rug
Front Husky Floor Weather Liners
25ft Jumper Cables
(No Frikken Damper)

Mine's an XLT FX4, but the exact same wheels/color. I've made a few changes. : )

 

[Mastodon]

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Pretty certain the enhancements provided by the damper would've been enough to prevent my mishap the other day...

 

[TBR17]

Pretty certain the enhancements provided by the damper would've been enough to prevent my mishap the other day...

Sheer hydraulic masculine strength the damper provides.

 

[WhyNot21]

My first real mod, if you can call it that. This is my first vehicle in 40+ years that didn't come with one.

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