What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

[Cmar]

Yesterday truck stuff..

...today back to work for some rest ?
keyboard & mouse vs chainsaw ?

Yes I need to do the same thing, summer over here here is of course Dec, Jan, Feb. That's when I do most of the tree clearing and trimming around our acerage. Unfortunately the day before I did the damage to me described above last Christmas, I had dropped quite a few trees that were encroaching on our fence over on the far side. Intending to come back, and lop them up the next day, for winter firewood. Well that didn't happen. ? I might just be able to manage that now, but not sure how I'm going to get the wood back yet. Originally I would simply fill a wheelbarrow, and wheel it back, the Ranger won't fit the access unfortunately. Maybe it's time to buy a trailer for the ride on....

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[Scott D]

Drove it into town to deal with some banking, go to the hardware store and grab a few things in the Walmart.

It rolled past 5000 miles on the way home. I'm putting roughly 1,200 miles on it per year.

And here it is below in its natural habitat, on the battery minder.* lol.

I'm apparently retired now and it still gets driven only once or twice a month.

If it wasn't on the battery minder, the battery would be dead. That "click/tone" sound under the hood you hear when you open the door is happening every 45 seconds now. :| I guess I get to talk to the local dealership about it next week.

Edit: I took the negative cable off the battery so it doesn't sit there and "click/tone" all day and night.

 

[TVRangerSTX]

Even though I have a 6g now, I'll post here...drove to Spring Carlisle today for car flea mkt stuff. I bought a 2019 Ranger Raptor! Yup...for 3 bucks. Couldn't pass it up, it's #2 of 10 in the Hot Wheels Hot Trucks series. I think others include the F150 Raptor and Bronco Raptor. I already had 2 other Ranger Hot Wheels, one in white, which I'm trying to pass off as my new 6g Olaf, and another I painted HPR to match my old Pepper.
Olaf rode well, 264 miles round trip, 24.8 mpg...no sign of @Johnny O ...but was happy to see at least 4 other 5g's along the way!
And for my friends in the great white north, where the heck is Elfrida, Ontario?

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

@TVRangerSTX - It’s in the City of Hamilton - not too far from Niagara Falls.

 

[TVRangerSTX]

@TVRangerSTX - It’s in the City of Hamilton - not too far from Niagara Falls.

Well then I musta been there, used to hit Hamilton (Dofasco) a lot when I was working...St. Catharines, Grimsby, Gretzky's winery, plus lots of time in Simcoe, Port Dover and Nanticoke (Stelco)!

 

[1pt21gw]

so the 33's do fit on the stock sport rims just fine. but at full steering wheel crank they do rub the crash bars a hair. and part of the crash bar frame .I expected the crash bars. Have them already just not installed. i didnt expect them to touch the crash bar frame. so i may need some spacers for the front or wheels with a different off set. the budget friendly route is spacers. the safer route is wheels. the 33s look smaller than i thought they would. at first i thought they put on 265 70 17s again. no verdict on the new rubber yet as I have only made about 20 miles on them. no loss in go power and the ride is a bit softer. The coopers have a softer rubber than the ko2. i assume they will be better in loose dirt and mud but not as good on rock, sand, mixed trails. we shall see.

So what size did we go with? I'm thinkin' 275/70-18.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Well then I musta been there, used to hit Hamilton (Dofasco) a lot when I was working...St. Catharines, Grimsby, Gretzky's winery, plus lots of time in Simcoe, Port Dover and Nanticoke (Stelco)!

You’ve been all over that region Trevor - I should be asking you where places are. ? The Hammer used to be a much bigger steel town than it is these days. There’s still a lot going on but not like in its heyday. The Niagara wine region is on my list of places to move to, either this year or next.

 

[9zero1790]

So what size did we go with? I'm thinkin' 275/70-18.

the ones in that picture are 285 70 17, appx a 33 inch tire. im swapping new rims saturday to see if the offset fixes the rub issue.

 

[Doc]

Even though I have a 6g now, I'll post here...drove to Spring Carlisle today for car flea mkt stuff. I bought a 2019 Ranger Raptor! Yup...for 3 bucks. Couldn't pass it up, it's #2 of 10 in the Hot Wheels Hot Trucks series. I think others include the F150 Raptor and Bronco Raptor. I already had 2 other Ranger Hot Wheels, one in white, which I'm trying to pass off as my new 6g Olaf, and another I painted HPR to match my old Pepper.
Olaf rode well, 264 miles round trip, 24.8 mpg...no sign of @Johnny O ...but was happy to see at least 4 other 5g's along the way!
And for my friends in the great white north, where the heck is Elfrida, Ontario?

Nice !

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Took True North for a quick trip to visit my FIL and drop off a house warming gift (new digs for him). The Ranger was washed just the other day and had a fresh coat of 404. It was looking great in all its Shadow Black glory.

I was stopped at a light when I was back in the city and a military band was piping some troops into the Armoury near a men’s shelter - a short procession - I like the sound of a pipe band so I lowered both windows to take it all in. A few pedestrians were gathered as it passed, LEOs were escorting the group and holding back traffic. After they passed, this salty, old street guy with more fingers than teeth looks over at me, makes eye contact, and says, “That ain’t your grandfather’s Ranger!”

Made my day.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Even though I have a 6g now, I'll post here...drove to Spring Carlisle today for car flea mkt stuff. I bought a 2019 Ranger Raptor! Yup...for 3 bucks. Couldn't pass it up, it's #2 of 10 in the Hot Wheels Hot Trucks series. I think others include the F150 Raptor and Bronco Raptor. I already had 2 other Ranger Hot Wheels, one in white, which I'm trying to pass off as my new 6g Olaf, and another I painted HPR to match my old Pepper.
Olaf rode well, 264 miles round trip, 24.8 mpg...no sign of @Johnny O ...but was happy to see at least 4 other 5g's along the way!
And for my friends in the great white north, where the heck is Elfrida, Ontario?

Speaking of Hot Wheels...this is the rarest and most valuable model:

1969 Pink “Beach Bomb” VW Bus - $175,000
The most expensive Hot Wheels car in existence isn't a car at all. The pink, rear-loading version of the Volkswagen "Beach Bomb" was Hot Wheel's first attempt at creating a VW Microbus. Inspired by surfer culture, the Beach Bomb came with its own surfboards, but their placement on the model proved to be a technical challenge for Hot Wheels designers. Early prototype models came with the surfboards loaded in the back, which caused weight balance issues. As a result, the design was changed and the production version had the surfboards mounted on the side to keep the Beach Bomb from toppling, along with a lightweight plastic roof. A handful of rear-loading prototypes exist, only two of them in pink- one of which sold for $175,000 to lucky owner Bruce Pascal, an avid Hot Wheels collector.

https://carbuzz.com/features/most-expensive-hot-wheels/

 

[9zero1790]

spent a few hours cleaning the 5g. when i was done it still looked filthy... she needs a full spa day (detail shop). My mustangs got those every 3 months and they always looked sharp. Abbygail has never been. Abuse.

 

[BladeRanger]

I went to Grand Prix in Long Beach over the weekend and saw this Gate King. The guy said that his out with Ford Ranger model and all he has left is the full size truck.
Told him that I would like to try his product when available.
Has anyone here uses this?

 

[Jhbryaniv]

spent a few hours cleaning the 5g. when i was done it still looked filthy... she needs a full spa day (detail shop). My mustangs got those every 3 months and they always looked sharp. Abbygail has never been. Abuse.

You're gonna get reported for talking about that kind of abuse.

 

[underwhelmed]

Drove up to Roan Mountain State Park. I’ve been wanting to fly fish Doe River. It was an amazing day. Great weather and fishing. Going back soon to camp/fish.

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