Here is my belly-boat, WITH OARS :), in the top-right of this photo.
It also has pack-straps, so I can drive as far as I can and pack it in to places where the BIG trout live!
Had mine for 14 months, now, still smiling a little tight-lipped smile. This is a perfectly acceptable fishing truck but it is not the truck's fault when I get skunked.
The front to back issue is minor, you just loosen the fasteners and slide it back. But those other flaws are fatal and I would just take it back and tell them to keep it.
I shopped a bit and decided against ARE because of their poor quality reputation.
Seems these would be easy to make with either some 3/8" or 5/16" bar stock, right? You would probably rip out the side of the bed before you broke your new brackets.
I like saltwater, I occasionally hit the "bones" with my 8-weight fly rod whenever I find myself in the Caribbean. I like any kind of fishing but love that I live in mountain trout stream/fly rod heaven.
My son has the FX4 package in his Explorer, with that screen, bash plates, and other gizmos, but he says that he never uses it. I looked at it when I got my Ranger and knew I would never need that stuff either. I just have 4x4 with "posi", and I when I put the winter tires/wheels on it, I am...
Not a knockoff, but "SwingCase", the original manufacturer of these cases. I got mine a couple weeks ago on sale for $350 the pair. They do not use the space very well, but really, the only game in town unless you want to buy Chinese.
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Rocky Mountain small-stream trout, my favorite quarry, are not often over a foot long. So the pictures are not very impressive. But come along and see if you can catch as many of these beautiful little naturally-reproducing brown trout as I, or if you have ever been in places as beautiful...
My last truck was an '05 F150 equipped similarly to my new Ranger, no FX4 - just 4x4 with the rear "positraction". For my needs, the stock shocks are fine and I have never bashed where a bash-plate would have helped, alas.
I live on a mountain dirt road with a 1,000' elevation gain in 1.5...
I hate having to empty out a toolbox to get to the item I need at the bottom, so I could see that these cases needed some dividers.
First, I used some gallon-size plastic boxes as containers. Three of these nicely filled the main compartment. That helped organize smaller items in the main...
Most guys get the FX4 package for the sticker on the back fender. I don't care about such things.
The only thing I wanted out of the FX4 package was the rear locker and, fortunately for me, you can get this as a stand-alone option, so that is what I did and that is what I recommend.
When I bought my '05 F150, it was really too big, but the available Ranger was too small for needs. Small would not work so I was obliged to go big with the F150. I liked it, especially the commodious cab, but hated that 15 mpg (10 when towing). consequently, when we went to town we used my...
That is one reason why I joined the Army instead of the Navy. If you want me to wear a uniform, you have to buy it for me. If you are making fashion choices for me and insist I wear them, I'll be damned if that is coming out of MY pocket!
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