Yeah that is a good point. The photo makes it look closer to the pedal than it really is. It’s actually up off the floor and forward of the pedal a ways. I tried sort of testing it with my foot to see if I would bump or snag the cable, but I did not during my testing. Not to say my test was...
If anyone is looking at options for mounting two way radios in their Ranger, I just finished an install in a 5G Supercab. Might be a little long winded! It involved pulling up trim again along the driver side of the vehicle. (I pulled it up once before for the factory brake controller wire...
Ohhh yeah, I meant the install process. The trim and headliner mainly, but even tying into the wires under the dash could have been better, they weren’t very long so it was tough to work under there.
the actual brake controller is interesting - I’ve never had one with an automatic mode. It...
I installed the Ford redarc controller including the long wire to the third brake light. It sucks, but I used it as an excuse to also install a NMO ham antenna mount on the roof, and run power and antenna cable at the same time I had the trim off.
How much did that load weigh? I just towed my tractor, but had switched to an Aluminum trailer to make sure I was under 7000lb gvwr of the trailer. I should be around 6,500lbs in this photo - about 5,000 tractor and implements, 1,500 trailer weight. Had more power than I needed even going up...