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Lots more info popping up today. I wonder if a twin turbo V6 petrol engine will be the only one available in all markets. As a diesel Ranger Raptor owner, I appreciate the range (ahem, pardon the pun) a diesel engine gives

Sorry for the late reply, only saw this now. A BMW R1250GS is about 550lbs. Within the payload of the Ranger Raptor, and well within that of the leaf-sprung Ranger. I was concerned about the receiver hitch though. Since the rack was only attached at that one point, it seemed like a lot of...

I wouldn't really recommend this but it was an emergency so . . .

Here. So dumb. At the very least, they should put max payload. I'll bet a lot of people overload their Raptors here.

Yup, payload and towing capacity are pretty easy to find, I was concerned about maximum axle load, specifically on the rear axle.

This is the frustrating bit. I'm in the Philippines, it isn't listed in our local Raptors. The door sticker only has recco'ed tire pressures.

Anyone know? A fellow Raptor owner had to do an emergency transport of his friend's bike. It's around 250kg, well within the Raptor's payload, although we were concerned about the load on the rear axle.

One of the first things I did after I got my Raptor was take an off road class. You get a clearer idea of the capabilities of your vehicle, with the relative safety of controlled conditions and experienced intructors. Frankly, I got to try things with the Raptor that I wouldn't have tried on my...

This is my truck in the Philippines.

Sometimes it gets wonky and I assume it's just a dodgy cable and usually things work fine when I use a newer cable. But recently all my cables stopped activating CarPlay (although my phone still gets charged, and I can still play phone audio through Sync). I tried using a friend's cable and...

Rest of World? Maybe I'm assuming too much on the part of Ford, but in my case, I got it for integrated engineering. Sure, I could've modded a truck, gotten a suspension lift and new wheels and tires. But there wouldn't have been any R&D involved. Plus the wider track, coils and rear disks...

Stickers and stitching. Much ado about nothing.

Working day for my truck. Helped my wife out with her project. She teaches local coastal communities (which tend to be poor in the Philippines) how to upcycle their plastic waste, so they both earn from what could potentially just be trash, plus minimize plastic that otherwise gets thrown into...

Ha ha, I should've, but I was nervous at the time; I thought it was a pretty tough trail. Only took that shot because I was already at the easy part :)

Had to drive through a lot of mud to get here (you can tell from the tires). I didn't think of shooting a pic on the muddy bits, too bad. My first time taking the Ranger Raptor off road, and I was really impressed.

Thanks for mentioning carabaos :like:, although they're pretty slow. If I'm surprised by one on the road (about the same chances as being surprised by a cow), then that would really be my fault. I've driven in other countries where wildlife just leaps onto the road though, and yeah, that'd...

If I lived in a country where fast-moving wildlife suddenly cross the road (kangaroos, deer, emu, depends where you live), I see the point of steel bumpers. But wildlife isn't an issue where I am, so are there any other pros to having steel bumpers?

I don't get roof top tents either. Makes sense I guess if you're the type to just stay in one place the whole weekend, and your vehicle is almost exclusively for camping/overlanding. I like to setup camp then drive somewhere to go trailing, or get to a better fishing/swimming spot, etc. Plus I...

Just curious, why not sell the 20" OEM wheel and tire set? I'm assuming the tires on your offroad wheelset are chosen for mild offroading (17"s and ATs? Not MTs?), so it might also also be more comfortable on road than a 20" wheel with thinner sidewall tires. Why not just have the offroad...

Whoah, those steel wheels look awesome! Thanks for the advice, everyone. Based on everything said here, yeah, I think I'll just stick to the OEM wheels, as long as any damage is just surface grinding.