No idea how this didn't come up in a search for Haul, hauling, and several other words. I knew I had seen it, thanks for posting.Nicely done sir but here's the thread you were looking for
https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/2019-rangers-hauling-things-thread.1760/
That's 80 linear feet, not board foot. One board foot is 12"x12"x1". 16ft and some of it broke, it must be primed fingerjoint pine.Lol, just ignore those broken pieces, I need several short ones anyways Stupid railroad tracks, stupid truck springs...
No idea how this didn't come up in a search for Haul, hauling, and several other words. I knew I had seen it, thanks for posting.
Lol, nice story I've got a similar one about an 87 ranger and a yard of pea gravelIt's a shame I don't have pictures of this but here's a funny "hauling things" story:
My grandparents needed a bunch of brick removed from the side of their house (was leftover from when the houses was built in the 40s). My dad had an 83 Ranger long bed and enlisted my help at the age of 15 to load it all. We got it loaded, only to realize we were on the bumpstops. We tried going down the road but my dad decided it wasn't safe.
Fortunately, a nearby private school was having a paper drive (collect old newspapers for project use). We stopped in the parking lot and commenced to jack the rear of the truck up off of the bumpstops. We kindly asked if we could have a bunch of newspaper, they obliged us. So we started stuffing stacks of newspaper in-between the axle and bumpstops, about 6" worth. Lower the jack, resting the frame onto the stacked newspapers. Back on the road we go.
The trip was only about 7 miles, but was very jarring. Nearing the stoplight, we know there is a substantial dip in the road. As my dad starts to decelerate from 45mph and we hit the dip at about 30mph. The suspension unloads and suddenly there is a plume of newspapers flying out from under the truck and all of a sudden we are now back on the bumpstops, staring up at the sky, unable to see the road.
Luckily it was just another mile before we got home. To this day, we still have a laugh at that experience and seeing all of that newspaper fly out from the truck. Just one of many stories my dad and I have...and most of them involve Rangers !