jumper-cable storage?

[Arly]

We like to keep jumper-cables with us but for the life of me, I can't see a good place to stow them in our extended cab. We've already got emergency junk in the below the seat storage area. If you carry cables, where do you put them??? Thanks!

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[rltriumph]

I bought one of the flip out tool boxes with my ford pass points. I plan on keeping my oil change stuff, a small wrench roll and a socket kit. Jumper cables and a couple of endless slings and shackles along with my trailer hitch. If there is room I would like to also put a bottle jack in it also. Just waiting on getting bedliner spayed in. I have a car seat in mine and since the ranger doesn't have a split back seat getting anything from behind or under the back seat is a pain the the butt.

 

[jss81258]

I bought one of the flip out tool boxes with my ford pass points. I plan on keeping my oil change stuff, a small wrench roll and a socket kit. Jumper cables and a couple of endless slings and shackles along with my trailer hitch. If there is room I would like to also put a bottle jack in it also. Just waiting on getting bedliner spayed in. I have a car seat in mine and since the ranger doesn't have a split back seat getting anything from behind or under the back seat is a pain the the butt.

Guessing you have a swing out toolbox that bolts to the inside of the bed at the back. Not saying all that stuff won't fit, but that's a lot of stuff.

If you haven't already done so, you might want to take the bolts and put them in the holes that will be used to mount the bracket, and make sure they tape those bolts before spraying. Otherwise, you'll be digging bedliner out of either the threaded holes, or the bolt heads.

 

[rltriumph]

Guessing you have a swing out toolbox that bolts to the inside of the bed at the back. Not saying all that stuff won't fit, but that's a lot of stuff.

If you haven't already done so, you might want to take the bolts and put them in the holes that will be used to mount the bracket, and make sure they tape those bolts before spraying. Otherwise, you'll be digging bedliner out of either the threaded holes, or the bolt heads.

Last truck I had they put golf tees in the threaded holes before spraying. Not sure what liner im doing. Bullet liner place is at other end of state but scheduling a nightmare. Linex I have to go to New Hampshire and they are pricey. Theres a couple off brand places but I don’t want to be a $500 guinea pig.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Last truck I had they put golf tees in the threaded holes before spraying. Not sure what liner im doing. Bullet liner place is at other end of state but scheduling a nightmare. Linex I have to go to New Hampshire and they are pricey. Theres a couple off brand places but I don’t want to be a $500 guinea pig.

Hi Bob,

Okay...a short back story. Back in the carburetor days and the EPA emissions, we had basically a fluidic computer made of Ported Vacuum Switches (PVS) and miles of vacuum tubing. I digress a bit...the 302 had over 25 ft of vacuum line in 1974. Diagnostics during development was by pulling hoses and plugging them off. Ford offered up these barbed plugs that were an absolute PITA to remove after diagnosis. So this golfer engineer came up with the idea of using golf tees. So for many years, in our diagnostic tool bag, golf tees were a key component of our diagnostic tools.

Not being a golfer...I do occasionally run into golf tees in this golfing community and it always brings a smile to me to remember how effective golf tees were for us!

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[Sandman Ranger]

One of these.

 

[Ranger8729]

My cables are in the bed, in a crate, held to my wooden cross bar with a bungee. I'm actually looking at a power pack like others, but I'm still not on board with keeping it in the truck in the crazy hot southern summer sun...

The case also fit under my actual front seats, but I have power seats and didn't want it to hang up on something when the wife has to move the seat.

 

[rltriumph]

Hi Bob,

Okay...a short back story. Back in the carburetor days and the EPA emissions, we had basically a fluidic computer made of Ported Vacuum Switches (PVS) and miles of vacuum tubing. I digress a bit...the 302 had over 25 ft of vacuum line in 1974. Diagnostics during development was by pulling hoses and plugging them off. Ford offered up these barbed plugs that were an absolute PITA to remove after diagnosis. So this golfer engineer came up with the idea of using golf tees. So for many years, in our diagnostic tool bag, golf tees were a key component of our diagnostic tools.

Not being a golfer...I do occasionally run into golf tees in this golfing community and it always brings a smile to me to remember how effective golf tees were for us!

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

I had 78 thunderbird. Once about 150 miles from home, the rust holding the coffee can looking vac canister together decided to stop holding hands. Nothing worked. Luckily I passed a junkyard a few miles prior and a little walk got me a vac canister off a mercury cougar. Thats why I carry tools in a vehicle.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

I have both jumper cables and a jump box. Both are in the back seat. The cables are in one of the pockets under the rear seat and the jump box just sits on the hump in the middle (it's pretty big since it also includes an air compressor and aux lights and all that too). I also have a swing out box on the driver's side which holds my toolkit, tie-down straps, bungees, some fluids, duct tape (both regular and aluminum), a flare, some sunscreen and bug spray (though those can probably come out now haha), and a pair of work gloves. I've thought about getting another swing box for the passenger side, but fear it would hinder the loading, unloading, and storage of my bike. The swing boxes are really nice and I would recommend them.

 

[Sandman Ranger]

I have both jumper cables and a jump box. Both are in the back seat. The cables are in one of the pockets under the rear seat and the jump box just sits on the hump in the middle (it's pretty big since it also includes an air compressor and aux lights and all that too). I also have a swing out box on the driver's side which holds my toolkit, tie-down straps, bungees, some fluids, duct tape (both regular and aluminum), a flare, some sunscreen and bug spray (though those can probably come out now haha), and a pair of work gloves. I've thought about getting another swing box for the passenger side, but fear it would hinder the loading, unloading, and storage of my bike. The swing boxes are really nice and I would recommend them.

Thought I was overloading my box. Good to know it can take more. ?

 

[P. A. Schilke]

I had 78 thunderbird. Once about 150 miles from home, the rust holding the coffee can looking vac canister together decided to stop holding hands. Nothing worked. Luckily I passed a junkyard a few miles prior and a little walk got me a vac canister off a mercury cougar. Thats why I carry tools in a vehicle.

Hi Bob,

Yeah...those fruit juice cans were something else. We called them Vacuum Reservoirs, and the debate was a reservoir stores something. A Vacuum is the absence of air, so how can it be in a reservoir? Always took a few beers to move the conversation on to something besides vacuum reservoirs....

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[Arly]

I looked at and liked those black plastic flip out tool boxes but it wouldn't work with our box cover locking system. We also fill the entire box with junk, when we go camping so i hate to used that space up. I'll look under the front seats and see if there is enough room for them there. Thanks for the idea's!

 

[Arly]

I have both jumper cables and a jump box. Both are in the back seat. The cables are in one of the pockets under the rear seat and the jump box just sits on the hump in the middle (it's pretty big since it also includes an air compressor and aux lights and all that too). I also have a swing out box on the driver's side which holds my toolkit, tie-down straps, bungees, some fluids, duct tape (both regular and aluminum), a flare, some sunscreen and bug spray (though those can probably come out now haha), and a pair of work gloves. I've thought about getting another swing box for the passenger side, but fear it would hinder the loading, unloading, and storage of my bike. The swing boxes are really nice and I would recommend them.

Because of the lock down handles for our tonneau cover, we can't use these swing storage things. I would like to have one of them! I also looked under the front seats and there is not enought room for our cables.

 

[Swingpure]

I have my jumper cables, my hitch, 3 ratchet straps, some tie down rope and a small First aid kit under the rear seats. Power packs are amazing and we have one of those in my wife’s vehicle.

Good to know that the swing out boxes would get in the way of the latches of the tonneau cover. I also have the bed extender that would get in the way. I will have to think about storage ideas further back in the bed.

 

[Arly]

I have my jumper cables, my hitch, 3 ratchet straps, some tie down rope and a small First aid kit under the rear seats. Power packs are amazing and we have one of those in my wife’s vehicle.

Good to know that the swing out boxes would get in the way of the latches of the tonneau cover. I also have the bed extender that would get in the way. I will have to think about storage ideas further back in the bed.

These covers seem to use a variety of systems to lock down the rear. Ours have handles you pull down and catch a box lip.

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