What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

[GTGallop]

Took a little trip up I-17 to Bloody Basin Road.
Explored the Agua Fria National Monument and then into the Tonto National Forest towards the Verde River and Sheeps Bridge. Didn't quite make it because I had some issues between GaiaGPS and the Ford Car Play system. Randomly my road would disappear from the screen and I'd have to go reload layers. Eventually the actual road started getting pretty rough and I had dicked around enough trying to find the right place that I felt it was better to wrap this up as a Recon mission.

We picked up Forest Road 24 through Seven Springs and headed out through Cave Creek.

On the way back we found a pretty smashed up KTM Motorcycle. I was on a part of the road tha hugs a cliff. The motor was cold (this was on Dec 26th). We looked around for a rider but didn't find one. A few minutes later a guy came by and told us he had seen an ambulance leaving the area 30 minutes ago. We are assuming it was for this guy on the motorcycle. If so, that cold engine block means he probably wrecked Christmas day and spent the night on that road (no cell service). There was an uneaten sandwich in his busted up saddle case so we figure he had the accident before lunch time on Christmas day. A lot of speculation here and trying to fill in details, I know.

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[AzScorpion]

Average Speed 78 mph!!!! Bro!!! ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

That's driving slow around here! I wish I was joking but it's true.

 

[GTGallop]

That's driving slow around here! I wish I was joking but it's true.

I live just a few exits north of I-17 and Carefree Highway. Just past CFHWY the Speed Limit jumps to 75 MPH.

That means you have locals who are paying attention and know you can drive 85 before the police raise an eyebrow. And you have snowbirds doing 65 still and scared $#!+less. The 20 MPH difference causes a lot of wrecks as people change lanes and jockey for position.

Then just a few more exits to the north it drops from 4 or 5 lanes wide in each direction to just 2 lanes. And then construction starts just beyond that. Keeps the FD hopping. If they aren't cutting people out of cars and putting out vehicle fires, they are sharpening and cleaning up the "Jaws of Life."

 

[AzScorpion]

I live just a few exits north of I-17 and Carefree Highway. Just past CFHWY the Speed Limit jumps to 75 MPH.

That means you have locals who are paying attention and know you can drive 85 before the police raise an eyebrow. And you have snowbirds doing 65 still and scared $#!+less. The 20 MPH difference causes a lot of wrecks as people change lanes and jockey for position.

Then just a few more exits to the north it drops from 4 or 5 lanes wide in each direction to just 2 lanes. And then construction starts just beyond that. Keeps the FD hopping. If they aren't cutting people out of cars and putting out vehicle fires, they are sharpening and cleaning up the "Jaws of Life."

I know exactly where you're talking about. When we're traveling up north I'm usually cruising around 80-85 mph and still getting passed. Heck down here on the 303 (or even on the I-10) it's the same. No one does the speed limit or has a clue what a blinker is. Snowbirds are scared to death because we have 5 and 6 lanes and they're usually the ones going 65 in the far left with a line a traffic behind them.

I have a fire station at the entrance to my community. You can hear the sirens going off all day from them going to accidents all around here. There's a major intersection about 50 yards from it and not a day goes by that someone doesn't blow a red light and cause a wreck there. There's also a Fry's there on that corner and one of the exits is a right turn only. If you go left you're only about 30' from that intersection and have to cut across traffic but sure enough everyone tries making it. There's a few crosses set up there on the fence where many haven't made it.

 

[subquark]

I guess technically I should've posted this in my woodworkers thread but I used it and made it for my Ranger soooooo...
Shame I pitched my oem fx4 shocks I could've used them as dampers @AzScorpion there,did ya see what I did there Dave??!?!? ?

I saw one on you tube that had "feet" on it that flip open when pulled forward, so as not to drag snow when moving forward. This isn't the video I was looking for but you get the idea. The one I saw was even simpler with just one 2x4 and one hinge on each side:



Of course, I'd probably connect a "lifting" rope through a tie-down and over tailgate that I could pull on from in the cab! =D

But, I still love your work and I watched your three videos and it ceratinly does work very well and cleans down to the cement! =)

 

[subquark]

Thanks ! And alot cheaper than.buying one. If I had a welder I wouldve made it from steel to save some weight but this one is light enough for me to carry and I can store It either in my minibarn or behind my garage tarped. Makes my chore a ton easier and alot warmer!

And, it's inexpensive to replace - both in cost and time. This thing should give you years of use before that's ever needed.

 

[9zero1790]

A guy knocked on my door and asked if i would sell my 4g... ? idk. I took his info but have not responded. Its a great lil truck but i wouldnt mind the cash. Could pay off a credit card. I dont think i could get enough to replace it with anything better. Car market is nuts these days. What would yall do?

 

[AzScorpion]

A guy knocked on my door and asked if i would sell my 4g... ? idk. I took his info but have not responded. Its a great lil truck but i wouldnt mind the cash. Could pay off a credit card. I dont think i could get enough to replace it with anything better. Car market is nuts these days. What would yall do?

If you don't drive it much and don't mind getting rid of it I would throw him a high price and see if he bites.

 

[TVRangerSTX]

A guy knocked on my door and asked if i would sell my 4g... ? idk. I took his info but have not responded. Its a great lil truck but i wouldnt mind the cash. Could pay off a credit card. I dont think i could get enough to replace it with anything better. Car market is nuts these days. What would yall do?

Had a 15 yr old 2004 XLT Scab 4.0 5 spd 85,000 mi, in excellent condition. In Dec 2019 my dealer offered me $2500 trade in on my new Ranger. Sold it private for $7500. I'd sell it, one less thing to worry about, a few less bills, and you'll get to drive your 5G more...win-win!

 

[Bob902]

A guy knocked on my door and asked if i would sell my 4g... ? idk. I took his info but have not responded. Its a great lil truck but i wouldnt mind the cash. Could pay off a credit card. I dont think i could get enough to replace it with anything better. Car market is nuts these days. What would yall do?

I would see how bad he wants it. Save you some money on registration and insurance.

 

[9zero1790]

i may come up with a number and give it a try. ?

 

[FunInTheSun]

That's driving slow around here! I wish I was joking but it's true.

Same here, but the gauge shows an AVERAGE speed of 78 mph over 500 miles traveled...
Of course, for me, 500 miles is about two months, but my average speed shows 21 mph. And I exceed that by a good margin every time I drive, so... Ol' Davey @Dave859 either has an expressway outside his driveway, or he's going well over 78 a good bit of the time. (Or he made a 500 mile trip and reset the thingamabob after he got rollin'... LOL)

Dave? Meet Dave and Dave... LOL

 

[AzScorpion]

Same here, but the gauge shows an AVERAGE speed of 78 mph over 500 miles traveled...
Of course, for me, 500 miles is about two months, but my average speed shows 21 mph. And I exceed that by a good margin every time I drive, so... Ol' Davey @Dave859 either has an expressway outside his driveway, or he's going well over 78 a good bit of the time. (Or he made a 500 mile trip and reset the thingamabob after he got rollin'... LOL)

Dave? Meet Dave and Dave... LOL

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[Tracy Bowman]

A guy knocked on my door and asked if i would sell my 4g... ? idk. I took his info but have not responded. Its a great lil truck but i wouldnt mind the cash. Could pay off a credit card. I dont think i could get enough to replace it with anything better. Car market is nuts these days. What would yall do?

It’s nice to have an extra vehicle in case yours gets down for some reason. I would keep it.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

A guy knocked on my door and asked if i would sell my 4g... ? idk. I took his info but have not responded. Its a great lil truck but i wouldnt mind the cash. Could pay off a credit card. I dont think i could get enough to replace it with anything better. Car market is nuts these days. What would yall do?

The former banker in me says to always pay off debt when possible. If this asset helps put you in a better financial position, that could have a ripple effect you just can’t beat - debt paid off with more cash flow due to registration and insurance no longer needed along with that card payment.

Ask yourself a few questions and be honest with yourself. How much do you use it? Do you really need it or do you just want it? If you sell it, will you really regret it or just miss it.

I traded my 4g on my 5g and have no regrets - can’t drive both at once.

Good luck with your decision Mark. I know you’ll do what’s right for you. ?

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