What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

[9zero1790]

@9zero1790
Here is an example of urgency that didn't need to be that caused complications:
We responded to a ranch at night. In the middle of the ranch was a barbed wire fence. One side of the fence the ranch road was totally driveable. The other side however was extremely washed out but still showed on maps. Calls went out to avoid the washed out side. We all got to where we needed to be with no issues since we drove the good side. We took care of business and were about to leave.

Then we saw headlights coming in fast. We were thinking it was a pissed off rancher. We watched the headlights point to the sky then all of the sudden to the ground and disappear. That happened a few times. Then it stopped and the engine revved a time or two and stopped. We all thought "well pissed off rancher will be really pissed now" lol. Then we hear on our radios that a certain newer employee was now running to us on foot. We confirmed it was his vehicle we saw. My day just went to shit lol.

That employee ran the entire way from where he couldn't drive anymore to save the day for nothing. His truck was stuck at least 300 yards from us. We then had to find and retrieve his F150. Of course he didn't take two seconds to GPS where it was. Some how he was able to drive an extremely washed out road in the dark, until he wasn't. The washouts were from 5 to 10 feet deep and 1 to 15 or so feet wide. He basically just put it in 4x4 and floored it. It was a pain to get it out but somehow it wasn't damaged. I had a lot of explaining to do later due to his sense of urgency that was just tunnel vision.

sounds like it made for a long night lol.

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[TXRangerTim]

sounds like it made for a long night lol.

We stayed a little later than normal just because of him. He actually got really lucky. While I was tactfully field counseling and trying to educate him, he said he could have made it. We climbed one of the hills in the road and then he saw a really bad section that was maybe 20 yards in front of his F150. He had no idea as he was driving. It would have totaled the F150 and possibly severely hurt him.

There are numerous stories like that. Mostly tunnel vision was the problem.

I don't miss the paperwork or extra hours. But those knuckleheads were my family/problem children lol

 

[AzScorpion]

Thank you Dave, you beat Steve to it lol. Idk why it would work for one and not all.

Steve actually fixed it for you. He had a couple links that were still dead ones and I deleted them.

 

[ControlNode]

@9zero1790 , now if only the date/time on the camera was right. LOL

 

[9zero1790]

@9zero1790 , now if only the date/time on the camera was right. LOL

every time i turn the truck off the dash cam goes back to 2019. i guess thats when the cam was made lol it is annoying.

 

[9zero1790]

It's working.

thank you Steve!

 

[AzScorpion]

every time i turn the truck off the dash cam goes back to 2019. i guess thats when the cam was made lol it is annoying.

See, even your dash cam knows 2019 was the best year for Rangers! Right John @SigOris ? ? ?

 

[ControlNode]

See, even your dash cam knows 2019 was the best year for Rangers! Right John @SigOris ? ? ?

 

[ControlNode]

every time i turn the truck off the dash cam goes back to 2019. i guess thats when the cam was made lol it is annoying.

Humm, did it not get wired to a constant 12V source where it should have for memory?

 

[9zero1790]

Humm, did it not get wired to a constant 12V source where it should have for memory?

nope thats my doings lol. everything I add to my trucks i make sure not to let them have power when the key is off to protect the battery from my distracted brain.

 

[SigOris]

See, even your dash cam knows 2019 was the best year for Rangers! Right John @SigOris ? ? ?

 

[AzScorpion]

 

[paval3]

Have almost 9,000 miles on my 2021 XLT 4x4 so I had it in for it's second full synthetic oil change ("The Works") and yearly state inspection..... AND got the hood alignment done finally.

Now I'm wondering.... I didn't actually go to look myself, not sure where to look. Does the service department go in and reset when the oil should next be changed?? When I got to about 8,500 miles, I started getting reminders when I started the truck up about soon due for an oil change. I had first oil change done at almost 3,500 miles, so I'm guessing they must reset it for 5,000 mile interval... which is fine with me if they do.

 

[AzScorpion]

Have almost 9,000 miles on my 2021 XLT 4x4 so I had it in for it's second full synthetic oil change ("The Works") and yearly state inspection..... AND got the hood alignment done finally.

Now I'm wondering.... I didn't actually go to look myself, not sure where to look. Does the service department go in and reset when the oil should next be changed?? When I got to about 8,500 miles, I started getting reminders when I started the truck up about soon due for an oil change. I had first oil change done at almost 3,500 miles, so I'm guessing they must reset it for 5,000 mile interval... which is fine with me if they do.

They should've reset it. But it's easy to check and it's right in the menu off the steering wheel in settings.

 

[dapakattack]

Have almost 9,000 miles on my 2021 XLT 4x4 so I had it in for it's second full synthetic oil change ("The Works") and yearly state inspection..... AND got the hood alignment done finally.

Now I'm wondering.... I didn't actually go to look myself, not sure where to look. Does the service department go in and reset when the oil should next be changed?? When I got to about 8,500 miles, I started getting reminders when I started the truck up about soon due for an oil change. I had first oil change done at almost 3,500 miles, so I'm guessing they must reset it for 5,000 mile interval... which is fine with me if they do.

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