I had to move a buddy out of his condo the other day, because his truck was in the shop. I had a small uhaul and the bed of the truck LOADED down. It pulled like a champ for a small truck. So I was wondering whats the biggest things yall haul with your rangers? Also, what motor do you have?

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20O3 extended cab, 2wd, silver, 3.0, toyo spectrum tires, 10,000k HID's, 8' in bazooka tube, and UWS toolbox

I towed a 26ft travel trailer with my 2wd 4.0

Also pulled 2880 pounds of scrap metal

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I'm going to find out this weekend if I can find some "free dirt" for a home project I'm working on....will load er down and see what happens LOL

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2010 Ranger XLT
2009 M109R
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i had almost half a ton of mulch in the back of my truck its a 4.0 with heavy duty leaf springs

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97 ford ranger extended cab 4X4 4.0[sold]
1999 ford f150 extended cab 4.6 3 inch body lift 35 inch tall goodyear wranglers 4X4 straight pipe
1998 ford mustang V6 3.8l automatic
mainly stock except high performance headers, performance chip,flowmaster delta 40 series muffler

One of the first things I did to my Ranger was put add-a-leaf springs on it. I have yet to haul anything heavy, but wanted to make sure that when I did I would have the springs stiffened up. Did affect the ride some, but I think it will be worth it in the long run.

I am always curious to hear what everyone carries, pulls, etc.

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Senior Chaplain Gary Hosfelt
Pataskala, OH
2009 Ford Ranger XLT
6 cyl. 5 speed

moved my neice from Redding CA. up here. had the bed of the Ranger and a 5x8ft trailer stuffed. Both 4 to 5 ft high. Dont know how much it weighed but it wasnt light. The 4.0 pulled it just fine. The bummer was the IAC went out on the way down and killed the milage on the way back. Like 5 to 15 MPG killed.

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2003 Ranger XL, 4.0 SOHC, manual, t-bar adjust, pretty much stock......for now.

That's the option I have as well....so, was worth the "upgrade"?

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2010 Ranger XLT
2009 M109R
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21ft boat with my 4.0.

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2010 Ranger Sport 4dr 4.0
4x2, line-xed, 31's on AR 23's, flowmaster super 40

2 jet skis weighing 500 lbs a piece

barley even felt them back there and i have a 3.0

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2002 Tremor 2wd 3.0 4.10 L/S
6000k HID High/Low beams
255/70R16 General Grabbers AT2
Explorer OHC

Here is the load I hauled 2880 was the scrap metal. Trailer weighed 800-1000

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[That's the option I have as well....so, was worth the "upgrade"? ]


Yes it was worth it very much cause i was afraid of break the leaf springs but they held up good it didnt even squate that much the 4.0 didnt even have trouble with the load i did it 4 times within an hour and it ran good and the person i bought the mulch and dirt from was very surprised that my little truck could haul almost as much as his truck could

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97 ford ranger extended cab 4X4 4.0[sold]
1999 ford f150 extended cab 4.6 3 inch body lift 35 inch tall goodyear wranglers 4X4 straight pipe
1998 ford mustang V6 3.8l automatic
mainly stock except high performance headers, performance chip,flowmaster delta 40 series muffler

ive hauled all kinds of crap with my ranger. the heaviest was a 22 foot cabin cruiser boat that weighed around 5400 pounds. other than that ive pulled my buddys 21 foot travel trailer a few times and i hauled my 6x12 enclosed trailer loaded down quite often.

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It also amazing how quickly you get up to that weight limit with mulch, dirt and gravel. It's sad how little is actually there after it gets loaded.

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Sgtsandman's Work in Progress
2011 Ranger XLT, 4X4, 4 door Super Cab. 4.0L, 5 Speed M50D-R1HD, 3.73:1, 8.8" open differential, Jason Pace cap
2019 Ford Ranger STX FX4, Super Crew, 2.3L Ecoboost, 10 speed automatic, 3.73:1 with rear locker, Leer 100XR cap

years ago we had a 92 ranger sport 4X2 4.0 auto. I helped a friend out by driving about 200 miles into canada to bring a generator back down to saline MI. the generator was a 4 cyl diesel type, they needed a big hilo to lift it so I would say it was HEAVY

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A Ranger owner's worse nightmare

well, I drive a 2007 Kenworth W-900 and had to pull start it with my Ranger...3.0 and it did a good job. Not with the trailer hooked up.