Soaring's Ford Ranger Wildtrack.
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A mate of mine tows his 23 ft Starcraft at about 2800 with his BT50, does it with ease, you will have no dramas with the Ranger.
Bank of Dad has placed an order for an 3.2 Auto Ranger XLT. ARB canopy and ARB steel bull bar, Ford snorkel plus towing accessories (brake controller, relays fitted for 12 pin plug plus Anderson plug etc). Colour.......white.
About 3 or 4 weeks with fitment of bull bar etc.
About 3 or 4 weeks with fitment of bull bar etc.
Nice one @Bank of Dad. Sounds like a great setup.
And good to see you are supporting local Aussie engineering jobs.
The better the Ranger and Everest do in the market, the more chance we have of keeping the engineering here in Aust for new models.
BTW, I've just arranged one of the tech geeks to disable the "smart alternator" feature. Worth enquiring about with your dealer prior to handover to ensure you get full charge to the van.
And good to see you are supporting local Aussie engineering jobs.
The better the Ranger and Everest do in the market, the more chance we have of keeping the engineering here in Aust for new models.
BTW, I've just arranged one of the tech geeks to disable the "smart alternator" feature. Worth enquiring about with your dealer prior to handover to ensure you get full charge to the van.
Thanks.
I've got to get the standard 12 pin plug sorted with relays for our 17.56-2 Expanda. We are going to a JB Caravan 21'6" rear door. These run a plug for the vans lights etc only and an Anderson plug to charge the 2 batteries etc. not really sure of the exact electrical setup on the new van, have to find out. The Anderson plug will have relays etc too.
What is 'smart alternator'?
I love the Ranger. I wanted one when I got the Territory but couldn't afford it at the time and didn't need it really to pull our standard van.
The Terry has been and will be for the new buyer a bloody good car. Great safety features, properly tested for ANCAP, durability tested for good use and for a car its size, great economy. 8l/100km is pretty good. Yes it did a gearbox at 20k, but the Landcruiser it shared a flat bed with on its way to the dealer had done the same thing at 10k. Hasn't missed a gear since.
Good trade in too and so far the Ranger seems to hold its value. We have smart engineers in this country who design good cars for our conditions.
You only have to look around van parks to see that Ranger / BT50 are major players.
I've got to get the standard 12 pin plug sorted with relays for our 17.56-2 Expanda. We are going to a JB Caravan 21'6" rear door. These run a plug for the vans lights etc only and an Anderson plug to charge the 2 batteries etc. not really sure of the exact electrical setup on the new van, have to find out. The Anderson plug will have relays etc too.
What is 'smart alternator'?
I love the Ranger. I wanted one when I got the Territory but couldn't afford it at the time and didn't need it really to pull our standard van.
The Terry has been and will be for the new buyer a bloody good car. Great safety features, properly tested for ANCAP, durability tested for good use and for a car its size, great economy. 8l/100km is pretty good. Yes it did a gearbox at 20k, but the Landcruiser it shared a flat bed with on its way to the dealer had done the same thing at 10k. Hasn't missed a gear since.
Good trade in too and so far the Ranger seems to hold its value. We have smart engineers in this country who design good cars for our conditions.
You only have to look around van parks to see that Ranger / BT50 are major players.
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I know it's a personal preference thing, but as my Ranger is white, the dealer has offered me a colour coded bull bar instead of black.......no additional charge.......thoughts?
My neighbour has one and it looks good........I think it's black I need to see. My head says match em up....
Cheers mate....sold.
I'm not getting side rails and sticking with the stock Ford side steps. Getting the Ford snorkel too. Seems to fit nicer and I tried an ARB Safari one and it seems noisier compared to the Ford one.
Not getting the deluxe canopy as I need to be able to have the side window open for the dog. Roof rails for the canoes too!
Thanks for the photo....very helpful.
I'm not getting side rails and sticking with the stock Ford side steps. Getting the Ford snorkel too. Seems to fit nicer and I tried an ARB Safari one and it seems noisier compared to the Ford one.
Not getting the deluxe canopy as I need to be able to have the side window open for the dog. Roof rails for the canoes too!
Thanks for the photo....very helpful.
Small addition to the Ranger fitted. Roof cage with jack and shovel.
It's mainly for the van. I've got a piece of RHS that slips into the chassis rail to jack the van. But you can use the tow bar. And at a pinch the side step mounting bracket will work too.
my car is Black, yep white looks good (trust me) white lookd great actually