What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

[TVRangerSTX]

Pepper's ? fine, but I'm tired (bc I'm retired). Volunteer day at the museum, she was loaded to the gills with boxes of books being relocated, including front and back seats! Then brought my cement mixer home, we were done mixing refractory there. Problem was I removed my crate from the bed to make room, and it had my tiedowns. So had to drive home, 25 miles, slowly! It was pretty stable back there. Phew!

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[Synfulz]

I did it. Officially took the mall crawler off road to drive out to this lighthouse on a point. Mild but still off road. Cape Santiago in Batangas.

 

[Rangerguy]

since we are on the pew puns.

Thou who fart in church- must sit in his own pew...

That would be the phew pew?

 

[9zero1790]

That would be the phew pew?

exactly

 

[Synfulz]

I did it. Officially took the mall crawler off road to drive out to this lighthouse on a point. Mild but still off road. Cape Santiago in Batangas.

All cleaned up back in the paddock.

 

[OrangeStreak]

All cleaned up back in the paddock.

Looks like you pushed that wall down a few degrees...

 

[NTXTremor]

Drove about 5.5 hours in the dark last night on small two-lane state highways, and I’m happy to report that I still love my Ranger. The new bug deflector seems to have helped, too, although bugs aren’t a huge problem this time of the year.

The auto brights feature worked flawlessly, but something curious happened. I had three different drivers flash their brights at me despite the fact that my brights were off. I took more than a little pleasure flashing my brights at them to prove that I was using my low beams. One particular a$$hole flashed his twice, so either his second flash was an acknowledgment of the fact I was not using my brights or he was just a glutton for punishment and needed more of my brights burning into his retinas.

Now, three a-holes out of probably 500 cars I passed is not much, but here’s the curious part. I saw an oncoming vehicle that appeared to have his brights on. I did not flash mine at the driver since I try to be a tolerant individual, but as he passed, I was shocked to see that it was a Ford F*cking Ranger!!!

That got me to wondering if my low beams really were irritating to other drivers, and maybe those three drivers weren’t a-holes after all.

 

[subquark]

I got her STUCK in the snow today! I was up in Northern MI looking at potential hunting properties. I checked the drive before turning off, walked around a bit, thought I found hard ground, stuck ‘er in 4H and gave it a go, only to sink up to the frame and diffs all around. As most of you know, the stock Hankooks aren’t what you’d call great but, honestly, this was operator error plain and simple. Four low, traction boards, pushing, no luck. A neighbor wound up pulling me out with his tractor so I’m glad I had the shackle and tow strap handy. In any case, it’s got me looking at a lift and bigger tries but also humbled about making damn sure I know how deep the snow is. ??

Need them tire chains! (not sure they'd help and probably another item I'll never use on mine, but I have them, just because I'm not a fully mature man!). =D

 

[RDJTX]

Drove it to work

 

[Ugly_Betty]

Hauled a bunch of crapola to the dump.

 

[TXRangerTim]

Drove about 5.5 hours in the dark last night on small two-lane state highways, and I’m happy to report that I still love my Ranger. The new bug deflector seems to have helped, too, although bugs aren’t a huge problem this time of the year.

The auto brights feature worked flawlessly, but something curious happened. I had three different drivers flash their brights at me despite the fact that my brights were off. I took more than a little pleasure flashing my brights at them to prove that I was using my low beams. One particular a$$hole flashed his twice, so either his second flash was an acknowledgment of the fact I was not using my brights or he was just a glutton for punishment and needed more of my brights burning into his retinas.

Now, three a-holes out of probably 500 cars I passed is not much, but here’s the curious part. I saw an oncoming vehicle that appeared to have his brights on. I did not flash mine at the driver since I try to be a tolerant individual, but as he passed, I was shocked to see that it was a Ford F*cking Ranger!!!

That got me to wondering if my low beams really were irritating to other drivers, and maybe those three drivers weren’t a-holes after all.

I'm not a fan of the auto brights dimming feature. Every sign or anything else reflective and they dim and then bright again. Almost like a strobe effect when signs are far enough for lights to reset. Also a good way to draw law enforcement attention in area of road known for elicit activities, not saying you are.

Do you have the factory headlights, halogen or LED, or did you upgrade?

 

[TXRangerTim]

Hauled a bunch of crapola to the dump.

@subquark would be proud of you.

 

[subquark]

@subquark would be proud of you.

YES!

 

[NTXTremor]

I'm not a fan of the auto brights dimming feature. Every sign or anything else reflective and they dim and then bright again. Almost like a strobe effect when signs are far enough for lights to reset. Also a good way to draw law enforcement attention in area of road known for elicit activities, not saying you are.

Do you have the factory headlights, halogen or LED, or did you upgrade?

Factory headlights. Mine is a 2021 Lariat, so I’m pretty sure they’re LED.

 

[TXRangerTim]

Factory headlights. Mine is a 2021 Lariat, so I’m pretty sure they’re LED.

Those should be LED. Before I retired, my assigned work truck was a 2019 Tahoe with LEDs. I was constantly getting flashed.

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