On Mon, 09 Jan 2017 16:48:11 -0600, Califbill
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On Mon, 09 Jan 2017 11:48:38 -0600, Califbill
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According to the Ford news release the new Ranger will be a "mid sized"
pickup.


What is mid sized and full sized these days. Rented a full size car at
Alamo in San Jose Cabo. Camry.

I suppose the mid size will be the Sport Trak rebadged with a larger
bed and 2 seats. Mine is still a "truck" if that means body on frame.
It seems to do OK. They rate it 1/2 ton and I did bring a pallet of
tile home from the tile store OK. (probably more like 1500 pounds)
I haven't tried a pallet of sod yet but that is coming up when it
starts raining again here. I know the F150 was OK with that.


And sometimes you overload accidentally. Bought a pallet of pavers. Was
dark when Homedespot loaded the truck. Handled very light in the front
end. Looked out in the morning and was almost doing a wheelie. Sign said
2000# per pallet. They said a pallet was 2 deep, not 5 deep like had.
Figured 4500#. S-10 4x4 was rated a 3/4 ton. Had helper springs on rear.
Heck that lad would have made my 3/4 ton full size Chevy squat.

When we were rescuing stuff destined for the dumpster at one of my
wife's jobs I got a whole pallet of pavers in the back of old Brownie
(1986 F150) I know the squat ;-)
Judy's buddy Martìn (Mexican guy) deftly dropped it in with a Bobcat
but the caked on mud dropped out from underneath the truck, leaving a
perfect imprint of where the truck was sitting.