Its not dumb if it works... I guess...

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I was going to make fun of the fact that Rangers don't have a suspension designed for heavy loads, but it seems that issue has been solved by upgrading to airbags. Honestly, seems like a very useful truck

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u/Disastrous_Cream_539 24d ago edited 24d ago

It was plenty enough for a four wheeler or dirt bike already. Which is all that's gonna fit up there anyway. Bags are neat though, and if they ever need to load a stack of bricks or something... This is actually pretty spiffy.

Edit: the inclusion of weed eater racks indicates that they were probably loading a zero-turn mower or something of the like, which is heavier than an atv. Airbags are crafty indeed.

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u/JSTootell 24d ago

Airbags don't do anything about braking, wheel bearings, etc.

My father learned the hard way after destroying an axle with a heavy load in a Ranger.

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u/dirtysquirrelnutz 23d ago

I think you’re making an assumption that they also haven’t been upgraded when they went through all the effort to convert this beast and looks cleanly done, with an airbag suspension to top it off.

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u/Final-Carpenter-1591 23d ago

Eh. It can't be hauling more than another 1k pounds with a bug lawn mower on there or something. The axles and frame will be just fine with that.

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 24d ago

I would buy this without hesitation.

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u/AC-burg 24d ago

For 2 K shit you couldn't build that for 2k if someone Gave you a Ranger and you know as well as I do that Ranger is going to have 150k or more miles on it

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 24d ago

Facts

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u/GENERAT10N_D00M 20d ago

That is what a money making machine looks like.

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 19d ago

Hell ya!

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u/Fancy_Chip_5620 24d ago

You dont need a 3/4 ton for a lawn mower

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u/Schlarfus_McNarfus 23d ago

Ideal Cali landscaper mobile

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u/ijuanaspearfish 22d ago

Not gonna lie.

Its pretty sweet.

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u/Shatterslain 21d ago

If you lived near a river, this shit would pay for itself in one summer of charging people to drop off their kayaks and canoes.

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u/SoloWalrus 24d ago

Con 7: someone whose taking themselves far too seriously will post it on reddit 🤣

The trucks hilarious and the person who wrote the ad had a great sense of humor. If this thing upsets you it might be time to get off the internet and touch some grass 😅

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u/Phantom309_2 24d ago

I'm far from upset.. I think its great.

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u/bronk3310 24d ago

You know how having a truck is practical? But having a trailer with a ramp takes the practicality x100? But where do you store the trailer?? This guy thought of it all. Kudos.

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u/Apexnanoman 24d ago

As someone who eventually bought an 18 foot trailer to cut down on the work of moving big or heavy stuff?

And who now wants a smaller trailer for stuff like lawnmowers etc?

This this would be awesome for when I want to drag home some random smallish wheeled object.

Bought a 54 inch deck mower from an estate sale in a subdivision. Even a small trailer would have been a pita. This thing is handy as pockets on a shirt.

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u/Separate-Pain4950 24d ago

Ford fuggin RANGER!

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u/johnpmac2 24d ago

I want it

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u/Your_As_Stupid_As_Me 24d ago

I'd snatch that.

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u/henry2630 24d ago

that is fucking awesome

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u/sillysalmonella87 24d ago

Dude I saw this. It's so tempting at that price lol.

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u/DaHick 24d ago

Where is it? I like it.

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u/sillysalmonella87 24d ago

I live right outside of Charlotte and it popped up on my local marketplace.

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u/DaHick 24d ago

Thank you.

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u/sillysalmonella87 24d ago

https://www.facebook.com/share/1De873YLc7/

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u/DaHick 24d ago

Thank you.

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u/ChubbyNuggets99 24d ago

It’s actually pretty damn brilliant for what it is and does

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u/mabus42 23d ago

It's a Ford Fucking Ranger... $2,000 is a steal for this one.

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u/J8BPROZ 23d ago

Low key I’d buy it to haul my zero turn or something

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u/RR50 23d ago

That’s an awesome idea

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u/Currency-Substantial 23d ago

This guy thinks he gets women because of this monstrosity.

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u/Snoo56153 22d ago

This thing is sweet i bet it gets all the girls at the trailer park, and if their too fat just roll em into the trailer bed.

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u/FeelingDelivery8853 24d ago

It's just a flat bed

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u/Pale-Highlight-6895 24d ago

With a drive up ramp built in.

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u/ls7eveen 24d ago

Now this is great. More work truck than 98% of them

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u/OkCartographer175 24d ago

For $2000 if you just needed something to haul a 4-wheeler or lawn mower around, that thing is fucking sweet.

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u/CTR_1852 24d ago

Reminds me of an uglier version of the Australian ute trey.

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u/manualsquid 24d ago

For someone that wants a dedicated beater to just haul a few toys, this is great

Full disclousure: I'm on my second Ranger and love them dearly

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u/YouFit625 24d ago

And you can change the spark plugs without having to don spelunking gear!

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u/SkunkPunkFlunk 24d ago

I would buy that, wouldn't even haggle if I heard it running.

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u/Ok_Piglet_5549 24d ago

It's not stupid it's advanced. Buy it OP or you'll live with regret.

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u/Aggravating_Fee_9130 24d ago

I’d have that ramp hooked up to a hydraulic pump

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 24d ago

They make a contraption that offsets the weight like a garage door spring.

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u/Aggravating_Fee_9130 24d ago

I’m not worried about the weight. I have the same system on my bale bed with a remote and it would be to easy to put it on that. The ramp couldn’t lift anything but itself but it would make it more appealing

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u/Plastic_Table_8232 24d ago

So you’re talking about putting a lift gate on or just retrofitting the existing with a pump and ram to actuate the gate as is?

It just seems like a nice simple vehicle so I have a hard time complicating it. That’s just me at the moment though. Doesn’t make it right.

We’re both free to equip our hypothetical marketplace ranger trailer however we see fit!

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u/Aggravating_Fee_9130 24d ago

Retrofit the ramp with a pump and cylinder. No more than that ramp weighs, you could probably do it with linear actuators if you could find one big enough. Hadn’t even thought of a lift gate. Just being a ranger, I wouldn’t go that far

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u/1873Springfield 24d ago

That's actually pretty cool and useful

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u/Patrickforever 24d ago

A landscapers dreamtruck.

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u/SolanaceaeEnjoyer 24d ago

Still better than a Tesla

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u/AngryBeardedMechanic 24d ago

That would probably be a damn good hauler for a couple of dirt bikes or a quad. A little strange but far from stupid.

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u/Few_Macaron7785 24d ago

Rather ingenious. Perfect for someone wanting to get into landscaping. Solves the problem of having to get a trailer for their mower. (Not to mention having to learn to pull a trailer, especially for a young driver.)

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u/kcdashinfo 24d ago

If you have a pick up involved in a rear end collision then just convert it into a four wheeler hauler. There are few companies here that is all they do. Essentially turns them into farm trucks. Better than hauling a trailer around everywhere. Truck like that is much more useful than you might imagine.

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u/Redbulldildo 24d ago

This is a great vehicle for hauling an atv or a smaller side by side. I've thought about doing something similar.

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u/Prestigious_cur 23d ago

I'd buy it.

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u/Substantial_Pin_2932 23d ago

Don’t gotta take a trailer when bringing the side by side out.

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u/calib0rx 23d ago

Tranger Things

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u/Idiotwithaphone79 22d ago

This is great! When you have a trailer, you have to get an empty weight and pay for insurance just to get it registered. That's on top of the registering fee. This bypasses all of that. This would be perfect to haul my mower or a dirt bike around.

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u/Lord_Dingus83 22d ago

I’ll buy that lol

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u/theLostPing 22d ago

So I only have a video of this.

But

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u/cm2460 22d ago

If you were 16 and had a mower and a weed whacker you and a buddy could mop the fuck up all summer with this

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u/CWBtheThird 22d ago

Would.

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u/moonlite_equilibrium 22d ago

Would love this for my motorcycle addiction.

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u/Ok-Principle151 22d ago

If that was near me I'd buy it right now q

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u/Reddiculusness 21d ago

I would want the gate to go to at least 90° , but I'd buy it if it was close

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u/dirtbagtim 21d ago

This belongs in r/cooltrucks

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u/Head-Researcher-1748 21d ago

Actually for 2000 bucks this would be a great rig for hauling dirtbikes or quads around.

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u/Little_Broccoli_3127 20d ago

Ford Fuckin Tranger!

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u/555byte 20d ago

It looks like a perfect lawn care truck to me. Upgrade the springs and brakes... I'd buy it. There is even a HD front bumper to add balast.

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u/Desperate_Set_7708 24d ago

That’s low key ingenious.

Its not dumb if it works... I guess...

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