2003 Ford Ranger
Does anyone use a Ford Ranger as a dingy, and how does it pull?
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Towed a 2001 5-speed regular cab Ranger Edge until replacing it as toad last year. It tows fine.
People will say "I don't feel it back there" but I wonder how sensitive they are to what they are driving. 3400 pounds of towed vehicle behind 12,000 pounds of RV, I feel it. I know it is there when I pull out of my street and try to accelerate to traffic speed going up a 12% grade, I definitely fell the extra 25% mass. Similarly, hit 15 mph uphill left hander at 35 like you might in your car, and that extra mass hanging 12 feet behind the rear wheels will tell you it is there.
The Fit is 800 pounds less mass, behind a heavy long-overhang C, it tows better. I still know it is there, where I drive.
People will say "I don't feel it back there" but I wonder how sensitive they are to what they are driving. 3400 pounds of towed vehicle behind 12,000 pounds of RV, I feel it. I know it is there when I pull out of my street and try to accelerate to traffic speed going up a 12% grade, I definitely fell the extra 25% mass. Similarly, hit 15 mph uphill left hander at 35 like you might in your car, and that extra mass hanging 12 feet behind the rear wheels will tell you it is there.
The Fit is 800 pounds less mass, behind a heavy long-overhang C, it tows better. I still know it is there, where I drive.
