advice on which towable vehicle
We have been looking and exploring different vehicles to tow behind our truck camper. We have come to the conclusion that an older Ford Ranger would work the best for us. We have found quite a few ...
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I have a 94 ranger with the 4.0 2wd 5speed trans. Although not the same as what you are looking at I am in the process of making it a towed vehicle for us. The grandkids want to go fishing etc so my plan is to add a ladder rack to carry the 12ft alum boat I have. Park the rv and use the ranger.
OBTW it has over 300000 miles and is in great shape. Generally my daily driver so yes they are pretty bullet proof. You did not indicate the engines but some of the OHC engines had some issues with them. Other than that I havent heard of many problems. Go here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum35/ for all the ranger info you might need. The Ranger station is also a good source. I have paid less than $6K over the years on other than standard maint on it. Just had all suspension bushings R&Rd ($1500) but it was worth it since everything was original. Road master sells the tow kits but if you do an internet search they can be found pretty cheap, I got mine from a guy here for postage payment. A brake kit will run a bit but again they can be found on Craig list etc for much less than new. So even if it takes a little bit to get into shape, sure beats the $3o-40K a new vehicle costs and still require the tow accessories.
OBTW it has over 300000 miles and is in great shape. Generally my daily driver so yes they are pretty bullet proof. You did not indicate the engines but some of the OHC engines had some issues with them. Other than that I havent heard of many problems. Go here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum35/ for all the ranger info you might need. The Ranger station is also a good source. I have paid less than $6K over the years on other than standard maint on it. Just had all suspension bushings R&Rd ($1500) but it was worth it since everything was original. Road master sells the tow kits but if you do an internet search they can be found pretty cheap, I got mine from a guy here for postage payment. A brake kit will run a bit but again they can be found on Craig list etc for much less than new. So even if it takes a little bit to get into shape, sure beats the $3o-40K a new vehicle costs and still require the tow accessories.
