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Why There's No Rangers


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I was going to ask... why are there no Rangers?
He only mentioned that Ford didn't build ANY Rangers in the month of February 2024.

BUT to be totally honest, I haven't seen any new Rangers on lots Since 2020. Our local Ford Dealership had a used '20, with 15" wide rims, little bity mud tires and the carolina squat. for about $30K
 

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He only mentioned that Ford didn't build ANY Rangers in the month of February 2024.

BUT to be totally honest, I haven't seen any new Rangers on lots Since 2020. Our local Ford Dealership had a used '20, with 15" wide rims, little bity mud tires and the carolina squat. for about $30K
Well, you are in Florida. So, they stick what sells. 😜
 

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If most "Boomers" care to admit it, we hear it ourselves 40 years ago from "Greatest/Silent" generations.
You will never put Radial ply tires under my car​
Removing lead from gasoline will ruin performance forever​
Horse is better around the farm than motorcycle/quad​
Square bales (the small ones) are better than round, etc​
I have no issue when someone says they want disc brakes because they like the looks/they don't like the maintenance/don't have the skills for drums.
Drums need regular maintenance to continue to perform optimium, while discs are much more set and forget.​
I have to admit, I've lost some of the skills to drive a manual clutchless - I just don't practise it enough anymore. 13 spd Road Ranger in the tandem, the '49 Ford without synchros and the Louisville with 2 spd/short 4th on the farm where good for teaching the proper methods.​

What I don't like is when individuals make claims that physics won't support.
500+ hp @5k rpms with 10:1 compresson and no power adders in 302 comes to mind.​
Some days, I have rose coloured glasses, some days just hopping in and driving is nice.
 

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Hek, I'm with you fellas, like it pretty much laid on the line. Think I read somewhere let your yes be yes and your no be no
All fields have them, I spent most of my time training them in one job, while they got better pay than I did, ohwell is all I can say for that, along with ayedios
 

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Easier to handle, transport, and store. Try picking up a round bale by yourself, or try to stack them neatly in a hay barn all lined up!
You get more hay stored per given area with small rounds because they stack tighter and they are very easy to handle by hand with hay hooks. They also shed water like a large round.
 

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Why are there no Rangers? We sold the last 2023 in about October. We got the first of the 2024 model year this past week. Can't sell from an empty wagon...
 

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He only mentioned that Ford didn't build ANY Rangers in the month of February 2024.

BUT to be totally honest, I haven't seen any new Rangers on lots Since 2020. Our local Ford Dealership had a used '20, with 15" wide rims, little bity mud tires and the carolina squat. for about $30K
I haven't seen any at the Ford dealer where I got mine for a year. Crap-ton of Eff One Fiddys though.
They rent a vacant lot a mile down the road to stash the overflow.
 

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I clicked it off as soon as I saw who it was.

I was going to ask... why are there no Rangers?
Well if they didn't build any I wonder how I've seen 2 out on the road and 1 setting at local car lot. The one on the lot was a catus grey Raptor. I walked over to look at it and the salesman told me it was sold already over the the internet. So I don't see how they didn't build any. Guess they could have been built in January haha
 

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They built a bunch, they just have not shipped them to dealers, with very few exceptions. We have some that have been built and sitting at the factory for over 2 months now...
 

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