I have never heard of a 1/4 ton truck until a coule of days ago. Does anyone have a link of any kind to a site where Ford calls the Ranger a 1/4 ton truck? I have always heard of a 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, and a 1 ton truck. Just never heard the Ranger refered to as a 1/4 ton truck. I have always heard it called a compact pickup.