everyone has their own opinion but I know my ranger and it takes skill to tow a lot of weight with these little trucks.

 

Kind of an old thread, but welcome. And yes you can tow with these older rangers but they are not rated to tow a lot, but it can be done.

 

This old ranger is a little warlord... I'm in the masonry business. It hauls the mortar mixer no problem.. alot of guys buy a brand new Ford and take it to the job site and cry when it gets scratched.

 

Thanks. By the way... I'm gonna keep this one on the road as long as I can , it runs great..

 

I roasted the transmission in my '91 Ranger v6 4.0L pulling my Polaris Ranger XP (1400 lbs) on a single axle trailer with a good load of hunting gear to the mountains here in Colorado. Around town it did fine. No way I would ever do that again.

 

Bummer ,that sucks man.

 

I guess you guys must live away from the Rust belt...

around here .. after 6-8 years .. the perch for the rear springs Rust to nothing. and the springs poke thru the bed....
fixable yes, weld a plate to frame and get new perches.

 

Going even further off topic...

The rearmost leaf spring bracket on my '91 was attached to the frame with rivets. I drilled out the rivets and put on new brackets, flipped upside down. The OEM leaf springs were a bit lopsided and were replaced with Deaver leaf springs. I gained a ton of travel while keeping the vehicle at the same level.

 

I had an 84Ranger, 2.3 5speed. I was renting a little house and took a lowboy of hay to it to insulate the foundation. I don't know know how much weight was on there....but I do know I nearly lost it because it wasn't loaded evenly, as in too much weight on the front, which took most of the weight off the steer tires. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Also hauled a golf cart in it once.