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Those look really nice! I just can't get myself to dump the brand new Hankooks just yet -- I've been spending money on too many other things for the truck -- but we'll see how they do this winter. It hasn't snowed yet other than a few flurries, but if this year is anything like last, it'll be...

Finally got the 4WC moved over from the old Ranger. Took it to Great Basin NP for a few days to test it out..

How's this for a gap ;) I'll have to put up with it short of trading in the camper. The problem is that it needs to be lifted so much to clear the higher sides of the 2019 compared to old Rangers.

I hope it's just an uneven parking space, otherwise that's pretty significant lean! Ours leans slightly to the left, but only by about 3/8" or so on flat pavement, just barely enough to be noticeable. The gas tank is on the left, so maybe that accounts for it. Our old '93 Ranger also leaned...

That gap is actually pretty tame! I'm in the process of adapting a 4WC camper that was made for our old Ranger to the new one. There are some small issues, like the tailgate catches have to come off for it to fit, but the biggest issue so far is that the new Ranger's box sides are so freakin'...

After we got there, my wife flew in and we spent about 5 days checking out the area. I remember seeing some of those other trails as well as large networks of MTB trails farther up the Keweenaw. We probably won't make it back there this summer or fall, but I can't wait to go back and spend...

Ha, small world, our daughter just started there last year. I helped her move there last summer in our old Ranger ('93, 260,000 mostly trouble-free miles -- this new one has big shoes to fill!). I was impressed how nice the whole area is -- UP, upper Wisconsin and Minnesota). She's actually...

Agreed. User reviews of the Hankook are decent, but those are for the after-market versions. Time will tell for the OEM ones we have.

Yeah, same here, I think they'll have to be pretty bad to ditch them right away. A new set of KO2s like on our old truck will get close to $1000 in this size. I'll need to wait a while for that. User reviews of the AT-M are decent enough, but those are for the after-market versions and we seem...

Nice, can't wait to get out there this fall.

I don't have super high expectations, but who knows, maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised. Most reviews I've seen mention that the Hankook AT-Ms are severe snow service rated, but the ones that came on our new Ranger are not stamped with the 3-peak severe snow service symbol. After searching...

From an engineering perspective, there's some merit in idea of making the valve train be a modular removable unit that can be removed from the head for easier service, but there would likely be cost consequences that would make it non-competitive. What might be a bit easier for them to swallow...

Yeah, I saw that also somewhere, that if it happens during the warranty period, Ford would just do head replacements. It might actually be cheaper for them since they don't have to train 1000's of techs for something else. Outside of warranty, though, I'm not sure why you couldn't do a walnut...

I agree with a lot of that. I don't think there are any technical arguments that can be made against it. I do think there are other arguments that can be made, though, such as driving style, usage patterns, past experience, etc., and I do respect everyone's personal decisions made based on...

LOL! At least I'm not the only one. I'll probably end up doing the same. Better than trying to force it and breaking it, or even worse breaking the male mating connector on the valve cover. My guess is that there must be a special service tool for releasing it unlike the other ones which are QR.

I think the problem is that while someone might decide not to add one of these for various reasons like their driving habits preclude the necessity, it's hard to argue against them from a purely technical perspective. Ford has good engineering talent and makes good products (or we all wouldn't...

OK I thought that was a flow sensor of some sort. I guess it's not. One more quick question: The hose connector on the valve cover side of the breather tube seems different than the others (at least on our truck) and I haven't yet been able to find the quick release mechanism. Was yours like...

Thanks for posting that. Question: is the solenoid the electrical piece that is already in the breather line? Or is it something you added? Thanks.

I can vouch for that. I just installed one two days ago and it took less than an hour. The fittings are in a tight area that you can't see and you need to find them by feel, but once you find them, the QR fittings just pop right off and you now know where they reconnect. RCMUSTANG's build...

That's a big part of it for me. This Ranger is replacing the last one that we had for 27 years and 260,000 miles (and still running fairly well). There are a lot of variables, but dirty PCV gas seems to be a sizable factor. I don't know how much longer it will take for the valves to coke up...