HenryMac's Build Thread: 2019 Ranger XL STX FX4 Magnetic Super Cab

[HenryMac]

Flipping The Spare Tire

I flipped the spare tire today so I could easily access the air valve. From the factory the spare is mounted upside down.

Flipping it doesn't affect ground clearances... I measure before and after, see photo's below. I took lots of photo's so the members here could see how all the parts fit together and how the lifting / lowering mechanism works. I have a 2 post lift in our barn... hopefully you folks will find this helpful.

IMO Ford did a good job designing the lifting chain and it's related mechanism. They even included a funnel shaped deal to help ensure the crank rod finds the hoist hole..

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[FULLSCALE]

Thanks for the info, I’ll be doing the same soon!

 

[HenryMac]

License Plate Brackets, Hitch Cover and USB Cable

License plate Brackets

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CX7TXG3/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Clear cover for front and just a black plastic surround for the rear.​

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Hitch Cover
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0776Z5F5P/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is a soft rubber cover that has a lanyard to hold it to the hitch​

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USB Cable
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06VWQVHZC/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I got tired of my music thumb drive sticking out into the storage area... so this cable moved it out of the way. The other advantage: You're plugging devices into the cable, not the port in the truck. So when the cable wears out from plugging / unplugging devices into it, you just replace it the cable. Easy Peazy.​

 

[Msfitoy]

October 10, 2019: License Plate Brackets, Hitch Cover and USB Cable

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USB Cable
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06VWQVHZC/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I got tired of my music thumb drive sticking out into the storage area... so this cable moved it out of the way. The other advantage: You're plugging devices into the cable, not the port in the truck. So when the cable wears out from plugging / unplugging devices into it, you just replace it the cable. Easy Peazy.​

Wait, you have one USB Sync port?! I have two there...what going on?

 

[Deleted member 853]

I think the XL only gets one.

 

[HenryMac]

Wait, you have one USB Sync port?! I have two there...what going on?

Yep... it's an XL thing, like Anthony said. But they're in the way, be it one, or two ;-).

 

[FULLSCALE]

Thanks for the hitch cover link, I’d like to get something like that. Does your tailgate hit your rear license plate frame?

 

[Lunchbox88]

Great pictures, Im jealous of your home 2 post lift.

 

[HenryMac]

Does your tailgate hit your rear license plate frame?

Of course it did. You've obviously been down this path before Thanks for the heads up.

I sanded off the edges of the frame at the top to gain clearance.

 

[Lunchbox88]

I had to point out the license plate bracket issue to my dealer, and had them take them off my truck.

 

[VAMike]

I got tired of my music thumb drive sticking out into the storage area... so this cable moved it out of the way. The other advantage: You're plugging devices into the cable, not the port in the truck. So when the cable wears out from plugging / unplugging devices into it, you just replace it the cable. Easy Peazy.​

I just got one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MDXBT87/

 

[shred5]

I just got one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MDXBT87/

Yea those do not stick out far..

 

[AzScorpion]

Great pictures, Im jealous of your home 2 post lift.

Same here...That's my dream garage with ac added!

 

[FULLSCALE]

Of course it did. You've obviously been down this path before Thanks for the heads up.

I sanded off the edges of the frame at the top to gain clearance.

No problem! I noticed mine hit the dealer frame when I brought it home, in the quiet garage you could actually hear the gate rub against it while opening.

 

[HenryMac]

CAD Model Of The 6 Ft Bed

Started to create a CAD Solid Model of the bed on my Supercab today.

I've got some projects I want to build, such as a wooden support structure to hold 4' x 8' sheets of lumber and thought having a CAD model would make it easier for me to design the structure.

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