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YeLLowBoaT
05-23-2007, 07:42 PM
I really bad mood... they no longer make rangers with 8' beds :cry: ... when did they stop???

wsuwrhr
05-23-2007, 07:45 PM
I really bad mood... they no longer make rangers with 8' beds :cry: ... when did they stop???
Like '86,
that's what you get buy trying to buy a Ford.

OCMerrill
05-23-2007, 08:07 PM
Ladder rack time.
I have a 2500 HD Longbed. It gets 1/2 Rangers per gallon:D

YeLLowBoaT
05-23-2007, 08:09 PM
Ladder rack time.
I have a 2500 HD Longbed. It gets 1/2 Rangers per gallon:D
Racks are fine for lumber and ladders, but thats about it.
I don't need a 3/4 ton... f 150 would be nice, but i don't want to spend close to 30k on a work truck.

HM
05-23-2007, 08:23 PM
You should write a letter and complain, perhaps call the president. I hear that will make things happen. :D

wsuwrhr
05-23-2007, 08:28 PM
Just weld an extension on the bed, you'll fit right in.
Brian

YeLLowBoaT
05-23-2007, 08:38 PM
Ford in the mid 80s built a f150 with a extra long bed( 10ft, was built on the long bed extend cab frame, but with standard cab.) I would kill to have one. They only made a few thosand of them, mostly in fleet trim... my uncle had the XLT version... god I would love to have that truck...351w, atuo, 4x4, w/dl, tilt cruse, bench seat... It was totaled out years ago...

OCMerrill
05-23-2007, 11:29 PM
Racks are fine for lumber and ladders, but thats about it.
I don't need a 3/4 ton... f 150 would be nice, but i don't want to spend close to 30k on a work truck.
You know down here in south OC I see quite a few older trucks (kinda on their last leg...looking) loaded 15' high with garage sale junk...all up on those ladder racks.
They are heading south on the 5. Ready to fall over at any time.:D :D :D
So I would say if your from BC then a ladder rack is like a whole another truck:sqeyes: :sqeyes: :D
I have a shell on mine with a bed slide for tools but its job is mostly hauling a dump trailer to the land fill. Oh the joy.
I looked (for the fun of of it) tonight on the web and there is nothing available cheap with an 8' bed unless maybe a std. cab work truck platform. Again your bundle of cash and then some will leavith.
Bummer.
As a contractor I run several Isuzu NPR's for my service techs. Used they are cheaper than one might think. I could go on if your interested but this compared to a ranger is way off.

Boozer
05-23-2007, 11:38 PM
I'd bet for what you will spend on a Ranger Photoglou can get you into a 1500 Silverado with an 8' bed :idea:

ratso
05-24-2007, 05:19 AM
I'd bet for what you will spend on a Ranger Photoglou can get you into a 1500 Silverado with an 8' bed :idea:
Exactly...

Cigalert
05-24-2007, 06:12 AM
Ford in the mid 80s built a f150 with a extra long bed( 10ft, was built on the long bed extend cab frame, but with standard cab.) I would kill to have one. They only made a few thosand of them, mostly in fleet trim... my uncle had the XLT version... god I would love to have that truck...351w, atuo, 4x4, w/dl, tilt cruse, bench seat... It was totaled out years ago...
I had one that I put 185k miles on and sold it to an employee. He restored it to the original butt blue. It's still running. I loved that 10' bed.

dumbandyoung
05-24-2007, 07:58 AM
Doesn't Toyota still make one?

YeLLowBoaT
05-24-2007, 07:46 PM
I'd bet for what you will spend on a Ranger Photoglou can get you into a 1500 Silverado with an 8' bed :idea:
I drove the new silverado, I was not impressed. I've never seen a chevy half ton last in construction.

3 daytona`s
05-24-2007, 09:17 PM
Like '86,
that's what you get buy trying to buy a Ford.
:)

Throttle
05-24-2007, 09:24 PM
do you need the 8 foot bed for thr crumple factor in case you get rear ended for your 8th time?

sleekcraft80
05-25-2007, 06:44 AM
I've never seen a chevy half ton last in construction.
I have a 94 chevy silverado 1500 that I used for construction since it was new. It now has 430,000 miles on it and it has never been rebuilt. It doesn't even use any oil. I would say it lasted in construction use.

Cas
05-25-2007, 08:11 AM
I have a 94 chevy silverado 1500 that I used for construction since it was new. It now has 430,000 miles on it and it has never been rebuilt. It doesn't even use any oil. I would say it lasted in construction use.
and I used an 85 Chevy 1/2t 4x4 Silverado from 86 to 2001 in construction. I sold it to a guy that uses it on his farm carrying full loads of hay and materials that weigh more than I ever would could consider loading it down with since he bought it. That thing must have 300,000+ miles on it by now.
My 93 now has near 220,000 miles on it and it's still going strong but it's the 7200 gvw (light weight 3/4t).....it's kind of the tweener :D
speaking of which, if you're that concerned about weight and such, why go with a 1/2t?