Ford Ranger Off Road Test Series No. 3 | Mud | Rock Crawling & More | 4x4 @ Bunyip State Forest

2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak 4x4 @ Bunyip State Park, VIC | 4WDTRIP.COM
Mods include:
2" Lift ( Ironman Foam Cell Pro)
33" Dick Cepek Extreme Country MT
17" Fuel Beast wheels
Rhino Evolution Bar
Uneek4x4 Rock Sliders
ARB Frontier Tank
TJM Snorkel
Bushskinz Underbody Protection

[@jimh.412]

Ford should just use your videos for advertisement. Love your truck. Greetings from the U.S.👍

[@jakerio8]

Thanks for these videos. Loving my Ranger more everytime I see your own conquests.

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Jake PK Rio , thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it. My conquests, struggles and mistakes are there to watch. All in all the Ranger has not let me down yet and so far I haven't needed to winch my way out of a situation or need recovering. It really is a capable vehicle but does has some weaknesses.

[@jakerio8]

Michael Toomer Top weakness for you?

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Jake PK Rio , if I had to pick its weaknesses i would say the long wheel base, Ranger has longest of the utes I’m pretty sure. The traction control allows a little to much wheel spin I think before it kicks in. I won’t mention that it’s IFS because all the modern utes are IFS so they all share that in common.

[@jakerio8]

Michael Toomer thnks for ur input. I dont mind the lwb bec it has more pros than cons for daily use. My top weakness for my 2014 is the absence of diff lock quite obviously. Other than that, i hope the Ford quality holds for the long run..

[@kavshikprasad4416]

@@michaeltoomer4090 sorry for the bother, does yours have just the traction control and no diff lock? Mine came stock with no diff locks. Only traction control. And if you've achieved the feats in your video without diff locks, I'd be confident in taking mine for off roading :D

[@dah8683]

Mate my hat goes off to you. Flash new truck and your really giving it a red hot crack. Great videos mate keep em coming

[@michaeltoomer4090]

NAPHUKIT thanks mate. It’s had a hard life for its first 6 months. Been a lot of fun but needs a bit of TLC now lol. So far its been really reliable and gets me everywhere. 👍

[@dah8683]

Michael Toomer hahaha looks like you have put it through its paces haha most people that buy those wont even take them down a dirt road.....and then there's you hahaha. Keep the vids coming bloke, good to see ranger in action

[@paul8802]

The guy with the shovel is awesome!

[@ripfletching]

U need lockers up front!! Rangers rule

[@RobWilliams4x4]

Good driving mate. Wish I had the confidence doing tracks like that without doing CVs, and I'm only on 2" and 265/70/17 🤷‍♂️

[@Anuar-cq2uo]

Nice ranger!!!!!go ford!!!

[@1989cranston]

Hey mate, just curious what CB Antenna aswell as CB antenna mount you are running in this video? Do you get good penetration in this type of setting. Have my CB but deciding on an antenna at the moment. Not too interested in long range transmission. Just good medium/short range stuff. Wanting a 6db or 6.5db for a good middle of the road mark. I like the stubby, thick solid black look of yours.

[@Angler233]

Hey Michael, I took my ranger after 2.5 yrs out in the otways the other week. I pulled my hair out after a few scratches lol. May I ask if you got paint protection? I wish I had the guts to do what you do. I'll just keep enjoying your vids while I build enough courage to get out on more tracks. Keep it up.

[@tommypeyton2019]

A more aggressive tread looks like it would go a long way

[@alexshaykevich509]

Nicely done. Are those the stock 33's? Also, seems like a front diff locker would really add a lot of capability.

[@ivan_pechyorin]

Ranger 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Ivan Pechyorin thanks for watching👍

[@ilocos1]

Your a good driver dude

[@michaeltoomer4090]

ilocos1 thanks mate 😃

[@dukeawinathandj7859]

💪💪💪 Tough

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Desmond Jok thanks 👍

[@rikoshea765]

I really like that front bumper so does anyone here know what it is please? Would look good on my Ranger. Cheers folks

[@dane5746]

Hey mate, what bar work.... Front bar, sliders, rear bar???

[@83lurens]

Wow!! you could make a video describing the changes !! What brand are fender flears?

[@michaeltoomer4090]

83lurens , the flares are EGR color coded. Most of the major mods are listed in the description. I’m really glad you enjoyed the video as I had fun making it. 👍

[@SurfyKirky]

Mate sick work on the track and truck. Hadn’t seen the rhino bars before actually considering that over a couple of recovery points and bull bar after seeing yours. How you finding it? Also just wondering what the step tray bars on the back of the ranger? I’ve been out a few times mates got me hooked on it so starting to get the Colorado bush bashing ready

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Thanks mate I’m pretty happy with the truck at the moment. I chose the Rhino bar because I wanted to carry a winch and not have the Bullbar look. It does the job pretty good and gives me a good approach angle for rock crawling. On the back of the Ranger Iv got a small Rhinorack platform that carry’s my shovel and Maxtrax as well as my swag etc. if I was you I would definitely get the Colarodo setup. Can be costly but it’s worth it.

[@dad3562]

Do you think 35s would be over kill?

[@redpilledpatriot8484]

BEAST. I drive a TRD OFF ROAD Toyota Tacoma, it’s an amazing Truck, honestly though I think the most capable mid sized truck without any modifications is the Chevy zR2, it’s comes off the line with front and rear lockers, that’s what does it. All others just have rear lockers as far as I know. But Toyota is far more reliable :) and you can add front lockers.

[@Lcr34]

With ARB frontier tanks i believe your fuel gauge is no longer usable? Your ranger is not body lifted right?

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Lcr34 , my ranger is not body lifted. The fuel guage works fine. It uses the same sender unit from the old tank. You have to bend the float arm a little bit which is in the instructions. The fuel Distance to empty is incorrect afterwards as the tank size changed. You can change the tank size using FORSCAN and a OBD2 adapter.

[@arnoldcisnero3610]

Wow

[@johnnyjarrocoela5252]

nunca vi esto, pero me gusta; son carros ford ranger vivo en Bolivia y obviamente tenemos caminos como los que vi y que camioneta me aconsejan,. Saludos amigos.

[@piezasdeltiempo]

Si estas en Bolivia, Toyota Hilux 90s, japonesa, LN106, con suspensión de eje rigido, es la camioneta más fiel de la historia, no rompe jamás

[@mrgokarcik1084]

mt/at??

[@sximavila6415]

Nice..may i know wat size the rim and tires and how manny inch lift thanks

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Sxim Avila i have -12, 17" rims and 285/70r17 tyres. I'm running a standard 2" lift as well. Cheers

[@michelecantarelli648]

May i ask which kind of snorkel do you have installed?

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Michele Cantarelli it’s a TJM snorkel

[@eviljagtech]

wish we these state side

[@MotorideTube]

Tough rig, do you plan a canopy?

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Mofera not at this stage. I don’t mind the platform setup. Not the most practical for space but is removeable and does the job for now

[@mundoguau]

exelent video. diesel? auto or mt?

[@michaeltoomer4090]

mundoguau thanks , it's a diesel auto.

[@chrisblatherwick6569]

Damn Michael you were not kidding about the mud! Those rocksliders really got a major workout on the truck, good work from the spotters and for you piloting the Ranger safely through the rock sesction. The tail lights on your rig, are they standard as you have reverse light on both the left and right side?

[@michaeltoomer4090]

chris blatherwick the rock sliders are absolutely hammered. They need touching up after that rocky section. The longer wheelbase of the ranger made it more challenging to get over that hump and manoeuvre in tight spaces. The tail lights are standard with only the globes being changed to LED. Are the rangers different over your way? Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@chrisblatherwick6569]

Our Wildtrack's in South Africa only have a single reverse light with a fog light on the other side. Your LED in the taillight looks brilliant as its definitely on my upgrade list!! What make are the bulbs?

[@Lcr34]

I can confirm that my Thailand made ranger also have same rear light configuration as chris.

[@chrisblatherwick6569]

Thanks Lcr34 for the feedback, thought it was only South Africa!

[@michaeltoomer4090]

chris blatherwick there just LED bulbs of eBay, nothing special really. Bit to bluish white for my liking but it is brighter than stock which helps when reversing.

[@yashwin8342]

Its automatic transmission or manual?:/

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Y.R. 99 its a Auto!

[@ragnarwinther4984]

awesome truck.. looks great not got tons of dumb shit done to it. even better driver

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Ragnar Winther thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed the video 👍

[@MrHarley123456789]

What exhaust do you have

[@michaeltoomer4090]

High View Media exhaust is standard. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@advan0135]

No point doing an exhaust on the mk2 unless you delete the dpf

[@causeuncause4059]

Every one talking about ford but not the tires

[@passionnature5690]

Quel gâchis pour un beau 4x4 à 45000 € dommage de le casser

[@knifegunaxe5527]

What's the size of the tires ang rims? Tnx

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Knife Gun Axe I’m running a 285/70r17 tyre on a 17x9 -12 offset rim. To be honest I wasn’t happy with the wheels and tyres due to bead issues so Iv since changed to a 305/70r16 on a 16x8 - 0 offset Wheel.

[@knifegunaxe5527]

Thanks mike.👍👍👍

[@richardN64]

Hi, greetings from Argentina. How does the engine work with those big wheels? The differential ratio is the stock? Thanks

[@michaeltoomer4090]

Richard Yakfish, the diff gear ratio is stock. The engine is fine and still has plenty of low down torque with this size wheel

[@richardN64]

Thanks Michael Toomer

[@danr3545]

Ranger > Hilux