Is Our Ford Ranger Good At Towing? - High Temp & Elevation Tow Test

[@Mursedave]

Ranger is looking sweet fellas!

[@AdamRosenberg90]

Will be a game changer for the Ranger with the 2.7. Anxiously awaiting ours.

[@smittysmitty481]

Bad ass truck & love the stripe,

[@OverlandOrange]

I'm going on 20 years as a Tacoma owner and I don't want to love that Ranger as much as I do...dang.

[@Hagen30]

I bought my Ranger in July. lol. Been a toyota guy my entire life. Tundras, Tacomas, and a 4Runner. I’ve been really happy with my Ranger so far. I’ve got 8,000 miles of logging rds, no rattles or issues yet. lol. But then again my Yota went 130,000 miles of this. But so far i am happy with my purchase

[@OverlandOrange]

@@Hagen30 It's a good looking rig, no lie.

[@braamkotze473]

You are correct in that the wind resistance played a massive factor in asking the turbo 4 petrol to work harder and boost more. The weight will add to that, but remember increasing in speed, the air resistance increases exponentially. That's why we use the 2.0 single and bi turbo diesels, as well as a 3.0 V6 on the high end model Rangers. More torque and gives a lot better fuel economy. Good video, got my sub today

[@derrickschultz6871]

Its the wind thats the major culprit. The sail thats created...or cell as you guys say it.

[@TexasTruckChannel]

My thoughts exactly! Thanks - Bryan

[@AllTerrainNation]

That truck is looking great guys!

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Thanks Boyds! Y’all can check it out in a few weeks!

[@AllTerrainNation]

I’ll need to do a video on it ;-)😊

[@cp_atving5084]

Cool video. Several months ago you guys did a video comparing your Taco to the Gladiator. Would enjoy your thoughts on the Ranger vs Gladiator.

[@wxexw]

So, super premium oil, oil change after mountain tow trip. Nice gauge package that tells you all that w/o aftermarket instruments. This is the exact region I'd be towing too - two motorcycles, camp gear.

[@JRs-guitars]

Strain on the engine is at its peak during acceleration from a stop or crawl. After that...its the wind drag that becomes the dominant factor as it limits momentum. Anyway...being in constant boost would give me serious concerns over the engine and turbo longevity. Thats some serious heat build up.

[@honda116969]

My 3rd gen Tacoma would be at redline trying to make that 😂 cool video guys & be safe out there 🏕️ camping watch out for dogman lol

[@TexasTruckChannel]

We were on watch for Sasquatch, we totally forgot about Dogman! Thanks for watching.

[@ericcarawan1308]

Brilliant camera technique, video of the camera guy videoing the gauges. I guess we will just have to use our imagination.

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Sorry about that, those clips didn’t make it to edit in time to post. For reference the oil temp stayed just above middle of the gauge. Under normal driving, it stays dead middle. In west Texas it got as high as 3/4 up the gauge. We also apologize for our mics failing. Not our best work. Thanks for watching.

[@TheCloudX]

Love the rack and tent. Are you going to do a video about? Really enjoyed the first mods video you did. This ranger series has been excellent

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Thank you so much, we sure will.

[@YourFavoriteLibertarian]

How do you get the guages you're using in this test to show up? I have the 2.7 XLT FX4, and I can't for the life of me get it to show up. My only additional guage options are rpm on the left and oil temp on the left.

[@robertyoung8289]

Are you worried about the trailer tires towing at 80mph? Exspecily with the heat? Thanks

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Great question, we were not. Thankfully these tires are new, and rated for more than 80. We kept an eye on it.

[@jeffk464]

I was a long haul truck driver and I don't think towing at 80mpg is safe, not even a little bit.

[@yentrader]

Y’all really deserve about ten times the number of subs you actually have, did y’all piss off KZbin or something? 😂

[@robertyoung8289]

That's not very difficult. 🙄

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Thank you! We probably have along the line. This business takes time, and we started about 10 years later than we wanted to. Thanks for the support, and we will see you at 300k!

[@freedomisntfree_44]

Hey my first gen Tacoma would do just fine 😅 just slow and steady though

[@TexasTruckChannel]

No dis to your 1st gen, those are awesome!

[@mikeskaggs3763]

So if not towing but want to drive in high mountains, do you think the 2.3L is adequate or go with the new 2.7L?

[@TexasTruckChannel]

2.3 is totally adequate.

[@jeffk464]

The nice thing about turbo engines is that they compensate for the lower air density at higher elevation. Basically you don't lose as much power as you do with an NA engine.

[@davidkendall6801]

Trailer tires rated for 80 mph?

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Good question, yes they are rated for 118 mph.

[@andyd5492]

@@TexasTruckChannel Towing @ 80 mph. You guys are idiots.

[@rmax4haliburton]

Did you have the truck box support J brackets installed for your rack and rtt?

[@TexasTruckChannel]

We do not, they are on back order. No issues to report after more than 2,000 miles towing, and wheeling.

[@rmax4haliburton]

@@TexasTruckChannel, that's good to hear. My xlt 2.7 just arrived at my dealership.

[@Freynightwalker]

Sorry if I missed it, do those tires reduce mpg?

[@TexasTruckChannel]

They certainly do, but we have not done an apples to apples test to represent that. We do have the stock wheels/tires and might make that video if enough people want it.

[@nikonmark37814]

@@TexasTruckChannel I'd like to see stock wheel/tire comparison to the wheel and tire combination you are currently using to see what the mpg difference is.

[@Anonymous-sy2nh]

What’s your opinion so far- Ranger or Tacoma?

[@JamesHoots]

This is the problem ford dropped transmission and radiator coolers as part of their tow packages .. why with cost of vehicles increasing

[@michaelptm2269]

Are you missing the taco yet?

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Great question. We have a video on that coming up soon.

[@michaelptm2269]

@@TexasTruckChannel awesome 😎 looking forward to the next video

[@bng9423]

Wind sail hurts fuel eco., 3000 lbs should not have much effect on a veh. rated to tow 7500 lbs.

[@stevehoward3981]

The tires that he has on that truck and also more importantly the frontal area of that trailer behind him is the main killer for mileage. I have a 6000 pound camper and a 3000 pound camper and I get the same mileage pretty much towing both of them.

[@AlejandroHernandezPerez-ox7rs]

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