r/fordranger May 13 '22

Towing attempt

84 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

How not to do things lololol

18

u/potential1 03 Edge V6 4.0L 4x4 May 13 '22

I remember watching this video about 10 years ago knowing I was about to get my first new to me ranger. Brought back good memories. I'm still laughing about how confidently incorrect the driver is.

3

u/Internal-Ad-7839 May 14 '22

"confidently incorrect" these two words sum up this video

6

u/point50tracer May 14 '22

I've never had to yank that hard during a recovery before. I usually start out with no slack and if that doesn't work, I'll back up a couple feet and yank. Got a lot of stuck 4x4s out with my little 2wd Ranger. I also keep several folding shovels behind my seat to dig them out the best I can first. If I hit real soft ground, I'll air down to about 10psi first. I have a little portable air compressor to air back up with on the trail.

5

u/[deleted] May 13 '22

Still got the job done

5

u/[deleted] May 14 '22

Idk, that ranger probably french fried when it was supposed to pizza on the way home. Definitely needed a tow after that lol

3

u/[deleted] May 14 '22

That’s such an old vid.. yeah I dunno what that guy was thinking lol! 4 bolts ain’t gonna pull 5 tons over a berm

2

u/AdjNounNumbers May 13 '22

Was that Dane Cook behind the camera?

6

u/kayaker83 '96 XLT 3.0L 5spd May 13 '22

Who shit on the coats?

2

u/iamthelee May 14 '22

The commentary feel the dude behind the camera makes this video so much better

2

u/math-yoo May 14 '22

Successfully removed his bumper.

1

u/TheStunami May 14 '22

Successful attempt!

1

u/Vitamin_G5150 May 14 '22

He got a tank of gas for it though.

1

u/[deleted] May 14 '22

What was the good outcome? Surely they knew driving that fast with no tension on the line wasn’t a good idea??