tow capacity
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no im just wondering whats the towing capacity on the 4.0 trucks gasoline. but i see it does handle nice loads
as ive got a 2.8 diesel manual truck , with stock gearing and tires.
here it all depends on the trailer,as ive driven 4 atvs, 1 on the bed 3 on the trailer on a 3000 pound trailer. so thats a hell of a load plus some hills i had to duplicate the car to get past em.
also taking loads of 2-3 ton plus the trailer weight (a much ligher trailer thow)
as ive got a 2.8 diesel manual truck , with stock gearing and tires.
here it all depends on the trailer,as ive driven 4 atvs, 1 on the bed 3 on the trailer on a 3000 pound trailer. so thats a hell of a load plus some hills i had to duplicate the car to get past em.
also taking loads of 2-3 ton plus the trailer weight (a much ligher trailer thow)
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There is a difference between the guys that are pulling 10,000 lbs and towing 10,000 lbs. Just because you can get an f350 moving town the road on a flat pull does not mean it can be towed on a trailer behind the ranger.
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I tow around 3,500 lbs with another 800 lbs on the bed. I do that all over the country with a 5,000 mile round trip being the longest. I use trailer brakes and helper air spring on the rear to keep it from sagging. I think the 4.0 SOHC engine does very well. Most times when I hit a hill, it climbs right up without loosing any speed. It takes a pretty steep incline to have to shift down. I have towed over the Rockies on I-70 and only came across a couple places that needed 3rd gear.
I think the 4.0 SOHC engine is stronger than the chassis but so far with over 95,000 miles on my Ranger with much of that as towing duty, I have not broken anything yet. I hope that continues. I still have the original clutch in it. I use to tow with an 89 Ranger with the 2.9L engine. That engine had to work hard when towing but the only thing that wore out that I can attribute to towing was the rear wheel bearings and the u-joints. I also had almost 200,000 miles on that truck.
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