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02-11-2014, 02:54 PM
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Puzzle me this
Ok, so I was just out driving today and for part of my drive I was following behind a late 90's, maybe early 2k Ford Ranger.... with a 5th wheel hitch.
Now what kind of 5th wheel is going to be Ranger towable?
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02-11-2014, 02:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaadk
Ok, so I was just out driving today and for part of my drive I was following behind a late 90's, maybe early 2k Ford Ranger.... with a 5th wheel hitch.
Now what kind of 5th wheel is going to be Ranger towable?
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Believe it or not, Scamp trailers are.
Go to their webpage and you'll see a Ranger hooked to one on their rotating pics on their homepage.
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02-11-2014, 03:00 PM
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02-11-2014, 04:39 PM
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Ok, now I know.
Those Scamps are tiny. I doubt I'd even be able to stand up in one. But I can see the appeal to some people.
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02-11-2014, 07:45 PM
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I saw one at our campground once it was pulling an old maybe 70's model did a double take and asked the DW was that a Ford ranger pulling that 5th wheel, and yes it was, only saw it that one time.
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02-11-2014, 07:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaadk
Ok, so I was just out driving today and for part of my drive I was following behind a late 90's, maybe early 2k Ford Ranger.... with a 5th wheel hitch.
Now what kind of 5th wheel is going to be Ranger towable?
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Pulled a 24' 5er with an 81 El Camino.
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02-11-2014, 07:55 PM
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Puzzle me this
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Originally Posted by OldCoot
Pulled a 24' 5er with an 81 El Camino.
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Yeah, but I betcha that El Camino had a higher tow rating then an early 2k model ranger.
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02-11-2014, 07:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
Pulled a 24' 5er with an 81 El Camino.
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El Caminos were awesome. Not a lot of people room but they hold a few kegs!
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02-11-2014, 08:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaadk
Yeah, but I betcha that El Camino had a higher tow rating then an early 2k model ranger.
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I doubt that very much on a 2.72 rear end, coil springs and air shocks.
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02-11-2014, 08:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
I doubt that very much on a 2.72 rear end, coil springs and air shocks.
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I wasn't talking about tow capacity, I was talking about tow rating. As far as I knew they were more lax about them in '81 then they were in '00. I can't find any reliable info online, but I've seen claims of anywhere between 3500-6000 tow rating for the 5th Gen El Caminos, and ratings in the 1500-3500 range for a '00 Ford.
Of course, anyone who knows the real ratings, feel free to correct me.
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02-11-2014, 09:34 PM
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