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From: Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
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Subject: Re: 1991 ranger brake problem
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:29:54 -0700
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On 11/13/2024 12:44 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vh2s43$2b5ip$1@dont-email.me...
> 
> I think I mentioned it in another thread.  Pickup trucks (classic bath
> tub bed and std cab on a frame) are usually not very good unless they
> have a load in the bed.  A 2wd open diff pickup would not be my choice
> either that being said from 2001-2017 all my new service trucks were 2WD
> with auto locking diffs.  (Chevy work trucks)  With the normal load of
> tools, wire, and hardware they were "okay."  I did not unload them to go
> hunting for instance.  As long as I stuck to the main trails until I
> bailed out to walk I didn't even think about it.
> 
> Of course tires make a big difference.  When I ran trap lines back in
> the 80s I used a Ford F150 2WD with stock diff and 31 x 10.5 tires.
> With all my traps, coolers, and camp gear it did quite well.  If I
> remembered to air down all four) it was passable on most sand, but it
> would still sink in bottomless sugar sand.  I got it stuck a couple
> times, but always got it out on my own.  Sometimes it took all day, but
> that is the life of a wannabe professional outdoorsman.  Okay, my first
> year I used a Plymouth Volare station wagon.  LOL  I think if it had the
> same tires it would have been better than the pickup.
> 
> Bob La Londe
> ------------------------------
> Ramblers did well in the Baja 500.
> 
> That definitely applied to my Ranger in 2WD. It was better in 4WD. If I 
> could get in somewhere with the bed empty I was sure to be able to get 
> out with a load of firewood. Only dirt bike skid recovery reflexes let 
> me drive the Ranger in 2WD on partly dry, partly icy pavement. A 
> particularly difficult icy commute home helped convince me to buy the 
> AWD CRV which was vastly better with (and good without) sticky 
> hydrophilic Michelin Arctic Alpine ice tires. A wet finger rubbed on 
> most tires slides, on the Michelins it grabs and squeaks.
> 


Generally the only complaint I hear about Michelin tires is the price. 
When I picked up my new truck I was actually a little disappointed to 
see it came with Michelin truck tires.  Now I'll have to wait a few 
years to wear them out so I can upgrade to some ATs.  I'm just to cheap 
to replace otherwise perfectly good tires.

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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

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