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Model: Ranger 4x4
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Tester's inpression: Pickups are a common sight on the UKS roads and building sites even 4x4 pickups are not unusual, but a 4x4 pickup with a tipping body is uncommon and, barring Tata's short-lived effort, probably unique. Ford is set to add one to its One-Stop range in the form of a Ranger pickup fitted with a Scattolini body (the same supplier as for the Transit).
Based on the 4x4 regular cab the Ranger tipper provides a body measuring 2,225mm long by 1,660mm wide (internal). This is about par with the standard body, although it loses over 200kg in payload due to the addition of the underfloor tipping gear. However, with a healthy 5,600kg GCW, there is plenty of scope to pull any load you cannot carry.
The laden Ranger adopts a somewhat tail-heavy attitude, but not enough to cause steering problems Pulling away from rest the additional load accentuates the turbo lag as it does when exiting a roundabout. Above 2,000 rpm the boost kicks In and the available power is equal to the job, which makes on-road !driving quite relaxtig.
We took the loaded Ranger off the road to try its full 4x4 potential with reasonable results. Although lacking the out and out off-road ability of a Land Rover or Unimog, I was able to cope with most climbs and terrains especially I entered boldly-something that is probably in a Ranger driver's nature So if you want to get an impressive quantity (890kg) of materials to remote locations, the Ranger tipper could be just the ticket.