Updated Ranger report

Apparently they have tried quite a few mods on the electrical system but they have had to go back as built specs. Ford may need to write a software program to fix the shortcoming. That may or may not happen as it will all be about meeting the euro 5 or 6. Also ford may not see it as a problem for the average user. Saying that they were very keen to get their product into mines so maybe something will be done. The vehicles used where I worked really don't need to meet any specs except particulate emissions.

Someone else may do a software update if Ranger owners are lucky are lucky. Many have complained of the problem in forums and directly to ford.

jeez that sounds like a real PIA, if you park up a Ranger with a half charged battery (any of the mainstream types) it will shag the battery rapidly?

fisho,
early days yet but so far my battery seems ok. Mine seems to max charge to 12.6v and gets as low as 12.2v while it is sitting. I sometimes think we maybe to technology driven. Having said that the vehicle performs way beyond my expectations both on and off the road. I still like the standard old diff locks they have.

They are pretty happy with the rangers but they will not take the hiding a 70 series ute will take. Their reason for shifting to ford was because of cost, especially when they were supplied direct from ford for under $20,000. That will make some cry. Other surface mines are shifting because of the 5 star ancap rating which allows them to get rid of roll bars.

G/Day RA,.....Just a Example of how money Talks!!!.



Cheers Axle.

I know the dealers buy from Mazda Aust to sell to the wood ducks, as the dealers call them, and the dealer pays less than half the price the "customer buys it for.
There is no room to move though.

Gee if I could get a new one for that price I would order it tomorrow!

Nutta,
Often I drove through water over the bonnet of a 75 series. Depending on the type of mining and how much money they have they will develop right to the bottom of the proven up ore body. This is very attractive, they get large tax breaks as they call it a development decline. They don't go into the ore body at all while developing. Now all the water once the bottom is reached is drained to the bottom of the mine and pumped to the surface from there. Often one of those drain holes will block and it will flood part of a drive. That water can be very deep. If you haven't got machine it is also common to dry into a sump with a ute to retrieve or hook up a new pump, that also can be pretty deep.

I have also seen a loader put it's fan through the radiator.

This will give you an idea of the height of the loader. The Lady operator is about 178cm.