Who Says Fords Don't Last?

My starter just went out on my 88 (great number!) XLT 4WD Ranger and I had to replace it. Uncle Wolf has 172k miles on him so it was inevitable. After putting the truck on ramps and crawling under to remove it, I checked the starter that I pulled and it was the orginal starter it came with 22 years ago. I just hope the remanufactured one I put in lasts half as long.

I love my old truck. Most women wouldn't understand but a truck is very utilitarian, like a leatherman or a rifle with Pictinny rails. I have a truck bed toolbox in the back that has all my tools, cables and straps and I can throw a couple of select rifles and some ammo in it and head for the deepest woods. The old Ranger can go places a regular truck can't and it's fun to drive in the snow. I can haul, tow, push, pull and go places I wouldn't dare with my car.

Yeah, it's all manual; I have to roll up the windows, turn on the headlights, get out and lock the wheels for 4drive and it creaks some. My kid hates it, she says she would never drive my "dirty ole truck, it smells like a farm truck!"

Yep, and that's just the way I like it. :)

Ya'll get in, let's go 4wheeling!

R.I.P - Dan Seals, February 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009

Dan Seals, the kid from Pleasant Grove who emerged as a country music star after performing as one-half of the top 40 hit machine known as England Dan & John Ford Coley, died Wednesday night from complications of lymphoma.

Obituary here.

Goodbye Dan. Thank you for all the beautiful music. You were a true White Man.

This is my favorite Dan Seals song. A song of eternal love and a time when America was White and Free.



Most people will remember Dan as "England Dan" and John Ford Coley with this hit.