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The way you integrated that winch mount looks fantastic.

I haven't seen them mentioned in this thread, but the Sumitomo Encounter A/T looks like it should be a good value tire. Falken is a Sumitomo brand, and the Encounter A/T is very similar to the Falken Wildpeak AT3W, with deep tread, 3PMS rating, and good reviews. I owned a set of Falken AT3Ws...

The 3.6 Pentastar is not a pushrod engine and never has been. It’s a DOHC V6.

What pressure are you running in your load range E tires? I real can’t tell much difference in the OE p-metric tires and load range C or E with 1/2-ton appropriate pressure.

This appears to be the new Duratrac replacement: https://corporate.goodyear.com/us/en/media/news/goodyears-new-wrangler-duratrac-rt-tire-with-dupont-kevlar-technology-stands-up-to-the-toughest-on-and-off-road-conditions-for-all-season-adventures.html It looks good and now includes Kevlar.

I’m thinking it’s a replacement for the MTR.

The hidden winch looks great! I don’t like the giant winch bumper look either, especially on a classic truck like yours.

Congratulations on the growing family! I always enjoy the pictures of your trips. The scenery out there is incredible.

My first truck was a ‘91 S10 - 2WD RCSB with the 4.3. This thread brings back memories and makes me wish I still had it.

If you don't necessarily want a new one, then you may as well stick with the F150 you already have and know. No sense paying nearly new prices for a used truck when you already have a used truck. Unless you order new and pick specific options, the average F150 won't be any more capable than...

If you plan to order, the F150 probably gives the best ability to pick and choose individual options of all the current half-ton trucks. You really need to decide if you're going rack/RTT or FWC (or similar) before you can pick a truck, because the FWC option typically should go on a 3/4-ton or...

Congratulations on the new truck! For a low profile bed cover that maximizes utility with minimal headache I'd recommend a trifold tonneau that will also flip up behind the cab so that you can have the full length of the bed open without having to remove the cover. While complete removal or...

Based on what little I've read on the subject, it seems that adding the OE brake controller can be a bit of a nightmare; especially when compared to the relative simplicity of adding a plug-and-play aftermarket controller. For the past couple of decades the Tekonsha Prodigy line (currently...

Registration & insurance card are the only additions to the owner's manual and an envelope for service records. Gotta keep that space nice and tidy.

I carry emergency lip balm in the console for those days that I either forget to put my usual Carmex in my pocket (or lose it), and my emergency lip balm is one of those squeeze tubes of Blistex with a screw cap. I store it vertically, cap up, in a pen holder slot in the Rubbermaid organizer...

I have a Rubbermaid organizer that fits perfectly in the bottom of my F150 console, and it keeps things separated so that it isn't a jumbled up mess. I keep my winch remote in the front left corner so that it's readily accessible. Otherwise I keep spare chap stick, hand lotion, a multibit...

Just trying to move the weak link to the frame?

I see your Ranger is an XL. Plenty of comparable 4WD base model half-ton trucks have payloads of around 2,000 lbs without any special options; even base Ram 1500s and Tundras have around 1,800 lbs. Really it's just the high spec, fully loaded, trims that have low payload numbers. My current...

That’s a pretty big leap to drop down from a Titan XD to a Tacoma. The XD with a Cummins is probably the most trouble prone truck built in the last decade, so I understand valuing reliability in the next truck, but there are plenty of dependable 1/2-ton trucks that won’t cut your payload nearly...

You can order the Tremor with a winch with either the gas or diesel engine. Ram limits the factory winch to gas engines. Really it comes down to the question: "do you need the payload capacity of a 3/4-ton or 1-ton truck?" If the answer is yes, which I'd assume is the case since you're asking...