TFL Frontier Towing

[bigskypylot]

https://youtu.be/faeNdHIuYLU

 

[bijanjames]

Not bad.

 

[bigskypylot]

Not terrible for an ancient platform

 

[broncobowsher]

After watching them try and tow with an '85 chevy truck, and clearly not knowing anything about a truck that is more then a few weeks old I can't stand watching them anymore. Come on, a small block chevy not reving past 4000? Listening for an analog brake controller? They are older than I am, and I know that the humming brakes are PWM modulated but the analog system tied into the brake system is pure analog. At least I am not old enough to have had to deal with vacuum trailer brakes. And taking very simple trailer wiring that was working pretty good and completely butchering it. A day to install a tach on an HEI chevy, the distributor that happens to have a dedicated "tach" terminal on it.

 

[workingonit71]

that's why they're on the "boob" tube

After watching them try and tow with an '85 chevy truck, and clearly not knowing anything about a truck that is more then a few weeks old I can't stand watching them anymore. Come on, a small block chevy not revving past 4000? Listening for an analog brake controller? They are older than I am, and I know that the humming brakes are PWM modulated but the analog system tied into the brake system is pure analog. At least I am not old enough to have had to deal with vacuum trailer brakes. And taking very simple trailer wiring that was working pretty good and completely butchering it. A day to install a tach on an HEI chevy, the distributor that happens to have a dedicated "tach" terminal on it.

It bothered me, too; after haggling the previous owner down to a great price for a vehicle like that (if only I could find such a deal, here in DFW), then the two guys (including the often deferred to "expert", who seems lost) showed little knowledge of, nor respect for, a vintage machine. If I could get the equivalent, I'd drop in a fresher SBC (or my monster BBC); then, I'd love to tackle the Gauntlet.

 

[justwork]

I think the Frontier platform is great, there is a reason they haven't changed it much since 2005. I also prefer the way this ancient platform looks/performs compared to other "newer" mid sized trucks.

 

[bigskypylot]

I think the Frontier platform is great, there is a reason they haven't changed it much since 2005. I also prefer the way this ancient platform looks/performs compared to other "newer" mid sized trucks.

It's a good looking truck, does what it is supposed to and does it admirably. It doesn't have all the latest and greatest, but less is more in a lot of cases. If I was in the market for a midsize truck, it would be a Frontier King Cab in P4X trim. I am interested in what the Ranger will have to offer.