There are many ways to abuse a truck. Leaving the clinical lab behind for some real world testing, we’ll document a group of Ford Engineers as they test the limits of the truck with forces higher than they’ve ever tested within the confines of the lab.
The Ranger arrives at an industrial site next to a pile of very heavy construction items. The rearview camera of the Ranger is used to back the truck into position onto 4 weight scales for each tire next to a small crane. Underneath the body en- gineers install strain gauges to the frame, and other shock-load bearing parts.
The crane reaches over and picks up a pallet of wood weighing over 480 kilos and raises it nearly 3 meters above the truck’s shin