How does ranch life create engine stress?
Most of us rely on our cars to get us to work or school every day — a commute that can be long or short, smooth or stop-and-go. But when you’re living on a ranch, the truck you rely on doesn’t just get you to work; there are times when it has to do the work once you get there, too. Ranch life, similar to farm life or heavy-duty construction work, is much harder on a truck than merely sitting in traffic on your daily commute. Dan Probert is the Executive Director of Country Natural Beef in Oregon, a group of ranches that range from 300 acres to one million acres, and every size in-between. “Where we have issues,” Probert said, “is that we’re not on pavement very much.” Working on a ranch often requires taking two-track dirt roads to remote areas of the land. That means the trucks need enough ground clearance to keep grass, dirt and rocks out of the engine and undercarriage, plus they need to be sealed up tightly enough to keep dirt and dust out of the electrical systems, including the
