2006 Ford Explorer Off Road on the Trail
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- Some very light off roading in my Explorer on a trail near Collingwood, Ontario. The Explorer is 2WD, as can be seen in the video, and I wanted to go easy on it with the bikes on. Don't mind my sister's banter. Enjoy.
A good driver picks the right lanes. That's what it's about. Great job.
i really like this body style, cant go wrong with a Explorer
Great video. I have a 2008 explorer that I'll never sell. Truly a hidden beast as long as the traction control is off lol
Thanks! It's a great vehicle, though it would be nice to have a solid axle in the rear, but then again that would make the on-road handling worse.
Do you still have it. Or you sold it? Am thinking of buying explorer 2007 v8 . Do you advise?
@@kemo8261 Sorry, I didn't see this comment earlier. I still have it. It's been pretty good to me. It's not the most reliable vehicle ever, but I also wouldn't consider it unreliable. I've never had it leave me stranded anywhere. They're a pretty good value. Just make sure you get a pre-purchase inspection and give it a good test drive. I am probably going to get rid of it and get something more fun to drive like a Fiesta ST, but the Explorer has served me well.
@@BobStevens789 thank you a got a ford EDGE 2012
@@kemo8261 Cool, I hope it's treating you well!
That is a nice truck Man! Well done
milo b Thank you very much!
Nice! Got the bikes on the back and everything. Love it.
Heh, thanks!
The explorer just doesn’t look like it’s built for off-roading. It’s like the little brother trying to keep up with the cool big brother the bronco.
It was definitely never designed for off-roading. Ford knew most people didn't take them off-road so they designed it to handle better on-road, and it can also tow a lot more than the new Bronco. I'd love a new Bronco, but I really don't have anywhere to take it off-road so there's no point in me getting one. I'm currently looking to get a Fiesta ST.
Nice driving! and great video too!
+Darren Almeida Thanks, Darren!
I got scared towards the end, thought you were gonna get stuck, bud
Я такие места на своем ларгусе проезжаю спокойно!
Awesome video, I have the same truck, what type of tires are you using. Thank you for the upload.
Thanks! The tires are General Grabber AT2s.
Luv The tires are really beefy
Thanks, I like them too. I just wish they didn't cause me to get such bad fuel economy! :P
У нас это обычная дорога на дачу, в свои родные 6 соток
Nice video, right to the point! I have a 2007 Explorer 4WD that I originally bought to haul my boat (and because I like the design), and I've only recently started taking it off road. This year I got into exploring abandoned mines so I'm ending up on bush roads and some ATV trails (only the ones that are wide enough and not too crappy).
Anyway, your video answered most of my questions as it covered most of what I'm running into, with the exception of deeper mud. I was mainly concerned about ground clearance but you seemed to have no real trouble even on the rougher sections with the rocks/ruts. Mine is all stock.
Is your Explorer stock as well? Did you lift it at all?
One thing I will be doing next spring is upgrading to all terrain tires, as there are some locations I want to visit that are on multi-use trail systems (Mud). Your tires look good. Nice driving too!
Thanks! Yeah, my Explorer is stock with no lift. At the time of this video I did have larger tires than stock (255/70-16), though it probably could've made it just fine with stock tires. I went back to the stock tire size and regular non-AT tires after the tires wore out since I don't ever do any off-roading as there isn't any place to do it around where I live, and the bigger, more aggressive tires definitely hurt the fuel economy.
@@BobStevens789 I was impressed with what your stock Explorer could do, especially in 2WD.
How much damage did the AT tires do to your fuel economy?
I will probably go with all terrains since I will be encountering mud and and some less than good roads, but if I upsize I'd like to keep it within within the 3% margin where it won't have much effect on vehicle performance. I definitely don't want to reduce my torque or towing capacity.
@@ziggyz2958 I lost about 2-3 MPG with the ATs. Not too crazy, but enough that it wasn't worth having them just for the looks lol.
My FWD can do that, nice video anyways 👍
Cool
that was tight
Hi, your explorer is incredible, what tire size do you have ??? I also have an explorer 2007 and I want to change tires
Thanks! The tire size is 255/70-16. Do note that your fuel economy will go down! Mine went down from about 18.5 MPG average to 15.5 MPG average.
Cool, my driveway is worse than that but still cool
My condolences.
А на рыбалку как на нем ездить то ?
Where in collingwood is this?
You get on Grey Road 19 off of Osler then you take a left onto 2nd Line. Go to the end of that (where the 3 Stage MTB trails are), turn left, and go down that road and you'll eventually see a sign that says something like "This road isn't maintained" and there you are. The road is used by the Blue Mountain Xtreme Hummer tours and it ends up in a sort of swamp that the Hummer goes through, but I certainly wasn't going to with my Explorer. If you go through the swamp and continue on the road it comes back out on Osler, but it gets somewhat rough after the swamp if I remember correctly.
I went back this summer (in late July) and they closed this part of the road for whatever reason.
Why did they close it? I honestly don't know.
Hi there is this the v6 or a v8 thanks
V8
@@BobStevens789 that's the way to go.
Beefy tires
Would be kind of embarrassed not just putting the bikes in the back of the truck. You don't drive a CRV or something where using such a rack would be a necessity!
Sorry to hear you'd be embarrassed. Having a rack is so much more convenient, doesn't take room up inside, and doesn't make the inside a mess.
Uh it's a truck and that rack is FUGLY!
It's an SUV and it's weird that you feel that way.
The excessive amount of room in the back is there for a reason; what you're using is meant for people who own things (I can't even refer to them as "cars" or "vehicles") like dinky little Honda CRVs who don't actually have the room to haul the things a truck is meant for, such as bikes. I suppose such a rack might be used in instances where the family is going on vacation in a full truck and taking the bikes along, but still it looks pretty bad and makes the vehicle somewhat more awkward on the road. You said it yourself you wanted to take it easy on that trail due to the inconvenience of the bikes being there. Not even sure what the point of doing that was in a 2 wheel drive truck. Too bad you didn't get a later year as by the end I believe they couldn't even be had without 4x4. In 2011 the Explorer went to the awful "crossover" design which would actually require the use such a rack for bikes every-time due to the lack of cargo space.
1. The CR-V has enough room to hold bikes in the back.
2. This was a vacation, and furthermore it doesn't matter if we're on a vacation when using the bike rack virtually always makes more sense.
3. I don't see how it looks bad and it doesn't make it any worse for me to drive.
4. What's the point? It's fun.
5. They never came standard with 4WD.
6. The 2011 Explorer has similar cargo space.