It seems we lose a good plow truck every few years.  As of late we have lost the use of the Ford  F150's for plowing and now we are loosing a great little truck, the Ford Ranger.

Almost all snowplow manufacturers have had a plow available for the Ford Ranger even though Ford never really intended  or recommended the truck for snow plow use.

  Plow manufacturers could offer the plow as a tool for the truck as long as they adhered to all safety and load carrying regulations.

The final Ford Ranger rolled off the line at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant at around 3:00 on Friday, December 16th.  With mixed emotions, a crowd spontaneously gathered and followed the last Ranger down the line, finally applauding when it reached the end.  The white Sport model will be delivered to Orkin Pest Control in a few weeks. 

The 86-year-old plant along the banks of the Mississippi River will displace about 800 workers. The company plans to begin dismantling the plant by moving out any equipment that can be used in other Ford facilities and conducting environmental testing on the 125-acre site. Demolition is expected to start in a few months and last until 2014. Marcey Evans, a spokeswoman for Ford, said about two-thirds of the employees will have an opportunity to transfer to another Ford location, most likely assembly plants in Chicago or Louisville, Ky., which are adding thousands of jobs.

Ford plans to sell a new version of the Ranger outside the U.S., but the truck will be built in Thailand, South Africa and South America.

Check out this photo gallery to bring back a few old memories of the little truck that could