"in a northern/winter/salt state"...

'nuff said--typical for those areas (not called the "rust belt" for nothing)

4 years and 40,000 miles...and 4 winters (especially if kept in a garage) and you'll get a ton of corrosion.

Not much you can do about it (other than not keeping it in the garage) but even then...

Seems excessive but, some areas use this new liquid salt mixture sprayed on roads instead of salt. It very bad for the vehicles. Washing a lot when you go thru those treated streets, especially the under carriage. I live in central Illinois some places use salt some liquid.

This is normal, you need to get your truck undercoated with an oil-based spray yearly or else the frame will rot within a few years.

And wash it often during winter. It's almost a full time job

mine ain't rusty ,, 22 years old and 270,000 miles but here goes

Typical. Looks like surface rust and no holes or structural compromise.

Like other said...undercoat and you should be good.

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mine ain't rusty ,, 22 years old and 270,000 miles but here goes

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You aint in the rust belt

Was sitting for 5 years when I got it for $200.  Did alot of work to get it up to speed but it was worth it.  2001 Chevy Silverado 1500, single cab, long bed, 2WD, 4.3L V6 vortec engine.   No electric nothing...manual locks, manual windows, no AC.  About as much of a base model as you can get.  Solid and runs like a champ though.

We have very aggressive stuff on the roads here in Maine. It is scary. I tell everyone to undercoat at least every other year. Maybe annually.
I recently picked up a 2006 Prius from a customer who had it not running in her drive way. I bought it ($200) and got it running. (Don't leave any hybrid parked for more than a week without running!)
It was almost like new underneath. Apparently they took it to a car wash regularly. Never undercoated either.

My car is a 2007 Prius with 480,500 miles on it. I has had some rust repair. I am trying to get it to 500k.

Those are nice body panels but we need "upskirt photos" to know the true story. Here's the Ranger from up top, looks brand new.

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Typical. Looks like surface rust and no holes or structural compromise.

Like other said...undercoat and you should be good.

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IF yiou undercoat it, there will be mechanics that will no longer work on the vehicle (undercoating makes repairs a significant hassle, and in many cases preclude completing a job in the allotted (book) time).

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Typical. Looks like surface rust and no holes or structural compromise.

Like other said...undercoat and you should be good.

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IF yiou undercoat it, there will be mechanics that will no longer work on the vehicle (undercoating makes repairs a significant hassle, and in many cases preclude completing a job in the allotted (book) time).

 

 

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I live firmly in the rust belt have never encountered a single technician that refused to work on my vehicles.

From my experience it's the complete opposite, the lack of rust and corrosion = quicker jobs with way less unforeseen headaches and broken bolts/parts. 

If you don't wash the snow/sleet/ice/salt off, that can become structural rather than cosmetic. This is what the so-called undercarriage wash at the car wash is good for, unless you want to do it yourself.

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mine ain't rusty ,, 22 years old and 270,000 miles but here goes

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back in the mid 70s i was,, had 2 chevys 76 and 77 and both rusted out everywhere.

this one has held up real good

POR -15... you brush it on or spray it... remarkable stuff for rust
its real expensive but for fighting rust it works great

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Originally posted by KCJones

This could be fun. Is this the new normal? Picture is a 2021 Ford Ranger with 40k miles in a northern/winter/salt state.

What does everyone think? Crazy, or typical?

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That'll buff right out if you use..

Steel wool...

N good body filler ..too.. ;0)

Ol Blue.  We were born 200 miles apart in 1952.  I traded my motorcycle for the pickup and some cash.  We graduated from college together. Then we went to field camp together.  It got me to the hospital when I bled.  For many years it served as a my handy mover and hauler.  I could nearly fix everything myself on it.  
Sorry, Blue.  That I have shown so much disrespect for you the over the last decade or so.  Thank you, for all of your service and companionship. Brad

We spent our summers a mile or so from the Minas Basin in Nova Scotia from about 2000 - 2010.   

The  advancing of the surface rust on my utility trailer was noticeable from week-to-week .... very much unlike the situation in beautiful west-central Man-ee-toe-bah.   

Had to un-seize the brake calipers on my '99 F-150 most every year, and being a fast learner, after only the second episode I learned to check before driving it.     When mechanics worked on our vehicles, they [almost] invariably commented on how rust free they were, or asked where they had come from.

Here's a pic of a rusty truck (?) I wish was mine!  ... came across it on one of N.S.'s back roads.

I remember being in OK City a few years ago and seeing an old Chevy Scottsdale on the road in near mint condition. Living in Ohio and Montana all my life I had forgotten those ever existed. Was a beauty.

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Was sitting for 5 years when I got it for $200.  Did alot of work to get it up to speed but it was worth it.  2001 Chevy Silverado 1500, single cab, long bed, 2WD, 4.3L V6 vortec engine.   No electric nothing...manual locks, manual windows, no AC.  About as much of a base model as you can get.  Solid and runs like a champ though.

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200 dollars !  ! ! ! !    were they drunk ?... down here you can't even buy the seat for 200 dollars

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Was sitting for 5 years when I got it for $200.  Did alot of work to get it up to speed but it was worth it.  2001 Chevy Silverado 1500, single cab, long bed, 2WD, 4.3L V6 vortec engine.   No electric nothing...manual locks, manual windows, no AC.  About as much of a base model as you can get.  Solid and runs like a champ though.

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200 dollars !  ! ! ! !    were they drunk ?... down here you can't even buy the seat for 200 dollars

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Around here you wouldn't be able to sell a 2wd truck no matter what the price is.

I'm no economist, but ^^ tells me there's a L-O-T  of disposable income floating around.