Are Ford Rangers hard to work on?

I want to learn how to fix older trucks. I realize this is a huge endeavor, and I do not for a moment think it is easy. But, what I'd like to do is get a Ford Ranger, older. Could also be another maker of trucks fro the 90's and before. I simply saw videos of the Ranger and it appeared to have a larger area to work in, as opposed to a crowded, modern car under the hood.

Parts for the Ranger seem plentiful, but it doesn't have to be Ford, just not a lot of electronics and whatnot. I'm not trying to become a professional mechanic. I want it to be a truck, however, buy a broken one off Craigslist, fix it up.

I mean things like the transmission, the engine, etc. As for the depth of work. Smaller things of course. I figure if it is roomy enough for an engine or transmission repair (as in remove old part, buy a new part, put it on), other, lesser repairs would also be easy.

Rangers are fairly simple as far as trucks go, so yeah, it would be a great vehicle to learn the basics on.

Ford made zillions on them, so used parts are a junkyard trip away.

They are also tough as nails and last forever.

Same with the mazda B series trucks, they are the same. Good choice to challenge yourself with as well. Owned a mazda B3000 that had a history. My grandmother bought it new, kept it for about 6 years, and 10 years later it was taking up a prime parking spot so the owner of the apts. Had it towed and filed an abandoned vehicle claim on it. The fool who my G'mother sold it to never re-registered it, we go tit back for free. Miss it dearly. Good solid little work truck she was. Lots of room under the hood to work on it. Advice though, cut a square in the bed right above the top of the fuel tank and place a larger square over the hole and secure it. Tanks can be a ***** to drop, especially when full of gas. Stupid engineers, never thinking of the customer.

No. Parts are easy to find, easy to work on. The 4.0 ohv engine is a really good one. I had one on my ford explorer, they stopped making the original 4.0 in 2000 they last forever you can't kill one. Sales peaked to 400,000+ every year in the mid to late 90's. And many are still left