This Thing Changed How I Do Everything Outdoors: StepRanger Pro 60V Review

I test a lot of gear, and most of it has a fairly specific job. A rifle scope goes on a rifle. A backpack comes out for hunts. Boots rotate through seasons and terrain. Even the gear I really love generally earns one particular place in my life.

The StepRanger Pro 60V has been different. I’ve used it to set up for the Fourth of July, move wall tents, haul hay bales, haul firewood, drag hoses around my property, move water, carry dog food, chicken feed, goat feed, tools, hunting gear, and an impressive amount of miscellaneous crap.

At this point, it’s become the answer to almost anything that needs to move. Before it showed up, all of those jobs had their own solution. I’d carry something, grab a wheelbarrow, make another trip, pull the truck around, or put the job off until later because I didn’t feel like hauling it.

Now, I load the StepRanger.

I was also seriously considering buying a UTV this year, mostly for chores around my property. After living with the StepRanger, I don’t really want a UTV anymore. A UTV can obviously do plenty that the StepRanger can’t, but I’ve realized I don’t need one for most of the work I was planning to use it for.

Of all the products I’ve tested at GearJunkie, I don’t know that I’ve ever tested one I’ve liked more. I definitely haven’t tested many that have changed what everyday life looks like this much.

In short: The StepRanger Pro 60V is a compact electric hauler with a 1,000-pound payload, a 15 mph top speed, and enough range that charging it has barely registered as part of ownership. For homesteaders, ranchers, outfitters, hunters, gardeners, nurseries, competitive shooters, and anyone who regularly moves a lot of stuff outside, it’s one of the most useful pieces of equipment I’ve tested.

StepRanger Pro 60V Features

StepRanger calls the Pro 60V an electric micro-truck, which is probably as accurate a description as any. To regular folk, you might call it an electric cart, but it feels like so much more than that.

It has four wheels, a large flat cargo bed with folding sides, handlebars, and an operator platform at the rear. You can stand on the platform and ride it, or fold the step up and walk behind the machine when you want more control.

The entire machine is only 31 inches wide, though StepRanger recommends 33 inches of gate clearance because the bed hinges protrude slightly. The cargo bed itself measures 59 by 31 inches and sits about 20 inches off the ground.

That small footprint is a big part of why it works so well around my property. It fits through tight spaces, around buildings, and through gates without feeling like I’m bringing in a full-size vehicle to solve a small problem.

1,000-Pound Payload and Fold-Down Bed

The Pro 60V carries up to 1,000 pounds plus the driver. Each side of the cargo bed folds independently, so it can work as a contained bed or a flat platform.

I’ve used both configurations constantly. Hay bales, wall tents, hoses, long tools, and awkward loads don’t need to fit neatly inside a box when I can simply drop a side and make more room.

I rarely get close to the full payload rating, and that’s part of what I like about it. I can load feed, firewood, water, tools, or gear without spending time wondering whether I’m pushing the machine beyond what it was built to carry.

60V Motor and Drive System

The Pro 60V uses a 1,200W brushless motor powered by a 60V system. It also gets an upgraded controller that smooths acceleration, provides hill-hold assistance, and controls speed on descents. Top speed is 15 mph, with two speed settings.

Compared with the standard All-Terrain model, the Pro also adds a tighter turning radius, an integrated 2-inch front receiver, USB-C and USB-A charging ports, and a MOLLE-compatible panel behind the cargo bed. The power is substantial enough that one of my only performance complaints is that the StepRanger has more of it than I actually need.

Battery and Range

The single-battery Pro has an estimated range of about 18 miles. A dual-battery setup bumps that to roughly 33 miles. Actual range varies with load, terrain, temperature, and surface.

I have the single-battery version, and battery life has been one of the biggest surprises of the test. I’ve charged it three times despite regular use, heavy loads, and enough trips around my property that I stopped bothering to count them. I essentially feel like I never need to charge it.

Testing the StepRanger Pro 60V

There hasn’t been one dramatic test that sold me on the StepRanger. What’s impressed me most is how often it solves boring, repetitive problems. That’s also why it’s become so useful.

It Changed My Everyday Chores

I’ve got animals, acreage, outbuildings, equipment, hunting gear, firewood, feed, water, fencing, hoses, and tools. Something always needs to move.

Before the StepRanger arrived, each job had its own little calculation. Could I carry it? Did I need the wheelbarrow? Should I pull the truck over? Was it worth firing something up? Did I want to make three trips?

The StepRanger has largely eliminated that thought process. I’ve moved hay bales, dog food, chicken feed, goat feed, water, tools, firewood, wall tents, and hoses. I also used it heavily while setting up our property for the Fourth of July.

Sometimes I’m moving enough weight to clearly justify a machine. Other times, I use it simply because there’s no reason to carry something heavy across the property when the StepRanger is sitting nearby.

That change is what separates this review from most gear tests I’ve done. The StepRanger hasn’t improved one particular outdoor activity. It’s changed how I approach a whole collection of them.

The UTV I No Longer Think I Need

I was seriously considering buying a UTV this year for feed, firewood, water, tools, gear, property work, and the usual chores that make side-by-sides so useful. The StepRanger obviously isn’t a UTV. It doesn’t carry passengers, have a cab, tow like a full-size side-by-side, or offer the same level of off-road capability.

What I realized is that those weren’t the reasons I wanted one. Most days, I simply need to move stuff.

For that, I prefer the StepRanger.

It’s easier to hop on and go. It’s small enough to squeeze through tight spaces and around buildings without turning every chore into a driving exercise. If I need more precision, I hop off the platform and walk it. That simplicity has mostly killed my desire to spend considerably more money on a UTV, at least for now.

Battery Life Has Been Ridiculous

I’ve charged my StepRanger three times through months of regular use. I’ve run it under heavy loads and driven enough trips around the property that battery life has never become something I plan around. That’s exactly what I want from electric equipment.

I haven’t independently verified the 18-mile range by driving it until the battery died. That isn’t how I use this machine. I’ve used it as working equipment, and in that context, the battery has lasted long enough that charging rarely enters the equation.

Winter will be a more useful test for range. I’ll be hauling firewood and water through cold temperatures, and I’ll update this review once I’ve seen what sustained winter use does to the battery.

The Headlights Are Wildly Bright

The headlights have turned out to be far more useful than I expected.

I’ve used the StepRanger after dark plenty of times because of animal chores, firewood, leaking hoses, and random property problems that seem not to mind the late hours. The light throws enough usable visibility that I can actually work with it instead of simply seeing where the front of the machine is.

It wouldn’t be a deciding feature for me, but it’s made the StepRanger more useful than I expected after dark.

Long-Range Competition

One of our testers also used the StepRanger to carry his rifle, ammo, shooting bags, tripod, cooler, and other gear during a long-range competition. When I say “one of our testers,” I’m being borderline dishonest. He’s actually my FedEx guy, Jay: the guy who has to deliver massive, heavy packages to my house every day. Feels only fitting that I extend the offer to test a few of the products he delivers.

He came back raving about it. Instead of burning energy hauling everything from stage to stage, he could load the StepRanger and save his legs and focus for shooting. By the end of the event, he really felt it changed the entire experience. He’s ready to pull the trigger on one of his own. (Insert drum emoji.)

Hunting Season Is Next

I haven’t used the StepRanger through a full hunting season yet, so that part of the testing is still ahead.

It’ll play a major role in setting up our main wall tent camps this fall. Tents, stoves, poles, cots, coolers, water, firewood, food, and hunting gear involve a hell of a lot of hauling, and this machine is almost purpose-built for that work.

By the end of hunting season, I’d be surprised if I haven’t used it for a packout somewhere motorized use is legal. A 1,000-pound payload opens some obvious possibilities for hunters.

I’ve also got the snow and mud tires waiting for winter. I’ll be using them to haul firewood and water once conditions turn ugly enough to justify swapping them on.

The Downfalls

My complaints are pretty minor, and the biggest one is really an accessory request. I’m really good at finding flaws, and this particular product left me reaching for its shortcomings.

It Might Have Too Much Oomph

This is a strange complaint, but the StepRanger Pro 60V is almost too fast and too powerful for some of the jobs I use it for. Fifteen miles per hour doesn’t sound fast until you’re standing on the back of a 31-inch-wide electric machine. Unloaded, it can move faster than I usually need around my property.

That power makes more sense under a heavy load. I’ve worked the StepRanger hard enough that I appreciate having plenty of motor in reserve rather than feeling the machine struggle.

New users should spend some time getting comfortable with the throttle and handling before loading the bed with hundreds of pounds and heading downhill. There’s a lot of machine packed into a very small footprint. If I’ve got to choose between too much power and too little, I’ll take too much. I’m still amused that this ended up being one of my only real complaints.

Please Give Me a Drop-In Tub

I want a fitted liner for the cargo bed. Think molded plastic or extremely heavy pond-liner material, with a bottom and sides that fit snugly inside the StepRanger bed.

That’d let me shovel manure into it, muck stalls or kennels, and haul soil, gravel, mulch, weeds, and other loose material without making a mess of the bed. Then I could pull the liner out, hose it clean, and go back to hauling normal gear.

I’ve got the heavy-duty rubber bed mat, which protects the floor and is useful. I’m also getting a set of panel brackets so I can attach my own walls.

But, a removable tub would expand what I can do with the StepRanger considerably. Until then, I’m using a heavy-duty sled that almost fits in the StepRanger. I had to take off the end gate, but it actually works pretty well as is. If there were a full-size liner of sorts that fit perfectly, I’d buy one immediately.

StepRanger Pro 60V Price and Value

The Pro 60V starts at $3,450, plus $250 for liftgate freight in the Lower 48. That’s real money, but it’s also far less than the UTV I’d been considering, which matters in my particular case. At first, I thought it was an expensive purchase. Now, it almost feels underpriced for what it does.

Whether the Pro is worth the price depends heavily on how much work you’ve got for it. If you’re moving a couple of flowerpots around a small yard twice a year, this would be absurd overkill. If you regularly haul feed, water, wood, tools, landscaping materials, hunting camp, equipment, or other heavy gear, the calculation looks very different.

Don’t Overlook the StepRanger All-Terrain

You may not need the Pro. The standard StepRanger All-Terrain starts at $2,700 plus freight and retains the same 1,000-pound payload, 15 mph top speed, 59-by-31-inch cargo bed, fold-down sides, and ride-on or walk-behind operation. It uses a 48V system with a 1,000W motor and has an estimated single-battery range of 15–17 miles.

The Pro 60V adds more power, a little more range, the newer drive controller, tighter turning radius, front receiver, MOLLE panel, and USB ports.

For my use, I’d still take the Pro. For someone working mostly flat ground or using it for lighter chores, the All-Terrain saves some money while keeping the features that make the basic StepRanger concept so useful. I may end up buying the All-Terrain, too.

Who Should Buy the StepRanger Pro 60V?

Outfitters and ranchers are the easiest recommendations for me. Moving feed, tack, water, firewood, camp gear, coolers, tools, and equipment is repetitive work, and the StepRanger can take a lot of that weight without requiring a full-size vehicle for every trip. Homesteaders are right there with them. I use mine constantly.

Gardeners and nurseries should also be looking hard at these. Soil, mulch, plants, pots, rocks, and tools are heavy, dirty, and often need to move through spaces where a truck or UTV can be cumbersome.

Hunters and competitive shooters have plenty of potential use cases, too. Wall tent camps immediately come to mind, along with moving gear around private property, shooting events, and legal motorized packouts.

My parents are considering one simply to move things between their garage and shed. A few months ago, I might’ve thought that was overkill. Now I completely understand it.

Final Thoughts: StepRanger Pro 60V Review

The StepRanger Pro 60V has changed how I do things outdoors because I’ve stopped treating every hauling job as its own problem. Feed, water, firewood, hay, tools, hoses, hunting gear, wall tents, and camp equipment all end up on the same machine now.

It’s small enough that using it never feels like overkill, powerful enough that I haven’t wanted more, and capable of carrying far more weight than I usually need. The battery lasts long enough that charging rarely enters the equation, and the ride-on or walk-behind setup makes it useful across jobs that would normally require several different tools.

I’ve tested plenty of products I’ve loved at GearJunkie, but I can’t think of another that’s worked its way into this many parts of my life this quickly.

Hunting season and winter will add more testing (including accessories like the snow and mud tires), and I’ll update this review once I’ve put the StepRanger through both. I already know I can’t imagine my place without it now, and I’ll probably buy another.