Well this WAS my hunting rig an '01 TJ.
But I NEEDED more pulling power and room inside. If I'd had the money, I'd kept it, but could not justify paying the rediculous CA reg fees and insurance on a vehicle I seldom drove. It was my daily driver. It had a 2" lift, 31" tires, onboard air
Tank and 12V compressor here ($200 off Ebay) (before splitting them up for the install)
http://handirifle.com/articles/huntingrig.htm (pics too big to post)
4.0L fuel injected inline 6, 5 spd. In the early months it had some brake rotor issues that finally got resolved. Other than that ZERO problems for the 50,000 miles I put on it.
They are GREAT vehicles but it had too many limitations in space, for my needs.
I now use an '06 Tundra Double cab 4x4 truck and an '83 Honda XL600 for off road needs. Nowhere near as fun as the Jeep, but more practical for me.
Oh yea, I see no advantage of the Ford over the Jeep. Diesel is somewhat of a plus off road, BUT most diesel applications like these are sorely underpowered for on road use.