3/4 Ton Trucks Will Flip

"A couple of them took a customers very late model shiny black 4x4 F-250 Crew Cab and did not make the turn at the end of the block.........there might have been alcohol involved,,,,,"

Enough said :S

Adam R wrote:
Seriously? You are actually worried about a full size truck "flipping"? Then go out and buy nice low riding sedan and let me know who fares the worst when your 3000 lb car collides with an 8000 lb truck. I know what I'd rather be in. Also, I've never left my rig with any minimum wage anybody. Develop some skills and ability to work on your own vehicles. If you are silly enough to leave your rig with a bunch of knuckle heads, then I don't feel too sorry for either the drivers that damaged the rig or the owner in this case.

BTW, track cars can flip if they catch an edge between sections of concrete. Curbs are even better at flipping vehicles. It's best to avoid hitting them in the first place.

I am not worried about flipping, just reminding folks that it can happen on flat ground. As far as leaving a truck with knuckleheads, have you ever had new tires put on yours? Or put it in the body shop to get hail dents taken out?

Seriously? You are actually worried about a full size truck "flipping"? Then go out and buy nice low riding sedan and let me know who fares the worst when your 3000 lb car collides with an 8000 lb truck. I know what I'd rather be in. Also, I've never left my rig with any minimum wage anybody. Develop some skills and ability to work on your own vehicles. If you are silly enough to leave your rig with a bunch of knuckle heads, then I don't feel too sorry for either the drivers that damaged the rig or the owner in this case.

BTW, track cars can flip if they catch an edge between sections of concrete. Curbs are even better at flipping vehicles. It's best to avoid hitting them in the first place.

Yes it is a good idea to know what your insurance agent will do when the worst happens.

Basically it 'should' work like this. You bought a contract with your insurance agent that if your truck is destroyed in a collision, it will get replaced. They should be replacing it with a like year and like condition, so not a truck that had the frame untwisted and a cheap paint job, but a truck that had not been in a accident before, with similar mileage. One insurance company claims on the commercials that they will replace your totalled car with one that is a model year newer and about 15,000 less miles on it. That is 'Making it like it never happened'.

Now your insurance agent has a signed contract with you to replace your truck should it get damaged during the next 6 or 12 months. They will own the wrecked truck, and try to sell it and recoup some money. The engine, transmission, and 3 tons of steel are still valuable. IF the damage was due to the mechanic, they will go after that company to recover their loss. You do not need to worry if that insurance company will cover the loss of your insurance company.

In the case of a drunk driver, they probably will also go after that guy as well. And a insurance company can 'step away' from covering certain things in the case that you operated the vehicle while drunk, but still needs to cover a un-authorized driver who might have driven it drunk.

I did see pictures posted - taken by a guy who was driving past a RV repair place. It was a RV that had slid off the lift, and one of the jacks was sticking through the sidewall of the RV. It looked pretty bad.

Good luck!

Fred.

Wonder if way taller late models from all OEM's to appease the fashion statement crowd contributed to this?

Much higher...therefore higher CG...so tip over easier