Dodge 1999 3500 Lamarie dually
Hello again, I found a dually in my budget that has 120k miles. The engine and transmission are in very good condition. The problem is that the original owner had a hitch for a fifth wheel an...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
TC Weight is carried by frame/suspension/axle/tires
The TC weight is carried by the bed, which in turn is carried by the frame/suspension/axles/tires.
If you just ripped the box off and set the TC on the frame you would have a mess. The frame rails would punch up through the floor of the TC, as it is designed to sit on the relatively flat floor of a pickup truck bed.
So the bed needs to have some structural integrity. If the floor is badly rusted, buckles under your feet as you walk on it, and/or the sides flop when the tailgate is removed, you need a better bed.
