Don't believe the combined weight ratings

wintersun wrote:
That is why the SAE J2807 testing is important. When a car magazine provides car test results where there was not payload or trailer load the numbers are meaningless. I want to know I can accelerate up to freeway speed in time not to become a hazard or a statistic. I want to be able to stop even if the trailer brakes are not working.

Something I really appreciate too is the strength of the frame of a vehicle. I have had several trucks that had failures that were the result of too thin a frame and too much flexing and fatigue. Only the Toyota trucks and 4WD utility vehicles have consistently had strong frames.

But it is a mistake to get stuck in the past. The 2011 2500/3500 GM trucks got a greatly stronger frame as did the Ram trucks in 2014. I would expect this is also true for the new Ford F-150 trucks which would be interesting in that in the 2500/3500 segment Ford has continued with the weakest frames of any of the pickup truck manufacturers. Even the F-450 pickup shares the frame of the F-350 pickup and you have to go to the chassis cab version to get a stronger frame and stronger front suspension and greater payload.

To me this posts reeks of more bad info?:h Truck frame failures????
Appears to be strong brand bias for and against certain brands which IMO may wrongly influence those who believe evrything they read on the internet.
I just don't recall reading on here for over 10 years of consumer frame failures, and you have had several?
Lots of RV frame issues, but trucks???
Could you give more detail please.
In all my years around dealership, don,t recall any "Joe Average" user frame issues. Were some for sure in commercial applications but in every case was obvious why.. :S