Good Thing he Didn't Put A Camper On It.
Not Repairable
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....if you think that is bad (the Chevy 1500), have a look at this Ford F250 truck with the frame broken almost entirely in half, in front of the rear axle on both sides, due to airbags:
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Here's a two foot section on a 2002 Dodge Ram frame rail completely rotted through (catastrophically; unrepairable):
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Everyone should inspect their truck frames and cross-ties (every square centimeter of it/them) every spring....the lessons in this: have your frame rails (on boxed frame and C channel frames) anti-corrosion sprayed right out of the showroom when new; and re-apply anti-corrosion every year; or, hauling our heavy truck campers, suffer the potential consequences !
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Here's a two foot section on a 2002 Dodge Ram frame rail completely rotted through (catastrophically; unrepairable):
here-->
Everyone should inspect their truck frames and cross-ties (every square centimeter of it/them) every spring....the lessons in this: have your frame rails (on boxed frame and C channel frames) anti-corrosion sprayed right out of the showroom when new; and re-apply anti-corrosion every year; or, hauling our heavy truck campers, suffer the potential consequences !
