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BigToe
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Nov 26, 2014

Story behind F450 pickup frame failure? (photo)

What is the back story behind this Ford F-450 frame folding behind the cab? The image speaks for itself, as far as the probability of cantilevered excessive tongue weight being a contribu...
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Hannibal
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Nov 27, 2014
transamz9 wrote:
It might have something to do with an inferior frame.

2014 Ford vs Ram


A chassis that flexes or bends under excess load rather than breaks in two from stress cracks? Are you suggesting you can't break or bend a Ram's chassis? I tip my hat to the Hemi and Cummins engines but, I'll take a Ford Superduty pickup over the Ram any day. The "moron challenge" in the video is totally irrelevant for everyday use of HD pickup trucks. Even real trucks flex.

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