This is Scary

Mr.Mark wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

Mr.Mark wrote:

John & Angela wrote:
We hear it at the dealership all the time when we tell them they have to pay attention to weights. "I have a dually, I can put anything on this truck and still pull a horse trailer"

Can somebody tell me what has actually happened here? The springs broke? The frame?

It seems to me that the transmission would have given out before the frame.

The major weight of the horse trailer would have been on the trailer tires

, right?Thanks,MM.

No...it would be 4 horses or even more at 1,200 lbs.each inside scrambling. :W

This cargo moves! I often pull a four place slant horse trailer with my MH. You KNOW it's back there when they start moving around. I.E. scrambling.

My question is not answered.... what has happened to the truck?

Thanks,
MM.

This trucks frame broke... The frame is not bent it sheared....IIRC this is a F450 and the owner had a local frame shop repair the frame and he hit the road again... Pretty huge thread in the TC forum about six months ago..

4500 lb TC plus heavy tongue weight on the trailer plus a receiver extension was too much for the F450. Frame breaks are not as uncommon as you might think in a TC.

Big heavy TC plus hard off-roading can and does break frames.

The SportTrac has a noodle for a receiver. I'm suprised that this receiver has held up.

I can't tell if the SportTrac's frame is bent... The pseudo truck needs a stronger receiver and WD at minimum.

The Blazer (not the gooseneck monstrosity) can have a 5500 lb tow rating... Probably needs WD dialed in.

Thanks!

Jeremiah