This is Scary

[Hawk7]

I can't believe I just witnessed this.

[Caveman_Charlie]

Bird Freak wrote:
Sport trac frame does not look bent to me. Cab to bed gap looks the same as mine but it is way way overloaded.

Good point. It looked bent to me at first. But, now that you made me look closer the cab to bed gap looks OK, as you said. It's not bent it's just over loaded.

Not sure why though. That trailer, empty, shouldn't be that heavy. That's one of the older ones designed to be pulled by a station wagon.

[Bird_Freak]

Sport trac frame does not look bent to me. Cab to bed gap looks the same as mine but it is way way overloaded.

[Bird_Freak]

Playtime II wrote:
Sport trac sits on a Ranger frame and not the explore frame. Mine was rated 5500 4x4 with the 4.0. Cant recall the payload but it was a nice truck for boat towing.

Ditto for my 05. Even pulled my car trailer a couple of times for short distance.

[Veebyes]

They should have a Jeep. A Jeep can pull anything.


17,000# boat plus hydraulic trailer. Note...tow was only a few miles over mostly flat ground at less than 20mph.

[Hawk7]

poppin_fresh wrote:

Hawk7 wrote:
I can't believe I just witnessed this.

+10 for the bad Photoshop image.

Poppin_fresh, I can assure you that this is NOT photo shopped as you think. My husband took this photo with his cellphone. I am not into drama and wouldn't post fake pictures.

[RandACampin]

Photoshopped

[Tom_N]

Nothing a "tag" axle wouldn't cure.

[Mich_F]

holstein13 wrote:

If this is a typical example of a steel bed, it's no wonder Ford is switching to aluminum.

The bed looks fine to me, the steel frame - not so much.:E

[nomad297]

poppin_fresh wrote:

Hawk7 wrote:
I can't believe I just witnessed this.

+10 for the bad Photoshop image.

This is not PhotoShopped.

Bruce

[opnspaces]

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.

That's a severely bent frame.

[Dtank]

x96mnn wrote:
$100 says it tows great and no issues at all.

Yep - duct tape can fix anything..:W

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[robsouth]

Some folks just don't get it!

[holstein13]

free radical wrote:
Is that one of them new made of beer cans aluminum trucks?
🙂

No, this is steel. I'm guessing the aluminum trucks will be stronger and lighter since they are rated higher. There's a reason aluminum is the number one metal used in engines and wheels.

If this is a typical example of a steel bed, it's no wonder Ford is switching to aluminum.

[free_radical]

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"

Is that one of them new made of beer cans aluminum trucks?
🙂

[poppin_fresh]

Hawk7 wrote:
I can't believe I just witnessed this.

+10 for the bad Photoshop image.