F150 vs. stupidity

[Fisher_Bill]

Saw this on the interweb today,

[jaycocreek]

The funny thing is,we have forum members here that are way more overloaded than this picture especially if that TC is empty..

I am not sure how many here have used a 1/2 ton truck with a truck camper..I know Burningman has but the fact is,a 1/2 ton rated truck can haul a truck camper just fine and without issue..I have done it three times with 8 and 8.5 truck campers on 1/2 ton trucks and they road just fine without any issues..

This example above is about how long the TC is,not the weight of it because that pickup can easily haul the weight of that TC if it was all within the bed just as the many 3/4 tons here hauling over 1000# above there GVWR...

[mkirsch]

markowwes wrote:
Are there no cops arount to see this ****, guy should be thrown in Jail for being so stupid!

There's absolutely nothing illegal about what he's doing. As long as he's not speeding, running red lights, swerving out of his lane, committing any "moving violation" the cops can't stop him.

"Overloaded" doesn't come into play until you're commercial and the DOT gets involved. Patrol officers aren't DOT, and can only stop for moving violations. Not that they can't nit pick and come up with something but what's better, letting that mess get off the road ASAP, or pulling it over and having it there disrupting traffic for hours?

[jaycocreek]

Lends absolutely ZERO credibility to the picture...

As quoted,it gives others view of what happened from Reddit which would be exactly the same as views from this forum..

Just opinions just like here huh...

[mkirsch]

"The Drive" being a reputable, respected news outlet and all...

Back as early as grade school the English teacher would show us a picture and tell us to write a story about it. This "The Drive" story sounds like something from one of those exercises. No names, no details, just a "story" that could be easily written by simply looking at the picture and drawing your own conclusions.

Lends absolutely ZERO credibility to the picture...

[jaycocreek]

It made the news unlike the F-350 DRW that had the exact same thing happen..Seems like an anti-1/2 ton crowd without do process without showing the F-350 DRW with the exact same issue..(laughing)

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Just because someone can pass their driver's test it doesn't mean they should be trusted on public roads. Such is the case with this Ford F-150 owner who decided to sit an entirely-too-large camper shell on the back of their pickup, bending the bed and nearly snapping the frame in half. As we know, when something like that happens, you wind up here. On the internet.

This poor, victimized truck is an 11th-generation F-150 in King Ranch trim, made between 2004 and 2008. At the time, it was cream of the crop: saddle leather seats, a power sunroof, and even a Sony surround sound system. It came standard with a 5.4-liter V-8 making 300 horsepower and 365-pound-feet, proving it to be an exceptional performer in the towing and hauling departments.

Still, though, this slide-in camper is too much. First, it's clearly intended for a long-bed truck and this—as you can see—is a short-bed model. Secondly, a quick Google search shows that the topper weighs around 2,800 pounds; this particular F-150 only touts a payload capacity of around 2,000 pounds in crew cab, four-wheel-drive configuration.

This is a recipe for disaster as one Reddit user pointed out on the original thread.

“That camper weight is probably dry. Once you add passenger, liquids, and luggage, that truck is toast," said one commenter.

Others think that while the bed is clearly toast, and the frame itself may be OK.

“It’s probably just bed damage and not the frame but still,” mentioned one user.

“You can see the straight frame below it in the shadows. There are a handful of bed bolts between this and catastrophe,” added another.

The teensy strap that's been lobbed from one side of the bed to the other isn't doing much for load security, either.

Hopefully, the driver knew better than to hit the road once they parked and saw the damage to their truck. Then again, who would think they'd ever see something like this in public to start with?

[Starpig]

Clearly, this is the ONLY way to get every last drop to drain from the holding tanks. DUH!

[valhalla360]

Clearly the issue is he has "too much" truck.

Right there on the side it says it's for a "Ranger" not a F150.

[Wild_Bill_888]

Actually he deliberately modified it because the first step was a bit to much.

[lakeside013104]

I wonder what the truck will look like when the TC is off the body?

Lakeside

[RobertRyan]

Kayteg1 wrote:
Who says long camper will not fit short bed truck?

Not for a Ford Ranger, a pop top Camper would be

[time2roll]

Fisher Bill wrote:
Saw this on the interweb today,

Yes obviously he just forgot to connect the pair of cabover straps to the front bumper to hold it all in place.

[threeaces]

Fake photo.....

[valhalla360]

In the upper rear corner, it clearly says it's for a Ford "Ranger", so if anything he has too much truck.

[Kayteg1]

Who says long camper will not fit short bed truck?

[Mike134]

RobertRyan wrote:

Campfire Time wrote:
I saw that too. And now this person probably bashes Fords for not being good trucks.

Some very silly person said that Global Pickups crack their frames, other Forum, oblivious to the many who in the US, who seem to have problems with cracking frames I say from overloading

removed Frame is bent