Ram Cummins/Aisin Failures

fj12ryder wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Y’all have to remember as well that a basic moment diagram assuming fully moment resistant or completely free frictionless connections or pivot points will only get you close on weights.
Minor nuances that would require dynamics and even finite element analysis to get an “exact” answer may or will change the numbers…..a little bit.
So y’all can continue to worry about or argue about where “the extra 50lbs” or whatever went. But the principles are sound and now the discussion has gone into the weeds due to those who are proud they know where the decimal place should be and have weighed their rigs a time ‘er 2 and have some theories bouncing around in their beans that are of little real world significance.

Or to put it in layman’s terms. Dually trucks were designed primarily to carry heavy loads. That was and still is the primary goal of having training wheels.
Do ya think that every dually pickup ever made, with the skinny little front tires and axles/springs that don’t have much reserve capacity, would still be the norm if loads in the truck bed (pin weights or cow poops) put a significant load on the front axles?
The answer is a resounding NO.
A Texas front bumper likely puts as much or more weight on the front of any truck than the vast majority of stinger steered trailers out there.

Or, again, in a quick sentence, 12V is speaking the truth here whether y’all want to argue about nomenclatures or wheelbases or not.

Such erudition, and done in a manner that manages to offend almost everyone. You have to admire such talent. :)