Alert Discussion of Pickup frame failures

[JoeHogan]

Here is an interesting video discussing why pickup truck/camper frames are failing. This also applies to some Class C that utilize a GM, Ford, Ram platform.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Once again! Joe your the man!!!

 

[Crazydog]

This has already been discussed to death on may other rv forums.
The truck in the original pic was WAY overloaded. That is why the frame failed. Camper was too heavy, it extended at least 4 feet beyond the end of the truck bed and there was an additional load way out past the end of the camper. Throw in the very bumpy roads found in many parts of Mexico where this happened, it was only a matter of time before it broke.
There is no "why they are failing" reason. Overloading by the owners is the cause.

 

[TheLooks]

Overloading by the owners when they are sold a bill of goods by unscrupulous dealers and crooks.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

The video is a classic example of an accountant or doctor or banker or lawyer or anyone who's not a degreed engineer talking about engineering. Youtube never fails, always entertaining for me. He did hit on some good points but terminology is not his strong suit.

 

[TR25]

The video is a classic example of an accountant or doctor or banker or lawyer or anyone who's not a degreed engineer talking about engineering. Youtube never fails, always entertaining for me. He did hit on some good points but terminology is not his strong suit.

lol, spoken like an engineer.


From my dealings w/engineers, I got a saying "can't ask an engineer a simple question". "