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Offline Dan-o

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Re: Truck Frames Breaking In Half.
« Reply #60 on: December 27, 2022, 12:03:41 PM »
There has not been a good truck made since International and Studebaker quit making them.
My dad owned two International Travelalls....a '69 and a '75.
Neither lived past 7 or 8 years Ohio road salt and poorly protected metal.
I remember my job was to check oil when I was about 8 or 9 and I couldn't get the hood to raise.
Turns out, the inner fender where the hinges attached were so rusty, the hinges collapsed into the fender well.
They did have some beefy engines and transmissions.

I remember my buddy's family literally having a party celebrating their vehicle that hit 100,000 miles.  Nobody actually believed it was possible, we all went for a ride in it to see for ourselves.

They surely didn't have as much plastic, but they had an awfully short lifespan.

 I’m close to 600k on my 7.3
7.3 in a Toyota?

 7.3 is made by International ;)

Is that your Toyota Excursion?

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Re: Truck Frames Breaking In Half.
« Reply #61 on: December 27, 2022, 02:25:30 PM »
There has not been a good truck made since International and Studebaker quit making them.
My dad owned two International Travelalls....a '69 and a '75.
Neither lived past 7 or 8 years Ohio road salt and poorly protected metal.
I remember my job was to check oil when I was about 8 or 9 and I couldn't get the hood to raise.
Turns out, the inner fender where the hinges attached were so rusty, the hinges collapsed into the fender well.
They did have some beefy engines and transmissions.

I remember my buddy's family literally having a party celebrating their vehicle that hit 100,000 miles.  Nobody actually believed it was possible, we all went for a ride in it to see for ourselves.

They surely didn't have as much plastic, but they had an awfully short lifespan.

 I’m close to 600k on my 7.3
7.3 in a Toyota?

 7.3 is made by International ;)

Is that your Toyota Excursion?


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Re: Truck Frames Breaking In Half.
« Reply #62 on: January 21, 2023, 09:26:04 AM »
Looks like this one was welded on during the flatbed installation.🤯

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Re: Truck Frames Breaking In Half.
« Reply #63 on: January 21, 2023, 10:17:44 AM »
1970's Chev. frames always broke front by steering box.  Remember?  We have welded many over the years.  Just break out grandpa's old stick Lincoln and touch her up!! :chuckle:  I dont worry bout my 20 Ram frame.  Solid and strong.  BUT I do think big Ol campers should be a concern on any truck as they r getting ridiculous in weights.
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Re: Truck Frames Breaking In Half.
« Reply #64 on: January 21, 2023, 10:30:34 AM »
HSS generally means Hollow Structural Shape.

Frames are welded at the factory without stress relieving, so welding by itself doesn’t cause a weakness. The weldment can result in a stress accumulator.

Heavy trucks with frames marked “do not weld” are another matter.
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Re: Truck Frames Breaking In Half.
« Reply #65 on: January 21, 2023, 11:10:13 AM »
  BUT I do think big Ol campers should be a concern on any truck as they r getting ridiculous in weights.



For a fact, and then send that overloaded truck bouncing down the hiway @70mph.

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Re: Truck Frames Breaking In Half.
« Reply #66 on: January 26, 2023, 11:27:31 AM »
When Ford moved to aluminum bodies in 2017 for the superduty all that weight savings went back into the frame to make it more rigid.

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Re: Truck Frames Breaking In Half.
« Reply #67 on: January 26, 2023, 11:55:59 AM »
HSS generally means Hollow Structural Shape.

Frames are welded at the factory without stress relieving, so welding by itself doesn’t cause a weakness. The weldment can result in a stress accumulator.

Heavy trucks with frames marked “do not weld” are another matter.

Worked heavy equipment repair and had a new guy that ‘knew what he was doing’ that used heat to repair sections on a tempered tractor frame. Oops.
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