Cool video showing the strength of the 2017 Super Duty frame.

 

I would be impressed if the load was in the middle of the frame. that would test the chasis beams....and suspend the load from the top not the bottom.

 

I was thinking the same thing. The weight is applied right where the crane support and frame intersect. That's like driving a nail into a wall and hanging a heavy object right against the wall instead of at the end of the nail.

 

Engineer designed test to NOT fail. Not impress either!!

 

It's always entertaining to see what new kind of "test" the different manufacturers can come up with to prove their product is the best. But at the end of the day, you know you can't believe a word of it!

 

Like towing the competitors up the mountain as the geometry of your front Twin I beam suspension constantly changes?

Then, the competitor that was being towed up the mountain, tows the mountain with the other ones on it?

 

Man, that's such a pathetic test that doesn't even subject to the same type of load that they are subject to in the real world (pulling/stretching vs torsional). Think about what stress is ACTUALLY placed on the frame structure itself instead of the cable. There's practically no stress on the frame itself - it's all in the cables.

 

Ohhhh are those new superdutys or 150's hanging off that frame? He he he.