will there be an light frame?
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The new Superduty are also boxed frame, but its still steel. The Strength is much more needed in the super duty where towing capacity can approach 35,000lbs.
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In the 70s I had a Peterbilt with aluminum cross members. The truck had a Cat 1693TA which were a very heavy engine. They put extra leafs on the front axle, aluminum cross members and aluminum air tanks to try and shave off some weight.
There was one cross member in the center that cracked a few times. Around the brackets where the bolt holes were.
I think there may have been a couple of heavy trucks with aluminum frame options. I feel like I may have seen one. But light weight means more payload and in some applications that might have been tried. They would have been c channel and probably 3 times as thick as steel frames.
My point is since you dont see it in class 8 trucks where light weight actually equates to profitability... I doubt youll ever see it in a pickup.
Many Class 8 trucks have had aluminum bodies I think since the 40s. Not frames.
There was one cross member in the center that cracked a few times. Around the brackets where the bolt holes were.
I think there may have been a couple of heavy trucks with aluminum frame options. I feel like I may have seen one. But light weight means more payload and in some applications that might have been tried. They would have been c channel and probably 3 times as thick as steel frames.
My point is since you dont see it in class 8 trucks where light weight actually equates to profitability... I doubt youll ever see it in a pickup.
Many Class 8 trucks have had aluminum bodies I think since the 40s. Not frames.
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