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Well, if the OP never used 4WD, and was doing all of his driving with just one hub locked in then the axle on that side is spinning all the time. But no, even that does not really *explain* what happened. The most likely result from that situation would be internal in the front diff (if there were any). But I just threw it out there as a *possibility*.
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Sweet looking Lariat you have now. Many miles of smiles to you and yours.
EDIT: IDK what you have for tires on your trailer, but I would definitely be looking at some load range G commercial grade trailer tires. Either in 16” or 17.5”. Goodyear G614, Sailun S637, or comparable. More expensive, but worth it.
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Is Auto the same as the Locked of past trucks?
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Can these trucks even be locked in all the time? The only settings I've seen for quite some time on these are Auto and Unlocked. Nothing like the late '70's Chevys that I had which were indeed Free or Lock on the front hubs.
Is Auto the same as the Locked of past trucks?
Is Auto the same as the Locked of past trucks?
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Maybe my memory failed me in the walk from the garage back into the house. Entirely possible!
Edit: You are 100% correct sir! I retract the question. Your witness, counselor.
Edit: You are 100% correct sir! I retract the question. Your witness, counselor.
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I fully expect ridicule. Honestly, the truck pulled it just fine. I can’t pinpoint when the ujoint snapped. Hubs have never been locked. My buddy always gave me **** when he was riding with me saying he heard noise up front but we never looked. One day another buddy was riding with me and mentioned it so I figured maybe there was something wrong. Cranked the wheel over and saw that.
could be a random coincidence as I don’t see how an overloaded trailer would have anything to do with it but idk.
trailer is 44’, 16k
could be a random coincidence as I don’t see how an overloaded trailer would have anything to do with it but idk.
trailer is 44’, 16k
(Disclosure, I don't think the 5er had any thing to do with your F250 issue, but DRW is the way to go for a beast like that)
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Unless things have changed in the last couple years, if a toy hauler goes much over 16K you start seeing triple axles. My Raptor is 18000 GVW and has three 7000 lb axles under it.
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I would love to see the loaded CAT scale ticket for it.
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One thing to remember about toy haulers also, when empty all that space behind the axles is just that............space! So the extra length isn’t always adding weight, unless loaded. And, as one loads that *space* with *stuff* you are actually removing weight from the pin. Simple leverage.
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One thing to remember about toy haulers also, when empty all that space behind the axles is just that............space! So the extra length isn’t always adding weight, unless loaded. And, as one loads that *space* with *stuff* you are actually removing weight from the pin. Simple leverage.
Axel weight is weight.
I really am curious about the real scale number on this rig. Loaded.
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IMHO you are correct. Pulling the trailer had nothing to do with the axle damage. Something else happened there.
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Dude.
I know the specs of the trailer and how to find them.
The GVWR of that unit is above 16000.
I have said i was curious about the actual CAT Scale weight of the fully loaded unit.
(unrelated, I already said I doubted the damage was related to the weight of the 5er)