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[frankenwrench]

My uncle's Massey on my little 16 ft trailer decided to meet up today. Driver side. Tongue still on ball. Any ideas on straightening the frame?

 

[79jasper]

What?

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[mblaney]

+1... pics please! Massey's don't have a frame... trailer does, truck does... so 50/50 on which has the problem!

 

[Hydro-idi]

. That’s about as clear as mud

 

[Sidewinded_idi]

What?

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Trailer frame bent

 

[mblaney]

Pull forward straight about 25 feet. Turn steering wheel hard to port, reverse at half throttle until it crunches. Need pics to offer better advice!

 

[frankenwrench]

Truck frame. Trailers toasted massy is fine. Cameras broke from the wreck. Essentially a kid coming out his driveway on his bike in the middle of the road so I tried to stop the truck and it slid sideways on the ditch and the trailer jacknifed against the cab and the rear passenger tire busted off the rim. The bed is toast and fuel necks as well. I got another bed but the frame on the driver side is about three inches higher than the passenger side and I don't see any creases on the frame and not sure how to find where the bend would be nor do I know how to fix it.

 

[79jasper]

Time to look for a new frame.
You could try a frame shop to see if they can straighten it.

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[frankenwrench]

I got a few trucks I could just pull the drive train from mine and swap just figured if there was a way I could mess with this one and fix it I would. Not sure about how I would just wondering if anyone might have had a similar problem with a slight tweek in the frame with a good simple fix. Gotta get another phone so I can post pics.

 

[oregon96psd]

Take it to a scrap yard and let them deal with it?

 

[Thewespaul]

I’ve fixed bent frames before but only front end or rear end colisions, anything in between is not worth messing with

 

[frankenwrench]

Well hell. Guess I got a drive train to swap

 

[frankenwrench]

Alright gents wasn't aware that a bent frame hitch receiver would hold one side of the frame up in the rear. Removed the hitch receiver to clear room to drop tank and when my wife was bringing the drop lamp and extension cord she pointed out that the driver side frame had dropped. I crawled out from under the truck to inspect her assessment and she was correct. Happy about it but should I still worry that the wreck might've done unseen damage?

 

[Macrobb]

Might want to get an alignment, they should be able to check some of it.

Also, at least crosswise, I'd bet that hitch receiver is about as strong as the frame if not stronger. Those things are usually pretty darn solid.

 

[david85]

What year is the truck? I seem to remember ford started heat treating at some point in the early to mid 90s but that might have just been the F150s. Can anyone confirm?

If its heat treated, you should never attempt to straighten or weld it. Older, mild steel is softer and tends to bend easier, but can also be straightened safely if it's not too bad.

Oh and Franken, Glad you're ok!