Frame bent on f250?

[detrusor]

I have a 1994 f250 I use to plow and go to the dump etc. starting being really scary to drive...darting to either side unpredictably. Took it to shop, tie rods, ball joints, steering gearbox bad. All replaced. Better but still pulls a little unpredictably. They say the frame is bent 3 inches, likely from plowing.

Anybody heard of this?

Anyone ever had a frame stsrightened?

Salt lake recommendations?

Thanks, the truck is a serious beater but super reliable for my needs...and came free with the plow.


Killing it with the 4-6 year old crowd!

[DasBlunt]

normal for a beater.
don't worry and compensate for it or dump it.

[digitaldeath]

its a 94' who cares

[The Reverend Floater]

My $.02.

This seems very unlikely but is there a bunch of rust on there, possibly weakening the frame?

Those trucks have pretty robust frames and I just feel like it's very, very unlikely to bend from a plow...more like an unreported accident. Either way, if the frame is bent it's totaled and not worth straightening as far as I know.

Any plow truck (like my 1998 Dodge) is going to drive like hell. The front end gets so beat up, it's impossible to keep it straight.

Did you get the alignment checked? Wheels inspected?

Edit: Is it pulling when you brake or when you go over bumps? Is it lifted?

[TAFKALVS]

Maybe buy a second cheap beater for non-plow duties?

[guroo270]

Lend it to Pio and collect the insurance money.

[DBdude]

Lend it to Pio and collect the insurance money.

bringing teh funny - lol

[capulin overdrive]

Hell brand new 250's dart all over the road, so as long as it isn't the death wobbled I wouldn't worry about it.

[DoWork]

Fkna dood, go find a guy who can handle it and wheel a deal to get the shit straightened out already. I bet it fuckin' snows in his lot too!

[detrusor]

It's aligned, new tires, just randomly darts, nothing to do with braking or bumps.

Probably just leave it alone, glad to have the dentists advice though.


Killing it with the 4-6 year old crowd!

[4matic]

Frame and axle shop could fix it easily

[iceman]

Plow in reverse next winter, it'll bend it back.

[t-the-east]

I don't know man.. I have a landscaping business and have owned 10 f150s and 3 f-350s over the years. We beat the living hell out of them. Sounds like a steering control issue more than a bent frame. Unless you plowed into a boulder doing 50, that frame isn't bent. How many "second" opinions have you had on this? Yeah, it's a beater, but sounds like you just dumped some money into it, keep that thing truckin!

Edit- a 3" bend in the frame would be easily visible. Put a 6' level on it or run a string line

[ill-advised strategy]

Any plow truck (like my 1998 Dodge) is going to drive like hell. The front end gets so beat up, it's impossible to keep it straight.

this

[that dude who did that thing]

Lend it to Pio and collect the insurance money.

Or send it to guroo, there's no snow where he lives.

(If you weren't such an ass-kissing, cubicle monkey, ski-wannabe, that would hurt).

[that dude who did that thing]

Bending a frame while plowing is not at all unusual. yes, truck frames are robust, but trucks are very heavy, so when that plow catches something all of the force (mass x velocity) is transferred directly to the frame.

If you're going to keep using it for plowing, don't bother fixing it (unless it's too dangerous to drive). if you're going to drive it, don't use it for plowing, unless you're going to be super careful.

[Tye 1on]

ping Bob Mc

[iceman]

Don't use it for plowing? That's all it's good for. Limp from job to job and plow yer ass off when you get there. Make money until it dies.

[tuco]

Axle U-joints(the ones that you can see in your steering knuckle) need replacement.

[Mazderati]

Not a fan of any bent frames but it's a beater and body-on-frame construction like your truck is easier to get right than unibody if truly bent. That a 20 year old plow truck with four wheel drive and a twin traction beam front end ever drove straight is amazing.

[Todd Zander]

Axle U-joints(the ones that you can see in your steering knuckle) need replacement.

Tio speaks el trutho, does it do it more right after it rains? Of course that begs the question does it rain where you live? If not try this trick, throw a couple handfulls of sand at the ujoints and see if it gets worse.

[ill-advised strategy]

Don't use it for plowing? That's all it's good for. Limp from job to job and plow yer ass off when you get there. Make money until it dies.

right?!? Is that not obvious? "my work truck handles like shit" .....ummmmmm yeah. sounds like a work truck.

[The Reverend Floater]

Bending a frame while plowing is not at all unusual. yes, truck frames are robust, but trucks are very heavy, so when that plow catches something all of the force (mass x velocity) is transferred directly to the frame.

If you're going to keep using it for plowing, don't bother fixing it (unless it's too dangerous to drive). if you're going to drive it, don't use it for plowing, unless you're going to be super careful.

It is utterly amazing how frequently you spew shit you have no idea about on this forum. Amazing.

[Foggy_Goggles]

^^^no shit. No many hours you spent is a plow truck Pio? Bent frames aside, experienced plow drivers know how to not beat the shit out of there stuff. Ramming frozen snow piles isn't really very effective. If you need to push back your banks, get a machine. Pretty standard stuff.

[single]

Trade for an atv with a plow and start doing sidewalks? (/plow speculation)

My buddy does that and makes a killing with big neighborhood contracts.