TAking it to a frame repair shop in Farmington Monday. We're in Durango so it's a short hop.
Find a good welder have him repair it and put in some type of gusset or support to strengthen it I broke my frame on my Lj years ago had a guy in Ft.collins ,Co Repair it been fine every since no issuesWe have five Gladiators in tour service, two in Moab. One of the Moab rigs has a broken frame on both side in a weird spot, right in the center of the upper bump stop cup bracket. You can see the bend by the gap between the bed and the body in the first pic. Second pic shows the crack on the inside of the passenger side of the frame, the cracks are same both sides, but worse on the passenger side outside of the frame.
Obviously the driver/guide hit a ledge or something too hard, bottomed it out with a load of guests in the back. Local shops say most likely we'll have to replace the entire frame. Has anyione else had this happen or heard of this? New one on me.
I notice the top is off, that gives some weight back. Isn’t payload though only like 1,100 on any not-max tow trucks? You gotta be close
8 passengers??
Please explain ….
Brad at Trailrecon had a video addressing this weak spot in the frame.We have five Gladiators in tour service, two in Moab. One of the Moab rigs has a broken frame on both side in a weird spot, right in the center of the upper bump stop cup bracket. You can see the bend by the gap between the bed and the body in the first pic. Second pic shows the crack on the inside of the passenger side of the frame, the cracks are same both sides, but worse on the passenger side outside of the frame.
Obviously the driver/guide hit a ledge or something too hard, bottomed it out with a load of guests in the back. Local shops say most likely we'll have to replace the entire frame. Has anyione else had this happen or heard of this? New one on me.
The two options I have found. I'm going with a combo of the two this week.We have five Gladiators in tour service, two in Moab. One of the Moab rigs has a broken frame on both side in a weird spot, right in the center of the upper bump stop cup bracket. You can see the bend by the gap between the bed and the body in the first pic. Second pic shows the crack on the inside of the passenger side of the frame, the cracks are same both sides, but worse on the passenger side outside of the frame.
Obviously the driver/guide hit a ledge or something too hard, bottomed it out with a load of guests in the back. Local shops say most likely we'll have to replace the entire frame. Has anyione else had this happen or heard of this? New one on me.
It’s a Max Tow, 1725 payload.
I’m referring to passengers. Six in back, two in back seat, plus guide/driver of course.8 passengers??
I like the Red or Dead kit over the Shift kit because of capturing more frame area, but bed and possibly fuel/def tank removal looks to be required......I think both would handle this issue.
Yes, 8x an average weight of 185lbs equals...8 passengers??
I would think, the GVWR pertains to 1-G driving on pavement. Anytime you go offroading, and start putting a dynamic load on the truck, you’ll be pushing more than 1725lbs on that frame. Hit a ledge at speed and you’re slamming a hellofa lot of force on that frame.We are right at 1725 GVWR with driver & cage factored in. We considered all this early on which is why wew went for the Max Tows. Low speeds should be OK, I think our issue here is some "overzealous" driver/guides and ledges.
Out tours are scenic, non-technical. Low stress on guests & vehicles.
