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Aside from the obvious weight of those tires, I wonder if it was a manual transmission with the recall?

LOL As I look at this more I am wondering if it is photo-shopped? I just noticed the goose neck.... no way that truck can even tow the weight of the empty trailer with those tires 😂
 

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Y'all need to look at the build specs on that before speculating. 6.4 hemi, tons etc. NOT to say the vehicle is heavy enough for a gooseneck anyway, but it is not a under matched as it may look at first glance. I still wouldn't do it. They day the fire emanated from the fuse box. Black Ops build some quality rigs, but things can happen.
 

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Y'all need to look at the build specs on that before speculating. 6.4 hemi, tons etc. NOT to say the vehicle is heavy enough for a gooseneck anyway, but it is not a under matched as it may look at first glance. I still wouldn't do it. They day the fire emanated from the fuse box. Black Ops build some quality rigs, but things can happen.
They just posted a picture of it with no reference material, so looking at specs was impossible, aside from our specs speculation lol. It's nice to know some background, and a shame it burned! I bet they had alot of money in that! Thanks for the info!
 

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Hazards of DIY flame decals—leave that stuff to the pro’s....
 

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what a shame to see a nice rig go up in flames...
 

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My guess is a big ass motor in an enclosed space with poor airflow then a constant speed while towing and something melted in the engine bay or pulled too many amps on a wire, caught fire and then this.
 

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Fuse box caught fire. Also, this thing really isn't a Gladiator. It's a Ram chassis with a JT body (from what has been posted online). Thus the fifth wheel hitch.
 
 



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