differences in 3/4-1/2 ton frames???

[Longhorn Man]

Originally Posted by crakarjax

I have heard members state specifically that a notch does NOT degrade the frame's structural integrity. I'm not a structural engineer, but if we have any on here perhaps they can chime in?

While I am not a structural engineer either, I can't see how that could be true.

[chevelle]

I have pretty much decided just to get another truck. I'll drive mine i have now as a daily driver(which i already do) and then maybe look for a 67-72 1 ton dually for towing duty. so if anyone knows where the 1-tons are hiding let me know lol.

[MESS-HALL]

Originally Posted by chevelle

I have pretty much decided just to get another truck. I'll drive mine i have now as a daily driver(which i already do) and then maybe look for a 67-72 1 ton dually for towing duty. so if anyone knows where the 1-tons are hiding let me know lol.

........or maybe just a 3/4 ton.

oh........and I have seen several great deals on 1 tons in the past couple months. CL>

[johndawelder]

A 3/4 ton suburban would be the cats ars for towing a trailor & load you described.I towed a 18 ' car trailor for years with mine.Never any issues with it.It had a BB so there was plenty of power.

[chevelle]

Yeah a suburban would be perfect for what i do, i could haul the race car and the family but i would settle for a 3/4 ton. time to start saving money and looking for a new tow pig!!!

[crakarjax]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

While I am not a structural engineer either, I can't see how that could be true.

I'm thinking that *as long as you box the inside of the notch* then you could notch up to half the frame height and still have the same amount of metal supporting the weight on the end of your frame. Without boxing it, I'd agree that it would be weaker. I'm assuming that a C-beam of height X is as strong as a square tube of size X/2.