[laccecinc]

Does anyone know of anyway to beef up frame in rear ?? I’ve had to have bed level twice after pulling my 3k lb tractor with 3k bumper pull trailer

 

[Two Yeets]

That doesn't seem like much weight for our trucks. Are you putting too much weight on the tongue?

Some welding in the right places should add strength and rigidity if that's what you need.

 

[NavyCuda]

Bed leveling?

I don't understand the question.

 

[QuikCoastie17]

6k isn’t heavy- do you own an XD or a standard Titan?

 

[dirty_knuckles]

6k isn’t heavy- do you own an XD or a standard Titan?

That was my first thought! But even a regular should be ok with those weights.

 

[laccecinc]

No it’s a XD

 

[Hoff1969]

Here are pics of a Ford F250/F350 rear frame section vs the Titan XD rear frame section. I am not sure why some people insist that are frames are much weaker than the big three's frames.


Titan XD is the first pic and the 2nd pic is of a F250/F350 frame.

 

[laccecinc]

Certainly don’t look to be any weaker! My XD have to be leveled twice by frame shop. I’m just afraid now to load anything heavy on the rear bumper. I contacted a welder to see about welding a cut of steel in the rear section.
Any recommendations on where to place it ???

 

[Hoff1969]

I have had 3000lbs of sod in my bed and did not have anything happen to it. I checked my bed spacing after seeing this and everything looks fine on mine. I have also hauled 2500lbs of hardwood flooring without issue. Did they look at your hitch to see if there was any issue with that? It seems your issues are occurring when towing from your hitch correct?

 

[NavyCuda]

What are you talking about leveling? What do you even mean by that?

I’ve had over 3000lbs in the back of mine and it won’t touch the bump stops.

 

[Hoff1969]

Per E trailer:


The big differences between a Class IV and a Class V hitch are the capacities and the opening size. Class IV is going to be a 2 inch hitch opening that has tongue weights typically up to 1,200 lbs and total trailer weight of 12,000 lbs. For a Class V hitch the capacities bump up to 20,000 lbs for the total trailer weight and 2,000 lbs tongue weight. Typically this hitch will have a 2-1/2 inch hitch opening but there are some 2 inch sizes available.



Maybe you need to upgrade to a class 5 hitch?

 

[laccecinc]

What are you talking about leveling? What do you even mean by that?

I’ve had over 3000lbs in the back of mine and it won’t touch the bump stops.

Bed looked like it was tilted back just slightly. Frame machine confirmed bed was not level.

 

[NavyCuda]

Bed looked like it was tilted back just slightly. Frame machine confirmed bed was not level.

Are you inspecting the results yourself? It’s possible to tweek the bed without bending the frame. To actually bend the frame is a significant event and you’d like notice other symptoms such as pulling, driving dog legged, scrubbing or other abnormalities.

Something doesn’t sound right about this.