An Eagle Cap Camper Snapped A Ram 3500 Dually In Half To The Tune Of $17,000

This RAM 3500 proved incapable of dealing with the burden of a loaded-up Eagle Cap camper. No accidents resulted from the snapping body however the proprietor’s pockets could be about to take an enormous dent of its personal. In keeping with him, Mopar says the truck was carrying an excessive amount of weight and has since denied him guarantee protection.

First noticed on Fb by the parents over on the Drive, this 2020 RAM 3500 skilled catastrophic body failure close to Baja, California. Mike Pavel, the person who owns the Ram stated within the put up that “the body simply cracked in half” and that it was “not overloaded.” No matter who’s in charge, the body itself appears to disagree with that final remark.

In keeping with Pavel, the failure passed off close to a mechanic who was in a position to come out and weld the body after they used the jacks from the camper to stage the truck. That very same mechanic provided to let Pavel depart his camper there in order that’s what he did. The subsequent step was to get the truck fastened however that’s the place all the pieces stalled out.

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“Mopar denied the declare stating that the truck was overloaded, which is inaccurate,” Pavel tells TheDrive. “I now have a declare with my insurance coverage firm [and] they’re sending an adjuster at present. Reno Dodge set an bill for repairs over $17,000.” Pavel additionally stated that he was assured that the truck may deal with the camper.

“I did numerous analysis earlier than shopping for the truck and the camper, and each the Ram seller and the camper firm the place we purchased it stated it was the proper truck… They stated it ought to deal with the load no drawback. I knew the payload capability on the truck was about 7,800 kilos and the camper dry weight was shut to five,000 kilos, however totally loaded, most likely about 6,500 kilos.”

It’s value noting that the precise payload capability of the truck in query is itself in query. Whereas the max payload capability for a 2020 RAM 3500 is 7,680 kilos (3,483 kg), that’s particular to the common mattress, long-bed mannequin with two-wheel drive and a 6.4-liter V8 engine. The truck here’s a crew cab 4×4 dually with a diesel engine which implies that its payload capability might be nearer to five,850 kilos (2,653 kg).

That may imply that the Eagle Cap, which weighs virtually 5,000 kilos (2,267 kg) unloaded, may’ve been close to the full capability as quickly because it was loaded onto the truck. In keeping with Pavel, he drove this truck on this configuration for some 25,000 miles. Relying on what the precise payload capability of this truck is and what the camper weighed, the body snapping at that type of mileage is both spectacular or miserable.