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WOW! So glad none of you got hurt!
Guess I'll be taking a good look at my 2014 especially since I recently discovered two Torque lift tie-down pins bent apparently due to the Wolfcreek 850 shifting in the truck bed during a trip home in a winter storm!!!
Hope that you are able to get all the insurance things worked out and get back on the road soon!
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Powerdude
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Well, at least nobody got hurt. Lucky on that one.
As for the construction, it looks like a few wood screws holding everything together.
There's got to be a better way to do that. A little steel bracket for the joint where the jacks and tiedowns are mounted would have made sense, for very little weight gain.
Now, you just gotta deal with the insurance/financial mess. Sucks to be you.
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Bigfootchevy
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Very glad no one was hurt but you always got to be ready for the unexpected to happen.
Thanks for sharing.
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anutami
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Thank You Everyone for the words of encouragement. Just so glad my kids were not in the back as I often let them ride in the camper. Luckily both my truck and camper are insured both were deemed total losses and I am very happy with the settlements on both. I kept my truck and just got a new bed put on it. It was nice to find out the 2014 ford f350 truck bed fits my 2001 ford f350.
I am in the market for another camper...
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bigcitypopo
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asked and answered... sorry.. it ooh so long to load...
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steve68steve
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Joe417 wrote:What I'm seeing here isn't bad manufacturing by Northwood's but it is bad manufacturing by the plywood manufacturer. It looks like several of the plys all met at the same glue joint which was a failure just waiting to happen. There's hardly any way the plywood user could tell it was glued that way. It was great that no one was hurt. ..
Look again - it's not a plywood failure. Plywood is not glued like that - that was a sawed panel pieced in.
... and even if it WERE a plywood failure, there are four big bolts to hold a steel plate to the plywood floor.... but only some small screws holding the floor to the rest of the camper. Terrible design.
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Reddog1
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I am kinda amused by some of the posts. Have you ever really looked at how your tie-down brackets are installed on your TC.
I think it is fair to ask the question: Are the tie-downs expected to hold the TC to the truck, like a 4,000 pound load on a big truck that uses several straps and possibly chains?
I see a couple of things not really talked about in the posts. Notice the ruts in the road? I think I am looking at a road of sand, hit a rut on one side of the truck, sure looks like that side of the truck would tip quite a bit. Add to that a strong gust of side wind.
Personally, I have seen semis laying on their side, some with their loads still attached, and some not. I am of the belief several things were at play here, and question the TC manufacture could correct them.
I do hope the story has a happy ending. It appears the OP thinks so.
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kerry4951
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Reddog1 wrote:I am kinda amused by some of the posts. Have you ever really looked at how your tie-down brackets are installed on your TC.
I agree....most dont know how their tie down brackets are installed. They are only assuming and hoping that theirs are installed much better.
I posted on the OPs other thread that I accidentally proved it to myself one day just how strong mine are on my AF. Forgetting to remove a right front Fastgun I lifted the TC by mistake and actually bent the Torklift steel extension arm, but did nothing to the tie down bracket or to the mounting point on the frame. I hated myself that day but now that I look back it was a learning experience and I also have peace of mind knowing I can depend on the way the tie down brackets are built and installed.
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1mtnman
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I see some of these very large truck campers using front bed and bumper tiedowns and I just don't understand how that can be a safe setup when we are talking about a 3000-4000 lb camper.
I would never haul a camper using any system that did not utilize the truck frame to attach the tiedowns. There are a lot of us who take these campers into out of the way and rough areas where other RV's dare not go therefore you can't be too concerned about how safely your camper is tied down.
Many camper manufactures make recommendation as how there units should be tied down and one would expect a reputable dealerships do the same however I'm sure this is not always the case.
The incident sure gives those of us who haul these units a chance to evaluate our setup and learn from someone else experiences.
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Mello Mike
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Not only that, but I've driven through some intense wind storms in Northern Arizona without incident though I do have frame mounted Torklift tie downs for my rig.
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