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I didn't say all, there is some great tech on this site, but much of it gets buried just like the original intent of this thread. I am sorry if you are offended by my post and it made you sad.

I am not smart enough to understand what the racer has to do with this discussion, maybe you are a self proclaimed expert because you used to watch him idk. I don't know who Tom Shepard is either I have made it through all these years without his guidance. I am impressed though that you know...

You do know that before this thing was hijacked the OP already had the truck with bags and camper and was looking for peace of mind for some sort of cross country trip. Im an old timer that started building up beater 4x4's and modifying them as best as we could to live with 35 inch tires...

And yet the OP is probably making his way through his journey without any problems related to his gvw. And people on this forum ponder why it is mocked by a lot of people.

Are you thinking about adding 1000lbs of ballast, or what?

What is the typical used price range for a well maintained TW200?

Regular trailer puts weight on a drive axle increasing traction and breaking. 2 more non driving wheels add drag. With wheels on front and rear of your wagon you now have an entirely new situation with articulation and flex. If you think backing up a wagon is difficult you better not think...

What is the perceived advantage of the unusual tire/wheel size? How does the performance/weight/utility compare to say a ttr225?

Any more pictures of that trailer? If the axles have a panhard bar I would think it a pretty slick setup.

I think looking at other forums is a good idea, pay attention more to the guys working with their 1/2 tons and with what they are doing than guys who post pictures of bent frames from loads completely different than what is being imposed on your truck. Pay attention to the 1/2 ton trucks that...

I would love to have heard a 241 based doubler upstream of the 205 but with the low 1st gear in the 6L it might not have been useful. Great Parts and Plans

What awesome components, what are the transfer case plans? Too bad about those hurricane wheels, so great looking but they all seemed to be 16.5's. Crossover steering?

Chevy commonly used SF 14 bolts up to 8600lb gvw in 3/4 ton trucks with similar bearing design for decades, I can say I have thousands of miles on them with very heavy loads be it from vehicle payload or trailer tongue weight with no failures. There are many thousands of SF axles in...

For the sake of accuracy I am countering points you are making, let the OP who needs to may be making decisions based on info on this thread at least have accurate info relevant to your pics and fear. If you really believe as you said that the load on the frames of those insane tail heavy...

Im guessing he has a ford 8.8 axle and that has an oil bath bearing but correct me if I am wrong.

Im not trying to argue but for decades I have seen 1/2 ton trucks grossly overloaded and I have even piloted some of them. Decades ago means frames were far weaker, brakes were weaker, no stability or traction control, no abs, etc. You have shown absurd examples of idiots cantilevering weight...

How much warranty is left on his 2009? Do you really think his pop up is in any way stressing his frame like those stupid bemouths with thousands of pounds cantilevering 3 ft past the frame? Since he is probably not the only guy in the world putting a camper like his on a 1/2 ton truck do you...

In the old days losing a SF axleshaft was not uncommon but with disc breaks that will not happen. Is a SF axleshaft , probably a C clip coming loose when not pulling a trailer a common thing or are holding on to 20 years ago

Yes because its impossible to buy replacement tires that will carry that weight lol.

I have no idea how long this sat before I bought it, I was told that it was used in a car to transport some sort of high end food products. I tried it on 12v and nothing happened. Now when on 120 it tries to start up, a fan goes on for a couple of seconds, it quits and keeps repeating...