Broken in Half?

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I want to mount them between my rock sliders and frame I was thinking 4 inch schedule 40 abs pipe pressurized by compressed air
 

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My apologies. I actually think you are correct.

I researched this most of the morning which included a visit to my dealer. They have two single-cab Tradesman's on the lot with 8-foot beds. There were no papers in the vehicles indicating that THAT vehicle was prohibited from a slide on camper.

However, I talked to several others who indicated that some 2500s were not recommended for slide on campers and they attested to the fact that some do get a separate piece of paper indicating it. However, no one I talked to could show me verifiable proof about which configurations are prohibited. I was told "special equipment" was required in some cases, there's a "Camper Guide," but no one could find it. I was also told that there's a sales code for slide on camper equipment, but they couldn't find that either.

What bothers me is that people in sales seemed to have vastly different opinions about this.

I did stop in and asked my trailer dealer if he had any specs on Ram HDs, but he refused to quote anything until he saw the GVWR and payload specifications.

But there are others on the web who, like you, are informed that at least some Ram 2500s are not compatible with slide on campers.

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You get a document either way if it is recommended or if it’s not recommended. My PW came with a document stating not recommended for slide in camper.

 
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Each of those pallets probably weighs 2000 lbs they don’t build them like they used to lol
 

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at least he’s at Home Depot he will get lots of help to unload it lol
 

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little headlight adjustment and you'll be good
 

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It’s my buddy’s truck he’s a mechanical genius he will probably put a turbo on it and a lift lol
 

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And for the flatbed truck at Home Depot, here's a closer look of the frame and where it is shearing.
So 10+ years from now if anyone is buying used you know what to look for to see how hard it was used/abused. I'm sure there will some patched up frames out there one day.

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Wow I wonder if welding on the flatbed to the frame had anything to do with it rotflmao
 

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It’s going to be way easier to turn the flatbed into a trailer
 
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