Ford frame survives 30-ton stress test

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Hang in there! The Ford F-750 Tonka dump truck was the last truck hung from Ford’s newest Super Duty frame.Hang in there! The Ford F-750 Tonka dump truck was the last truck hung from Ford’s newest Super Duty frame.

In an unusual endurance test, Ford recently used a large crane to suspend 30 tons of trucks from a frame used in its new 2017 F-Series Super Duty line-up.

ESPN Sport Science host, John Brenkus, reveals an impressive array of eight F-150s and an F-750 Tonka dump truck hanging high in the air from what Ford calls “the frame of the toughest, smartest, most capable Super Duty ever built.”

The high-strength steel frame doesn’t appear to have any issues supporting 60,000 pounds of trucks. Watch for yourself.