Ford Truck Absolutely Shredded Apart During Sled-pull Attempt
This “Super Duty” Ford truck barely makes it twenty feet before losing its rear axle in dramatic fashion.
If you want to subject any truck to the ultimate test of toughness, you’ll have a hard time finding a better one than the sled pull. Otherwise known as tractor pulling (because tractors originally did it), the premise is simple. Hook your truck up to a weight transfer sled, hit the gas, and see how far you can pull the trailer before its weight overcomes your truck’s capabilities. Make it all the way to the end, and you’ve just scored a full pull. Or, you could just go a few feet and shred your rear axle, like the owner of this Ford truck.
The Super Duty is known as the toughest Ford truck on the planet, given its heavy-duty hauler status. And yet, this particular pickup falls apart so fast it makes you wonder. The diesel’s turbos spool up and things look good for a few seconds, but then it all goes south in a major hurry. The Ford truck suddenly experiences some terrible wheel hop. To the point where the rear axle is twisted up like a pretzel and ripped out.
Which, of course, sends our Ford truck careening into the wall. Essentially rendering it a total wreck. And as usual, it leads to some pretty hilarious reading in the comments section. One person blames the whole thing on the sled operator. “If you pay attention, that could’ve been avoided after he let off if the sled operator would’ve used the sled brakes to stop the truck.” But another reader has a simpler solution. “Or he could build a truck that didn’t break…”
But the best one? “Like a true Ford….takes it hard in the rear end.” Can’t sum it up better than that. But hey, now that this Ford truck is trashed, maybe next time the owner will build a Chevy instead?
