Backed into wall

[2022RamBigHorn]

Hey folks, a buddy of mine backed my ram 1500 into a soft concrete wall with a 2 inch ball on a 5 inch drop at under 10 mph. Should I be worried about frame damage? Just left an imprint of the hitch.

 

[PurpleRT]

Nope you should be fine he wasn’t going fast enough to do any serious damage other then to the ego.

 

[2022RamBigHorn]

Nope you should be fine he wasn’t going fast enough to do any serious damage other then to the ego.

Lol, the wall was black and matched the road below it so... I couldn't even tell where the wall started and the road ended.

 

[Dewey]

Doubt it hurt anything. I’ve done far more than that yanking stumps out with my hitch. Just be glad your ball hitch was still on and the cheap thin bumper didn’t take the impact.

 

[Eighty]

Hey folks, a buddy of mine backed my ram 1500 into a soft concrete wall with a 2 inch ball on a 5 inch drop at under 10 mph. Should I be worried about frame damage? Just left an imprint of the hitch.

What the heck is a soft concrete wall? If it’s concrete, it’s definitely not soft. And If it’s soft, it’s definitely not concrete.
Unless they accidentally added slag instead of cement, then it’s definitely soft. And it will cost a lot of money to remove. Ask me how I know…

 

[Biga]

The only time a concrete well is soft is right after being poured.

 

[2022RamBigHorn]

Doubt it hurt anything. I’ve done far more than that yanking stumps out with my hitch. Just be glad your ball hitch was still on and the cheap thin bumper didn’t take the impact.

Nice! I did that with a Chevy and pulled the rear hitch out of it

 

[OldMarine]

um...there wouldn't be any frame damage, but does your truck not have backup sensors?

 

[2022RamBigHorn]

um...there wouldn't be any frame damage, but does your truck not have backup sensors?

My ram doesn't have those. It's a base model lol

 

[bigdodge]

Hey folks, a buddy of mine backed my ram 1500 into a soft concrete wall with a 2 inch ball on a 5 inch drop at under 10 mph. Should I be worried about frame damage? Just left an imprint of the hitch.

pictures or it did not happen

 

[2022RamBigHorn]

pictures or it did not happen

Sadly he just told me he did it, no pics but I saw paint missing off the trailer hitch that was on the truck. Just up to the ball.

 

[firemedic10584]

Lol, the wall was black and matched the road below it so... I couldn't even tell where the wall started and the road ended.

are you saying it was a hate crime?? It's 2024, I thought we've moved past stuff like this lol

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

What the heck is a soft concrete wall? If it’s concrete, it’s definitely not soft. And If it’s soft, it’s definitely not concrete.
Unless they accidentally added slag instead of cement, then it’s definitely soft. And it will cost a lot of money to remove. Ask me how I know…

You beat me to the soft concrete question. I have been involved in construction of some sort for about 40 years and have yet to see soft concrete other than when it is coming off the truck.

 

[Eighty]

You beat me to the soft concrete question. I have been involved in construction of some sort for about 40 years and have yet to see soft concrete other than when it is coming off the truck.

28 years for me - all in concrete. Seen my share of pours you can still stick your boot in after 24 hours. Almost always a screw-up at the batch plant (last one was a few months ago - they loaded the cement silo with blast furnace slag on accident - oops). That was a $65k demo job / replacement.