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GotWood

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Now that Ford has gone to aluminum bodies, this is the aftermath of a fire.

 
On the positive side, a regular bodied truck wouldn't have been salvageable after the fire either so now it will take up less space in the junkyard.
They can market it as "Eco-friendly"! :)
 
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I wonder how carbon fiber cars burn?
 
The current fords wont run long enough to catch fire!
 
Im not buying it.

The burn pile is way too small.
Ok the body is aluminum. Is the rear axle? What about the R&P.

It all melted?

Ive unfortunately seen a couple rigs burn now and burn longer and Id argue hotter...and they didnt look like that afterwards.

Can aluminum body panels melt?
Sure.
That isnt the end result though in the last shots.
 
Ron said:
Im not buying it.

The burn pile is way too small.
Ok the body is aluminum. Is the rear axle? What about the R&P.

It all melted?

Ive unfortunately seen a couple rigs burn now and burn longer and Id argue hotter...and they didnt look like that afterwards.

Can aluminum body panels melt?
Sure.
That isnt the end result though in the last shots.
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You've obviously never thrown aluminum cans in a big campfire, theres nothing left in the morning.
 
Ron said:
Im not buying it.

The burn pile is way too small.
Ok the body is aluminum. Is the rear axle? What about the R&P.

It all melted?

Ive unfortunately seen a couple rigs burn now and burn longer and Id argue hotter...and they didnt look like that afterwards.

Can aluminum body panels melt?
Sure.
That isnt the end result though in the last shots.
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Im with Ron. Im not buying it either. No way that truck turned into that small pile of rubble in 12 minutes. Yes, an aluminum can can "disappear" in a fire over night, not in 12 minutes.
 
Think how hot all that plastic and foam padding on the body would get and how long it would burn not to mention the motor oil trans fluid gear oil and diesel fuel that fed the fire along with 5 tires and all the plastic and fabric interior pieces.
 
Ron said:
Im not buying it.

The burn pile is way too small.
Ok the body is aluminum. Is the rear axle? What about the R&P.

It all melted?

Ive unfortunately seen a couple rigs burn now and burn longer and Id argue hotter...and they didnt look like that afterwards.

Can aluminum body panels melt?
Sure.
That isnt the end result though in the last shots.
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I'm w/ Ron, these pics are really misleading. Lots of steel missing.

Also these pics are way too nicely angled, clear etc for some guy who just jumped out of his truck and watched it burn down.
Looks liek a controlled photo shoot to me...
 
having been present for several "car-B-que's" over the years, YES, aluminum panels will disintegrate, you would be surprised the amount of magnesium casting/case construction used these days ( that bright flash/spark shower it probably a mag part igniting ) you don't put that shit out easily, it burns hot and takes other shit with it.

the end pics appear to be the rubble left after the wrecker picked up the carcass off the road,

http://bestride.com/blog/2016-ford-super-duty-debut-or-debacle/6002/

The higher magnesium content of aluminum makes it more explosive than steel. Ford is currently using more magnesium in the manufacturing of their cars and trucks than any other automaker. In addition to the aluminum suspension components and body panels, the steering system parts and various radiator parts are made using magnesium.
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Blkvoodoo said:
the end pics appear to be the rubble left after the wrecker picked up the carcass off the road,
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If this is the case I can agree. But what I read said "This was all that is left".

My point was, yes Aluminum would melt. But no one is making R&Ps, Crank Shafts, etc out of Aluminum. There had to be some hardened steel in there somewhere. And we havent even mentioned glass....Yep itll melt but not evaporate until we get to a temp that would remove the asphalt from the picture. Speaking of which, dripping molten aluminum..hrmmmm
 
Frame, springs, front and rear axle housings, front control arms, block, turbo, exhaust manifold, hitch, etc are all big steel pieces that won't go away in a magnesium fire.
 
RatLabGuy said:
I'm w/ Ron, these pics are really misleading. Lots of steel missing.

Also these pics are way too nicely angled, clear etc for some guy who just jumped out of his truck and watched it burn down.
Looks liek a controlled photo shoot to me...
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forest thru the trees kids, open your eyes.

early pictures show truck pulling trailer when it lights off, few frames later from front view, you see in the back round several other vehicles, towards the end of the fire, you see the engine, whats left of the front bumper shell, and the final shots, the rubble after the hard parts have been picked up ( notice, the trailer and the crowd behind are now gone, probably taken by :alien: Oh noes ! )

why does there have to be a conspiracy behind everything ? everyone is hiding something, the bogey man is gonna get me....oh noes !!
 
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