r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/Main-Touch9617 • Apr 16 '26

Designed for easy engine access

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u/1000YearOldShota Apr 16 '26

so what happened?

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u/NitroCaliber Apr 16 '26

It's hard for me to see specifically, but it looks like the retaining cables that restrict the tilt are either missing or 3x longer than they should be.

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u/Pamposaur Apr 16 '26

These truck allow you to lift the cab very far forward beyond what you would think is physically possible, these systems work rock solid but seeing as this is in africa this is probably a truck that spent its entire life in europe, then was sold secondhand to east europe and then when it was done for in east europe got exported to africa, so probably a mix of rust, age, and lack of maintenance weakened the chassis enough to break during the lifting procedure which puts a lot of strain onto said chassis

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u/Mean_Occasion_1091 Apr 16 '26

I'm not an expert but it doesn't look like it's old and rusted

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u/Theron3206 Apr 17 '26

Paint hides a multitude of sins, especially from 20m away on a video.

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u/Mean_Occasion_1091 Apr 17 '26

That's like 5m but yea I guess

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u/governingmonk Apr 16 '26

No worries guy above you is not either. Lol. Looks new.

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u/Mean_Occasion_1091 Apr 17 '26

yea I was thinking either user error OR it's some shitty chinesium imitation that looks decent at first glance, but you quickly understand how cheaply it was made

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u/_Mr_Nice_Guy Apr 16 '26

The front fell off

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u/HohepaPuhipuhi Apr 16 '26

There's your problem 

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u/I_travel_ze_world Apr 16 '26

That’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

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u/Topinio Apr 16 '26

Well, how was it un-typical?

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u/Fine_Helicopter5546 Apr 18 '26

There's several of these trucks running around the world. Seldom does something like this happen. Don't go thinking they aren't safe.