I always get a kick out of watching dually drivers that strut their stuff. It hasn't happened yet, but I am waiting on the day that as they walk backwards so they can admire the big butt on the truck they will stumble over a curb.
After I am reincarnated, I think I will save up and buy a Kenworth. However until then I will have to run with the little dogs with my ole 3/4. So I will just have to bore people tslking about old tractors instead of my Dually.
I think people should do whatever blows their skirt up but don't hand out blanket advise as if they are the sooth sayer. Notice I did not say andthing about the abilities ov my lesser truck with the teeny weeny sort bed.
There are those that have duallies and then there are those that admire duallies....There is only two classes.
AS I have said....you do not have to have a dually to pull a 5er, but you are limited due tot he lower GVWR of the SRW and a 1/2 truck limits you even more....
So, it all boils down to big trucks for big trailers and little trucks for little trailers.
Ken
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Vintage 1979 Silver Streak Supreme Rocket toted by a 2002 F350, crewcab dually, 7.3L,4.10 axle,SCMT. Travel with two miniature Schnauzers and one African Gray parrot. Practicing for retirement!
TXiceman wrote: There are those that have duallies and then there are those that admire duallies....There is only two classes.
AS I have said....you do not have to have a dually to pull a 5er, but you are limited due tot he lower GVWR of the SRW and a 1/2 truck limits you even more....
So, it all boils down to big trucks for big trailers and little trucks for little trailers.
Ken
Sorry Iceman, we're not admireing your dually. We're looking at a 3/4 ton truck that cost too much for two extra wheels and is taking up too much space. Kind of like looking at a real robust women with a wide rear. I may look, but I'm not admiring.
If your serious aboutt a big truck think Peterbilt, Freightliner, etc. not a jerked over 3/4 ton.
TXiceman wrote: There are those that have duallies and then there are those that admire duallies....There is only two classes
Ken
No, there are three classes! There is the class that pulled with dual wheel trucks, buried one on the beach at the Outer Banks of NC, traded for a single rear wheel truck and liked it so well he has since traded for another single rear wheel truck.
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TXiceman wrote: There are those that have duallies and then there are those that admire duallies....There is only two classes
Ken
No, there are three classes! There is the class that pulled with dual wheel trucks, buried one on the beach at the Outer Banks of NC, traded for a single rear wheel truck and liked it so well he has since traded for another single rear wheel truck.
I'll vote for a fourth class. Those, like me, that have a dually and hate it.
It's clumsy, traction is terrible and virtually impossible to rotate the tires on, since only the outside duals are aluminum rims.
There are advantages to the duallys, but for those of us that use it as a daily driver, the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.
05 Ford F-350 Lariat CC 4X4 PSD DRW Line X Retrax
02 Montana Big Sky 3295 RK (2) Honda EU2000is
When my grown kids were inspecting our new fifth wheel, one asked why we bought a trailer that sleeps 4. My reply was that we couldn't find one that sleeps 2!
I tow a 29ft Zinger 5er single slide with a 07 Toyota Tundra this is one great combo. I have towed this setup for close to 7000 miles and it can't be beat. If you want a front slide look at your pin weights close . I would stay onder 1500 lbs pin weight. Almost all companys make half ton towable campers,and no you don't need a dully to tow a fiver. ON a half ton truck I recommend air bags and heavier tires,I have both. ask a lot of questions you will know a good dealer.
I agree. If I were towing a lot then I too would get a truck with a capacity well above my load.
But, as I said before (and like the two above and others before), when towing a relatively small amount of time I am happy staying within the mfg's guidelines of my small truck and small fiver.
charlie
The distance you go makes little difference. You can have an accident before going half a mile.
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Check my signature- my 2007 F150 pulls pulls Keystone Sprinter Copper Canyon 252FWRLS(which is actually 30 feet long)whith ease. Pulled to Miami, Fla round trip from KC area & never ever struggled.
Just about every RV manufacturer is making 1/2 Ton towable fifth wheel trailers.
JB
The distance you go makes little difference. You can have an accident before going half a mile.
Sorry, that doesn't make sense to me. The mfg's ratings are based on the lifetime of the mechanical components, not surviving an accident.
If everything is working correctly I don't see a safety difference towing a max load in my 1/2T vs one that is 2000lb less. The trailer will stop itself and the truck will stop itself.
As I said, if you feel safer with a bigger truck, then go ahead. I am fine with what the mfg says.
charlie
2006 Toyota Tundra Crew Cab
2003 Skyline Nomad 24ft Fiver
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Maggie the Old English Sheepdog
Only when you get a TV that is rated for more than the load, will you understand what I am trying to tell you. Until then go ahead and reassure each other it is fine to run close to or over GVWR.
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