DRW or SRW

Lantley wrote:

lawnspecialties wrote:

moman1 wrote:
..... Do you notice much with the wind?

Not at all.

The rear axle weight is mostly my fault. Full of fuel, I'm holding over 120 gallons of diesel. That's an extra 600 lbs. of fuel that the truck usually wouldn't carry. So I rarely don't run it full of fuel when towing.

I agree for the most part of "more truck is always better". But I have to ask an honest question that merits an honest answer. No fights or yelling please.

How often do we see or hear of a truck/camper failure because the truck was overloaded? We see F150s pulling big campers and old F250s almost dragging the ground with big triple-axle fivers. But I have never seen a truck break because it was overloaded. I'm sure it happens but in the grand scheme of things and how often it happens every day, I have no worries about my set-up whatsoever.

We're heading to Disneyworld in December. That's over 1200 miles round trip. We'll probably put everything (clothes, coolers, golf cart) in the garage of the camper and then unload when we arrive. I have no doubt we'll be fine.

I had a F250 that I replaced springs on twice simply because I overloaded the truck with work tools. I also replaced the tranny twice.
I'm sure the excess weight wore things out a bit faster.
Failure does not have to be catastrophic. You don't need to snap the frame in half to feel the effects of being overloaded.
We all have our comfort level what you describe as OK I see as being overloaded.
Your reasoning for preferring a SRW is you don't want a dually as a DD. I understand that. However I don't think that makes it OK to exceed axle ratings or to have a vehicle that is something less than stable at 70 MPH.
I prefer to put up with the inconveniences of having a dually as a DD because I want the added stability and performance when towing.