DRW or SRW

taken wrote:
They sure do buddy! Lots of arm chair engineering at it's best...

My 44.5', 19k+ monster tows like an arrow behind my SRW and I am very comfortable doing so in all conditions. I personally wouldn't be comfortable doing the same with a rig 1k heavier on the pin pushing me over the only two ratings that concern me, GAWR and tire.

All that said, the one failing of a SRW truck towing at it's limit is bad roads/bridge expansion joints/bumps/etc. The trailer will really bounce the rear of the truck. No, airbags won't cure this. On a trip to FL from MA last Nov, I had two jobs. One was to drive us there. The second was to warn the wife of upcoming bumps so she wasn't taken off guard. If I missed one, I was in trouble... For this reason, I'm going to a 450 when I order my 2017 SD next spring. I've never once felt the white knuckle thing folks post about here. Never felt out of control or had any sway or instability to deal with in mountains, passing semis, or in heavy wind. Mine is a perfectly comfortable setup from a driver confidence standpoint. What I don't like is the awful ride on bad roads when traveling long distance. If I stayed in MA or even just did New England, I'd likely suck it up and stay SRW for the ease of every day driving. However, my intent is to continue to go further and further out as my daughter gets older and I don't want to deal with the bouncing...

Yeah, Colorado even made national news this year with how bad our roads are getting with potholes. I have a quarter ton now that already jars the hell out of you. So, a dually is better on those huh? I guess it's time to test drive a dually out here. I'm leaning that way right now much to my chagrin. Most of our camping is about 80 miles away. But we do plan to start having some road trips soon.

Some have raised the concern about commercial insurance or USAA not insuring at all. That's another issue we need to work through.

Thanks for the insight.