Holy Moly the new trucks are TALL
:( So my beloved brother offered to lend me his 2012 F350 to haul our new to us 2008 Fleetwood Regal from Red Deer, Alberta to Osoyoos, BC. Today we tried to hook it up to his Reese hitch and we were ...
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Sorry to hear of your family issues, that really is a tough situation.
As has been suggested, dually pickups do have smaller tires and hence a bit lower height. You are also approaching trailer weights where a dually should be seriously considered anyway.
I would recommend a good used Ram 3500 dually with an exhaust brake, especially if you plan on towing in the mountains often. The 6.7L Cummins has an excellent exhaust brake from the factory where the 5.9L Cummins requires one to be added.
You may also find you need to still lift your trailer to be level. We were lucky ours has adjustable spring hangers to allow it to be lifted. It is still slightly nose high but acceptable.
Good luck and please keep us posted.
As has been suggested, dually pickups do have smaller tires and hence a bit lower height. You are also approaching trailer weights where a dually should be seriously considered anyway.
I would recommend a good used Ram 3500 dually with an exhaust brake, especially if you plan on towing in the mountains often. The 6.7L Cummins has an excellent exhaust brake from the factory where the 5.9L Cummins requires one to be added.
You may also find you need to still lift your trailer to be level. We were lucky ours has adjustable spring hangers to allow it to be lifted. It is still slightly nose high but acceptable.
Good luck and please keep us posted.
