Long bed vs short bed
Ordering a new Chevy 3500 truck and have everything narrowed down besides long box or short box. I have a 2005 dodge diesel with short box and tow 12,000 lbs and have no problems. I'll be upgrading ...
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transamz9 wrote:Veebyes wrote:
Just like trailers, size matters. Don't expect the little truck to do what the big truck can. Don't expect the big truck to do well what the little truck does, which is get around parking lots better & fit in garages. It is about priorities.
Please explain to me what you do with your "big truck" that I can't do with my "little truck" that has to do with bed size. I don't car that I have to leave the tailgate down every now and then.
Well, it is a longer bed. Of course it will carry more. Forward of my hitch is a fuel tank/storage box combo, flush with the bedrails. There is enough space remaining between the hitch & tank/storage box to put anything else up to about 15" wide X bed width. Then there is plenty of space behind the hitch which in my case carrys nothing but the trailer umbilical cord since I have an inbed plug.
The only time I leave the tailgate down is when I need a surface for cooking or settin on.
Hard to see but the grill is mounted on the reciever hitch.
