pjberny5 wrote:
Deciding if I should purchase a 2WD or 4WD SWR 3500 but need a little advice from those of you who have a 2WD or have had both. Total 5th wheel weight loaded is around 13,500 so do not need a dually and the SWR fits in my garage The other factor is the price. Can buy a 2WD this time of year for 5-6 thousand less than a 4WD.
How/where do you camp? If you only stay at resorts or improved campgrounds or never day day trips "out to the country", then a 2wd will likely work just fine for you. If you do much camping off the beaten track, then don't even think about it; get the 4wd. Plenty of posts here from people that were camping at a fair or other event, and couldn't get out because the grass was wet...on level ground.
Personally, I've had 2 4wd trucks, including 1 before I started RVing, and I'll never own another 2wd truck unless I decide to start a delivery service around town. When we go into out usual boondock site, I drive the graded dirt road in 4wd. It just rides and tows better over the 6-7 miles in. There is even one spot, about 200 yards long, that I switch to 4LO to get through, simply because it's a little rocky and I can just creep over it without rocking-and-rolling. Never had an issue with anything in the FW by doing this.
Lyle