SRW 3500 2WD vs 4WD
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 a...
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shum02 wrote:Coach-man wrote:
Depending on where you drive/camp some need 4x4, a lot of folks need to justify buying a 4x4! One disadvantage, in addition to lower mill age, and higher upfront cost is weight, which will take away from what you can haul!
A few hundred pounds of CCC and fuel mileage cost you can't count. I can drop 500lbs in the bed of the truck and not notice ANY change in fuel mileage, gasser or diesel.
Only issue I've had with it was the transfer case shift motor($150) and a few bucks worth of synthetic Mercon ever few years.
Hmm? Just the response I expected, if this were a 2500 vs 3500 weight question, the weight police would be asking how many additional coats you are packing to make sure you do not go over the CCC, or GVCWR, or anything like that! Now I am supposed to believe that a transfer case and front axel with all the trimmings of a 4X4 only weigh 100#??
