larry barnhart wrote:
very few trucks come to our winter's resort towing with the med duty truck or bigger. maybe I saw 4 in the 6 months we stay. Not a good grocery shopping vehicle . We feel the same for our 3500 chev dually but it was bought for great towing. Same for the real large trucks is my guess.
chevman
My 5500 with crew cab and 9' deck can get around fairly well, but not as easily as my F250 with extended cab and short bed. I bought the 5500 for the payload and not for the daily drive (it is a dedicated hauler). We usually bring seasonal toys with us to putt around and only use the truck in the wet seasons.
The larger trucks have some expensive parts which scared me off. At least my truck has some common components that can be picked up anywhere instead of just commercial part houses and shops.
In my case, the taller cabs and frame rail of the bigger trucks did not work for my use. My truck camper sits at 13' and would be even higher on truck with 22.5" wheels or tall profile cab. I did not want to add length by having the cab over behind the cab (I'm under 26' nose to tail carrying a 20' truck camper).
Good luck finding a 4-door cab with 4wd in the larger trucks without paying a premium. Not having 4wd would limit access to where I currently travel.
