3500/2500 srw or drw

Heavy camper for a 3500 or F350 SRW, its going to need 19.5s to not be at or over the tire and wheel load rating. It will handle ok but a DRW will blow it away in terms of drive ability in less than ideal conditions. Since upgrading to a DRW I find mysel much less fatigued after long drives. The DRW hands cross winds so much better

NGaMountains wrote:

TxGearhead wrote:
It will also depend on what brand truck you want. Go look at trucks on dealer lots and make note of capacities. I don't want to start a truck war, but I found Ford had lowest, GM next, and Ram highest payload caps.

That may have been the case in 2016 MY when you bought your RAM and the Ford was still using the C-channel frame, but the new Super Duty for 2017 is a different story. As a data point my Super Cab 4WD 6.2L gas DRW payload sticker is 6691 pounds.

Yeah, any brand dually will carry that Lance. I should have been more specific about referencing SRW.
My 2014 Ford 350 SRW crew cab 4x4 longbed Lariat had a payload cap of 3267#.
My 2016 Ram equipped exactly the same has a payload cap of 4018#.
When shopping, I found 2016 F350's with even less payload. But Ford may have built different GVW packages. I don't know anything about 2017. GM 2016 trucks I saw similarly equipped were around 3700# payload.
How do you like the Bigfoot 10.4? What does that weigh all ready to go? Bigfoot specs show about 200# more than my 9.4. I would love to sell our 5th and get the 10.4 and a dually.

Even if you "dont" need a drw, you wouldnt believe how the handling is a lot better with any camper.

My father got a lance 850 on a gmc 2500 and when hes going for a trip and i dont need my dually i offer him to take it and he dont even think about it, he likes it so much

Another of my friend got a f350 srw with a lot of mod on suspension :
19.5 tires, stableload, huge sway bar and probly more that i forgot.
He got a ~4500 pounds wet camper and the handling isnt as good as my fully stock drw but timbrens to haul my ~6000 pounds camper.

In a couple of years the kids are gonna leave the house and ill be changing my af1140 for a lighter non slide camper, but even if i can haul it in a 250/2500 ill keep my drw no matter what.

TxGearhead wrote:
It will also depend on what brand truck you want. Go look at trucks on dealer lots and make note of capacities. I don't want to start a truck war, but I found Ford had lowest, GM next, and Ram highest payload caps.

That may have been the case in 2016 MY when you bought your RAM and the Ford was still using the C-channel frame, but the new Super Duty for 2017 is a different story. As a data point my Super Cab 4WD 6.2L gas DRW payload sticker is 6691 pounds.

If it is 3500 dry I bet you will be at or above 4,000 all loaded up and ready to travel. That weight will depend on if it included options. Also will depend where the fresh water tank is and how much weight it transfers to the front axle.
I'm in the same situation. I'm right at payload and under axle caps, GVW, etc. But I am so close I wish I had gotten a dually. I added a BigWig but honestly haven't used the camper enough to be in any situations that I was uncomfortable. Maybe 3-4,000 miles of use so far.
It will also depend on what brand truck you want. Go look at trucks on dealer lots and make note of capacities. I don't want to start a truck war, but I found Ford had lowest, GM next, and Ram highest payload caps.

Why the hesitation to get dually? The fuel usage on them is just slightly higher than SRW , good tires last 100,000 miles, they park on normal parking spots (unless you get Crew Cab) and this way you save time by not posting endless questions on the forum.

Dullies are by design more stable. Do you need one with the new camper? No clue as I dont know how much it weighs. But regardless of the actual weights, loading the same camper onto a SRW and a dually, the dually will feel more planted on the road.

Well....i did try out a 861 on it one time. That was to much for my 2500hd. Sure i could've upgraded the suspension to hold the weight. But the tires are still the ultimate limitation. So i guess the question is. How are srw trucks doin with a larger camper? Stability/reliability wise?

I know I'll have to go to a longbed for the camper i want. But i would like to not have a dually. But if it takes that then it is what it is.

A dry weight 3400 hundred pounds would require a 3500. IMO if you were comfortable with a 2500 and an 845 I would say you would not need a duelie.

Good question...im also curious to hear from folks with real world experience.