4x4 vs 2x4
My wife and I was out window shopping duallys when I come across a 2010 f350 crew cab w 8ft box with the 6.4 diesel. The kicker is it only has 9,000 miles on it. But it's two wheel drive. We are plann...
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jerem0621 wrote:mowermech wrote:
I guess it needs to be said one more time (at least).
A 2X4 is a piece of wood or metal. A 4X2 is probably a vehicle.
The first number is for the number of wheels on the ground (duals count as one wheel).
The second number is the number of wheels that CAN be powered (again, duals count as one wheel.
Thus, a 2X4 would be a 2 wheeled vehicle with 4 driving wheels. Pretty unlikely!
A 6X4 would be a three axle rig with two driving axles. A 4X6 would be, again, pretty unlikely.
As for what YOU should buy, most assuredly it should be what YOU want or need.
I bought a 4X4 because:
1. The price was right, for a diesel 2500.
2. It is towable behind the motorhome, should I decide to do so, without modification.
3. Around here, 4X2 trucks are as rare as 4X4s were when I was a teenager.
Satire? It's a Tow Vehicle forum.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
No satire intended, however:
You are absolutely right, it IS a tow vehicle forum! Therefore, I should have specified that I bought the DIESEL 4X4 because I towed a 7X14 trailer full of stuff from Billings to Sheridan, WY for a Hamfest, and my half ton 5.9 Dodge struggled quite a bit on the hills. I sold the gasser and bought the diesel. Now, I can tow that trailer with two Kawasaki 750 Brute Force 4X4 ATVs in it no problem at all, even going up the steep hill to the Ah Nei ATV off road area!
I am VERY satisfied with the TOWING performance of the Cummins!
Many years ago, I had a Dodge 3500 CTD dually 4X2 to tow a 32 foot triple slide fifth wheel. That rig went across the Rockies, the Cascades, and the Sierras no trouble at all. I used it to tow flatbed trailers hauling hay and vehicles, including during a blizzard over Donner Pass; again, no problems.
Yeah, for TOWING the Cummins, IMO, is hard to beat!
