Daily driver

Most folks concentrate on the width but that is really not the problem. The problem is length. Especially if you have a crew cab long bed truck. This is usually only an issue in parking garages and more urban areas. If your mirrors fit then your duallies will fit... Just drive past an obstruction some before you turn. This will keep your fenders from dying a nasty death.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

I've been using a dually as a daily driver since 05'. I would base my decision on whether or not I "NEED" a dually. I purchased a dually, initially, because of the weight of my 5er, thus the reason I opted to own one and also use it as my daily driver. New 2500/250's and a lot of 3500/350 SRW trucks have upped their GVWR's, RAWR's and GCWR's, (some research and a little math would tell you if one of those would work for you)...just something to think about. I like towing with the dually best.

IF you're planning on towing "heavier", or planning on getting a heavier 5er "later on", then it's your call.

After towing with SRW and DRW trucks, when it comes to towing a little heavier, I'll stay with the dually....Once you get use to the "wide hips", it's no big deal....yeah, you may "have" to park out a little further or nix going through some drive thus, (though I've never had this problem), but with the truck "loaded with all options", it's a pleasure to get in it and drive it and it's even more of a pleasure to tow with it:)

Love my 2500, but I love it even better on the open road. I'm a contractor as well, and on days when I'm using it to meet a client, or swinging by a job site, then bids for a half dozen homeowners in tight neighborhoods, cul de sacs, narrow roads, etc, it feels like I should be in the SUV. I still drive it though....

Its all in the hips...Seriously though when I had my semi I would drop my trailer when I got back and drive home while stopping at a couple of places,Wal mart pizza joint video store, along the way and never had a real problem as long as I knew what my limits where and payed attention to the idiots around me.

Also my wheelbase on my semi was 236" and a mid roof to boot so yeah it was a little tricky in some places.

I do.

It is no big deal. One will find that the width of the vehicle is really NOT problematic.

It usually comes down to length, especially considering a crew cab, long box truck.


Then, dually or single rear wheel, the length presents problems swinging into parking places and such tight fitting areas.

Mind you, I do avoid drive through's for banks or fast food places. But I avoided them before having a dually, so no major change for me.