Dual Rear or Single Rear Wheels on Tow Truck?

jack0351 wrote:
LOTS of things to consider- payloads and weight ratings, etc. If you truely dont want to outgrow the truck, look at the largest FW you would want now, and then buy a TV to match that. It may be overkill until you get that FW, but you will not have to worry about being too small when you buy the FW.

I ordered my Voltage, and then realized the truck I had wasn't going to cut it, because I didnt do enough homework, and fell into the "a 1 ton can tow anything" trap. When I finally sat down and worked the numbers, the (older-2000 MY) 1 ton wasnt rated high enough to tow my Voltage empty, and had to scramble to find a more suitable TV. That was how I ended up with my F450.

If the TV will also be a daily driver, that will factor in a lot as well. You need to WANT to drive your TV as a daily driver, and if you're not comfortable, it sort of defeats the purpose!

Hi Jack,

I see that you're from Santee. We also live in San Diego andf was at Santee lakes a few weeks ago..

Anyway.. I saw your reply to my old post.

We are still researching both tow vehicle and 5th wheel with a view to buying a 'pair' in the not to distant future.

We are closing in on a Toy Hauler.. something that will hold a UTV in the garage and give us that patio that we really like!.. we've been looking at the Voltage, Fusions and Cyclones.

Anyway back to the original topic. I was talking to a guy at Holmans about the Toy Haulers and we got onto the topic of the TV. he tells me that it's not about pin weight, it's not about gross towing weight, it's all about stability. He was saying that when you put your UTV in the garage that your pion weight is actually reduced because of the pivot around the axles, but stability is a problem because you have the weight at the back.

He's therefore HIGHLY recommending getting a DRW and not SRW for that very reason.

So now we're looking at a Chevy 3500 DRW.

Any comments on this TV and any feedback on the Toy Haulers?

Thanks,

Steve