dually 2 wheel drive in snow with TC on
My question is how well does a 1 ton dually do in the snow with the truck camper on. Talking a 4k camper. I all ready know they do terrible unloaded as does any pickup. Just wondering with TC on. ...
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rrurban wrote:
4WD Dually trucks are absolutely horrible in the Winter. I bought a huge double-slide truck camper and needed to buy a dually for it due to weight requirements. I've now realized the camper isn't usable in the Winter thanks to my dually, especially going up the mountains to go ski in Colorado where it snows daily. I'm going to be selling the truck and the camper and going back to a SRW long bed and lighter camper. I like to use the camper year-round and not worry about snow and ice. This will be the first and last dually I'll ever own.
This is good to know. I've been wondering how well dually 4x4s would fare come wintertime. One rig I was looking at is a 11 footer, double-slide that requires a dually (I'm looking at both a one ton truck and TC) so one doesn't feel the pain at the CAT scales... or even worse, on the road.
As for four wheel drive, I've gone places in a 2WD, but a 2WD "pushes" itself over obstacles, while a 4WD vehicle actively climbs. Yes, one can get places with 2WD, but 4WD makes it easier, and if one is going to very gnarly terrain, there is always winching it. It used to be that 4x4 would be a five digit addition. However, with it only being several thousand more, it is pretty much a must.
