Dually or Single?
All, I am looking to upgrade to a much larger 5ver so will need a larger truck. Here are the specs of the trailer we're very interested in: Specifications Length 42'11" Width 8'0" Height 13'2" ...
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vampirefish wrote:
It's all so confusing to me. Always pulling a smaller outfit it seemed easier and now every person I ask has a different answer. I've had people tell me I could safely use a Duramax 2500HD SRW.... but most have said a 1 ton 3500 ... now it's the DRW vs SRW... I've been told I'll have more stability with the DRW.... but is it overkill?
A 2500 comes ONLY in a single rear wheel configuration...IF you're going to buy a "used" 3500 SRW truck, then I might worry if it has enough capacity to handle the possible 3100# of pin weight you might put in the bed of the truck....If you're leaning towards an older 1 ton dually, it'll handle it no problem...Newer 3500 SRW trucks would handle that weight easily.
The 2500 (again, ONLY comes with single rear wheel's), would probably be overloaded with pin weight and odd's are you would probably exceed the trucks GCWR...
Overkill??? I tend to err to the side of safety..."IF" you're going to buy older...go with the dually....it'll handle the weight.....no, not overkill.....unless you're going to buy newer than 2013 or so...
