Dually Real World driving

45Ricochet wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

rayford118 wrote:
So Ive come to the conclusion that for the toy hauler i want, im going to have to upgrade from a F250 up to a dually (either ram or ford). My biggest concern has always been city driving and fuel economy since im on the road alot for work. Questions are: Is it really that much tougher doing city driving and normal everyday use with a dually over a 3/4 ton? Its not like im going from a coupe to a dually. And how much of a drop in MPG should i expect to see moving to a one ton? Right now i average about 18-18.5 in my F250 doing city and hwy driving.

It is all in what you get used to. We have used our Ram Ho Dually as a daily driver since 11/11. The wife even drives it and have had her tow once so far. I park farther out and never use a car wash or drive thru, no biggie. You will be impressed with the rock solid feel with a dually also.



As far as Ford or Ram I am partial to Ram for good reasons. The Ford is basically the same truck since 1999 with a few tweaks. Much harder to work on when the warranty is gone.

The Ram has the very dependable Cummins and a Commercial grade Auto transmission with 30 K towing and 14K truck rating. Also the exhaust brake is second to none with the Ram.

The mileage will be very similar between the two, the Ram has front axle disconnect, dual radiators, dual air induction, 50k strength frame and many more class leading options.

Bottom line don't worry about a Dually as a daily driver!

:B Glad I didn't write that one.

It's a bit harder in parking lots now days but you adjust in time.
MPG you might drop 1 MPG at the most. Mine gets almost 20 highway and the SWR 3500 model get a bit more than 20.