Dually Real World driving

Depending on the trailer you buy, you may need a bigger dually than you think. Good luck........

Owned a dually since 2005, after about 300 miles getting used to it, it is just another vehicle. As others have said parking garages and some drive thrus can be a little tight. Otherwise enjoy the ride, the stability, and the ability to carry a substantial payload. In the rain the duals keep others at a distance since they put out so much spray. Probably would want to get mud flaps. I would have another without even thinking about it. At a steady 65 mph not towing mine gets about 20-21 mpg. I am not sure the SRW would get that much better mileage. Tire time is the downside of a dually, six skins to purchase.

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.

Hey I figured it was my turn to stir the pot!

I have had both and thought the difference was over exaggerated

I can DD my dually, I really have no real issue doing it. My biggest issue with my truck is that it's a pretty rough ride empty. I can even go through a drive through.

The biggest issue is that for drive through is if your mirrors fit your duallys will fit. What people forget to do is drive past an obstacle and then turn. Lots of people turn too quick and hit the dually fender.

My mpg experience is different as I drive a gasser. Expect about 11-12 mpg in a gasser highway , 9-10 city and 7.5-9 mpg towing

Otherwise no problems.

Thanks

Jeremiah

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.

I think the biggest issue is when parking you need to make sure you can get out. People will park around you where its hard to back out of a space. I always think about how i am going to get out of a parking spot instead of getting into one. I have a crewcab dually

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!

I just recently changed from a full size van to a Ford crew cab dually and I have not really had any issues with city driving or parking. It is a little tight in turns as the turning radius is pretty big but once I got familiar with that difference it has been ok. I don't even feel like I need the back 40 in parking lots and sometimes just go ahead and park up close. My mileage is about the same with this 7.3l as with my 5.9l gasser.

I don't think that you will have any problems.

Terry