Help picking new truck

austingta wrote:
Don't mess around...just get a 3500 DRW.

X2. I'm on my second dually since 2006 and will have one as long as I have a heavy fiver. Remember a lot of folks with SRW's here giving you advice have never owned a DRW and have no idea what they are missing in regards to stability and much more reserve in rear tire capacity. As mentioned earlier, a DRW truck is lower than a SRW which is great for a fifth wheel and the 4 rear tires allows one to run a much lower tire pressure in the rears giving a better ride. I run 65 psi in the rears on my truck but could probably run less.

In regards to driving a DRW, I don't find my truck much different than my F-150 work truck in regards to parking. They are both large vehicles that require backing into parking spots and being careful. I find myself trying to park away from others no matter what vehicle I drive so it really becomes a non issue. Once you've had a DRW for a while you don't give it a second thought.

The most important thing to think about is pin weight. The brochure for my fiver indicated 2,370 pin weight but it is actually north of 4,000 lbs loaded. I truly would not want to pull that with a SRW truck but that's just me. I am under on all the weights on the truck including GVWR, even with a 250 lb hitch and a ton of other junk, water jugs, etc in the bed. I don't need to pick and choose what I can or can't take, think about whether or not I can fill the fresh water tank full of water, etc because I have the right truck for the job.

You've made a great choice on a fiver but don't kid yourself, it is a large trailer and you need the proper truck to safely tow it. I would suggest that you don't follow the advice of people with SRW trucks that say you can safely tow overweight because they have done so without issues.........so far.

JMHO and flame suit is on because the overweight crowd will be here soon to blast me! :B