Help picking new truck
Hello to all...been lurking here for years and have learned lots here but just signed up as a new member for some advice. I started camping with the normal progression...pop up then a travel trailer (...
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Me Again wrote:
I think some of the dually folks think one is needed for a popup. I made my case for a SRW earlier in the thread and stand by the fact that the new generation trucks are light years ahead of what was available before.
Just getting away from 17" tires was a large improvement in SRW trucks, as they have become the unwanted step child of tires with low ratings. Note that they are what is on the front of most diesel pickups and need to be run at 80 lbs inflation just to hold up the front of the dually.
If a person does not want a duallie (like me and DW more so) there are SRW truck that handle a 14995 5th wheel just fine. OP is not wanting to full time or hit 49 states and some of Canada.
In the case of the RAM's the gearing in the 3500 SRW with Aisin really works well creating a low RPM freeway cruise that easily tows up to it's 17K rating. Chris
No pop up here, Chris. 16k lb fiver with over 4k lbs of pin weight. And yes I run 80 lbs in the front tires to carry the weight of the Cummins engine (as I'm sure you do) but the rough ride in an HD pickup comes from the rear, especially when unloaded.
My wife didn't want a dually either at first. When she saw first hand how much better the handling was when we bought our first dually, she was the one absolutely set on getting another one when we started shopping for the Ram. Yes, the difference from our last SRW to the DRW was that noticeable.
And lastly, towing overweight is towing overweight no matter whether you are towing across town or across North America. I consider my family's safety worth having the dually. There is no doubt a SRW would pull my fiver but manufacturer's ratings (ALL of them) are there for a reason and I choose to abide by them. JMHO.
