How Wide is a Dually? Always Need Dually Jacks?

mkirsch wrote:

I thought "F350" meant a 1-ton, but apparently not. I would say his is a 3/4 ton same as my Chev. ( I know nothing about Fords but am learning with my "previously enjoyed" MH E350 dually.) EG, I would expect a 1-ton to have G tires on the back with a single. His had Es.

Technically NONE of them are "1 ton," as these trucks can hold much more.

What you're probably thinking is that an SRW F350 would have the same payload capacity as a DRW F350. It doesn't. Obviously the DRW truck has more payload capacity due to the additional spring leaves and tires.

An F350 is not a "3/4 ton" truck either. An F250 has a ~6100lb rear axle rating, while the F350 SRW has a ~7400lb rear axle rating. It does have a higher weight capacity than an F250.

I do know that the SRW can carry less than the Dually with Chevs. I remember a SRW Ford "1-ton" had G tires instead of Es some years ago. Chev never even had a SRW 1-ton till about 2005, but it was/is just an up- graded 2500HD really. Their dually is the real thing still.

I was thinking it was like with Chevs where a 3500 is a "1-ton" and a 2500HD is a "3/4 ton" Chev used to have a 2500 which was a "heavy half" not a 3/4, and a 1500 is a 1/2 ton. But they also had a 1500HD as another way to do a "heavy half" for a while there. I just thought Fords had the same thing with 350/250/150 .

His F350 had GVWR of 9200 same as my 2500HD but his is maybe ten years older and trucks have been gaining carrying capacity over the years, so that probably doesn't count.

Anyway now I have a Ford, I guess I will have to learn their language too! :)