Newbie to towing +Retirement

JIMNLIN wrote:

cinker wrote:
Thanks. Yes, bumpy, I had similar concerns about driving dually around cities. but reading some of the posts on this forum, it seems that a dually takes away all the towing problems. Is there a rough indicator somewhere for mpg versus 3/4 ton versus 1 ton SRD and a dually? I understand this will vary by towing weight, but are there any average figures?

I have a 2500 Dodge/Cummins and a 3500 DRW 454 4x4 crew cab 4.10 gears gazz guzzler chevy beater. Lots of places my 2500 Dodge can go where the DRW will not go as its physically impossible to do so.

There are no average figures that nails down fuel usage rates across the board. Best bet is to hang out on one of the Ford/Ram/GM diesel websites for several weeks and take a average of posted MPG numbers paying close attention to each particular trucks weight/city vs highway/empty vs load pulled/trucks configuration/brand/etc.

I'm not a fan of posting a certain weight that a certain size truck can handle. I prefer to match the trailers number to the trucks numbers for best results.

Having towed/hauled for a living I'm also not a fan of "you can't have too much truck" that gets posted on RV websites. I simply get the truck I need and match my trailers to its potential.

Some of the new one ton SRW trucks have 17k lb tow ratings and payloads up to 4500 lbs which equates to a nice big 5th wheel trailer. The Ram 3500 SRW has up to 12400 GVWR and 7000 RAWR and 17900 lb tow ratings.

You sure don't need a DRW unless you just want one.