Pickup truck tow vehicle stability tests

BB_TX wrote:

BB_TX wrote:
You are going to get 3 or 4 pages of opinions. And in the end that is what it will be, opinions. ............

Just as I stated on page 1, lots of opinions, but in the end that is all it will be, personal opinions with no facts proven by testing to back it up. Except it is up to 5 pages now.

So. I will give my opinion. I have pulled a 35' high profile 5er for 8 yrs, first with a 2007 F350 SRW and now with a 2012 F350 SRW. Stability is not an issue, even on winding mountain passes and very high cross winds across the plains. Would a DRW be more stable? Possibly. Is stability a problem on the SRW? Absolutely not.

Three reasons to buy a DRW;
1. because the pin weight requires it,
2. because you just really want one,
3. becauee someone convinced you that you will be all over the road without one.

3 Questions: 3 answers
1. yes, at the time.
2. No, didn't want one,
3. No, never heard that one until you just posted it.

So, again, just another opinion...nothing more...Have you towed the same 5er over the same terrain, running the same speeds with both a SRW truck and a DRW truck?

Mine is based on ACTUAL experience, and in MY opinion, AFTER an actual comparison experience, having towed the same weight 5er over the same mountainous, curvy roads, with both a SRW truck and a DRW truck, it was my opinion, BASED on experience that I had, that the DRW truck handled the 5er better on that type of terrain than the SRW...The SRW truck was doing it safely, I didn't feel in peril or anything like that...trip was the same, BUT, the DRW felt a little more stable when cornering on these mountainous, curvy secondary roads.

THAT was from actual experience, with an actual comparison towing of the same 5er with both a SRW truck and a DRW

I got a Dually in 05', when I was towing a 37' Coachmen Somerset 3 slide 5er with an 03' Chevy 2500 D/A....weighed the combo and found out that I was well over GVWR and pushing limits of the RAWR.. so actually, though not a fair comparision, that was the FIRST time, but not the last, that I was able to compare, I then towed the same 5er with the 05' 3500 over the same terrain with same 5er and I couldn't believe how it handled the mountainous curvy roads compared to the 2500, (and I NEVER felt unsafe with the 2500), until I heard it from the weight police on this forum:), (now I are one:))

So, yeah, just another "opinion" based on my experiences, (more than several).....

Not trying to sell anyone a dually, I really don't care...all it takes is simple math and some common sense to figure out what TV one needs to tow what they're towing with....

Proof? Guess that would be from those that towed same unit, over the same terrain, at the same speeds with both trucks...some won't agree with me, but most will....