SRW or dually.
I'm thinking of a life change. Come March of next year, I'll have 40 years at the company I work for. I don't plan to retire completely but sort of semi-retire. I'm looking at RV trailer transport. I have an opportunity to haul for some local dealers and they say there's never enough haulers to keep up during the peak sales season. I do NOT want a full time job.
I'm currently pricing and looking at specifications to tow vehicles. I plan to get a 4 door cab, diesel and manual transmission. I haven't decided on the maker yet as I want to look at how I can get one equipped. When I tried to spec out a Ram, it kept removing things I wanted. Since they build vehicles for the dealers and not consumers anymore, I expected that. I'm leaning towards either a GMC/Chevy or a Ram. I have an F250 and it's a good truck but my Ram 2500, while it's a gasser is better at really hauling the mail. It's a lot more thirsty though. That's all in the future though.
I have a trailer lined up if I want it. It's a 5th wheel cargo trailer that will haul several trailers. That can be pulled by a single wheel truck. I'm wondering if i need to go the dually route for larger 5th wheel RV trailers. Since it's a transport truck, the trailers will be pulled one time. With an nvestment of between $40,000 and $50,000, I want to make sure I have the right equipment the first time.
A dually will haul anything but will limit if I need to move a slide in camper as the jacks won't clear the rear fenders. SRW will haul the smaller trailers fine and there are more of those sold than the big 5vers. I can carry 3 or 4 popups on the cargo trailer sitting at a storage yard. I'm leaning towards an SRW truck for lighter maintenance load down the road.
What say the denizens here?
I'm currently pricing and looking at specifications to tow vehicles. I plan to get a 4 door cab, diesel and manual transmission. I haven't decided on the maker yet as I want to look at how I can get one equipped. When I tried to spec out a Ram, it kept removing things I wanted. Since they build vehicles for the dealers and not consumers anymore, I expected that. I'm leaning towards either a GMC/Chevy or a Ram. I have an F250 and it's a good truck but my Ram 2500, while it's a gasser is better at really hauling the mail. It's a lot more thirsty though. That's all in the future though.
I have a trailer lined up if I want it. It's a 5th wheel cargo trailer that will haul several trailers. That can be pulled by a single wheel truck. I'm wondering if i need to go the dually route for larger 5th wheel RV trailers. Since it's a transport truck, the trailers will be pulled one time. With an nvestment of between $40,000 and $50,000, I want to make sure I have the right equipment the first time.
A dually will haul anything but will limit if I need to move a slide in camper as the jacks won't clear the rear fenders. SRW will haul the smaller trailers fine and there are more of those sold than the big 5vers. I can carry 3 or 4 popups on the cargo trailer sitting at a storage yard. I'm leaning towards an SRW truck for lighter maintenance load down the road.
What say the denizens here?
