How many tow their 5ver with a regular cab?
I have done a search and while there is a lot of mention about weights and the fact that a regular cab can tow and haul more, there appears very few mentions of a regular cab whether 1/2, 3/4 or 1 ton...
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Our 1st 5er was new 26' '84 model pulled with a '82 std cab long bed chevy. This rig even towed doubles with a 18' 3400 lb bass boat for several years.
Made a living towing GN flatdeck trailers up to 28k-32k combined using mostly std cab but a couple crew cabs and extended cabs with mostly one ton DRW trucks. Crew cabs are a payload (profits) killer when you haul for a living so we shied away from them.
IMO mpg between a same brand/year model/etc regular cab and a crew cab when towing is nil.
Backing is a different story. The shorter wheel base same brand trucks turn shorter and less steering input while backing. Some brands have a smaller turning radius than other brands. Even same brand but a different year model or a 4x4 vs 2wd. Gotta' compare apples to apples for any differences.
We had nothing but std cab trucks many years before the extended cab or crew cab trucks became popular.
Made a living towing GN flatdeck trailers up to 28k-32k combined using mostly std cab but a couple crew cabs and extended cabs with mostly one ton DRW trucks. Crew cabs are a payload (profits) killer when you haul for a living so we shied away from them.
IMO mpg between a same brand/year model/etc regular cab and a crew cab when towing is nil.
Backing is a different story. The shorter wheel base same brand trucks turn shorter and less steering input while backing. Some brands have a smaller turning radius than other brands. Even same brand but a different year model or a 4x4 vs 2wd. Gotta' compare apples to apples for any differences.
We had nothing but std cab trucks many years before the extended cab or crew cab trucks became popular.
