MN Ben wrote:
I am contemplating selling my Crew Cab long bed dually and am looking at getting a crew cab short(er) bed single rear wheel. I would stay with a Ford 6.0L diesel 4x4 and prefer the 1 ton but am finding many 3/4. I have the dually because of a truck camper which we are selling. The SWR would become my daily driver when the snow flies again.
I would like to hear from those that have experience with both a dually and a srw hauling their 5th wheel. Maybe even experiences with the long box vs the short box. My 5ver is a Keystone Lariat 29 foot with a GVWR of 10900 pounds.
Thanks, Ben
If your plans are never going over the weight of your present fifth wheel, then a 250 will work ,but a 350 even better. I towed many years with a Ford 350 7.3 . Finally got tired of the lack of power, towing a 15,500 GVWR fifth wheel . Handling was never the issue . Went with a newer Cummins , but still SRW , and a 3500.
IMO you would be further ahead getting into a bit newer Ford 350, with the 6.7 diesel . That would be 2011 or newer. Many will chime in on the 6.0 Ford diesel, but the 6.0 was not Ford's greatest engine.
