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loverving45
Explorer
Dec 20, 2020

Towing with a dually or single?need help please

Hello, I have a 39’ fifth wheel 4 slides, , 14000 pound, and am about to buy a pick up to tow it. Everyone tells me to buy regular pickup , not a dually. They say the regular single rear wheel is en...
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Fstmvrerik
Explorer
Dec 21, 2020
I have pulled heavy fifth wheel campers and trailers for pleasure and work. The percentage of having a trailer hooked up to the truck has gone down to towing a trailer 3 or 4 times a month. I switched from DRW to a SRW one ton truck, the only time I miss the DRW is in high wind towing. I did worry about the safety factor of drive tire loss while towing, but got over that over the years.
IMO the convenience and cost reduction of the SRW (when not full time towing) make it the best choice for me.

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