Dec-20-2020 11:42 AM
Jan-06-2021 07:22 AM
rhagfo wrote:
Grit Dog, don't know where you have been since 2013, but Ram made the jump to big SRW GVWR back then.
2013 Ram 3500 SRW LB GVWR 12,300#
2013 Ram 3500 SRW SB GVWR 11,700#
Ford and GM were still topped out at 11,500# until 2020.
Jan-05-2021 02:07 PM
Dec-25-2020 03:19 PM
4x4ord wrote:
I was coming home from skiing yesterday evening and had a little bit of wake up call on the Trans Canada. I tend to push it a little so when I had a chance to get my speed up in the fast lane I took advantage of it. I thought the pavement was pretty good so I was running in 2wd but when I hit a curve at 120 my bald Michelins lost traction and I just about joined the other 10 vehicles buried in the ditch. After getting things straightened out I wondered "what would have happened there had I been driving a dually". It could be that if I drove a dually I'd run better tires in the winter end up being safer.
Dec-25-2020 10:14 AM
Dec-24-2020 10:39 AM
BobsYourUncle wrote:frankwp wrote:
But that's just me. Lots of people don't mind one as a DD.
Yes, I guess we all have our own preference. I know I do.
I actually enjoy using my dually for a DD when I can. As you are in Calgary like I am, you know what the roads are like right now after that massive storm we just had. I live in the south end.
Needed to do a Costco run this afternoon, my car is still buried in the street, just a big white blob out there.
Took the dually to Okotoks and very much enjoyed doing 110K down the highway in it! Nice and stable, and after 411,000K I still love it. Parking? Well yeah, it's a little on the wide side but that's ok, I'm used to it after driving it 14 years. I can put it into any parking space, even though they make them so small.
And yesterday everyone was getting stuck in the alley, so I put the truck in 4WD and ran up and down the alley beating the deep snow down so all my neighbors could get through without getting stuck. Extra pair of tires helped.
Like a kid with a new toy! :B
Dec-24-2020 08:51 AM
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Dec-24-2020 05:11 AM
Dec-24-2020 04:47 AM
rhagfo wrote:BobsYourUncle wrote:frankwp wrote:
But that's just me. Lots of people don't mind one as a DD.
Yes, I guess we all have our own preference. I know I do.
I actually enjoy using my dually for a DD when I can. As you..... snip
Frankwp, I can understand a bit of reluctance to drive a DRW in the snow, lower tire pressure to 35 to 40 psi and add some weight to the bed. We drive our 3500 DRW CC LB as a daily Driver as it is our only vehicle as we full time, really don't have an issue with the length or width. I either pull through a parking spot, or back in, it is actually safer to back in even in a car as you have better vision leaving.
Dec-23-2020 10:54 PM
BobsYourUncle wrote:frankwp wrote:
But that's just me. Lots of people don't mind one as a DD.
Yes, I guess we all have our own preference. I know I do.
I actually enjoy using my dually for a DD when I can. As you are in Calgary like I am, you know what the roads are like right now after that massive storm we just had. I live in the south end.
Needed to do a Costco run this afternoon, my car is still buried in the street, just a big white blob out there.
Took the dually to Okotoks and very much enjoyed doing 110K down the highway in it! Nice and stable, and after 411,000K I still love it. Parking? Well yeah, it's a little on the wide side but that's ok, I'm used to it after driving it 14 years. I can put it into any parking space, even though they make them so small.
And yesterday everyone was getting stuck in the alley, so I put the truck in 4WD and ran up and down the alley beating the deep snow down so all my neighbors could get through without getting stuck. Extra pair of tires helped.
Like a kid with a new toy! :B
Dec-23-2020 10:34 PM
Grit dog wrote:rhagfo wrote:
As I read these post about towing a 16,000#+ 5er with a SRW, I think about GVWR and axle ratings. Prior to 2020 both GM and Ford highest GVWR for a SRW was 11,500#, making the approximate max payload about 3,700#. Ram on the other hand the 3500 SRW LB had a GVWR of 12,300# since 2013.
One needs to ask why didn’t GM and Ford up their SRW GVWR in 2014 to match Ram. Best guess is that GM and Ford didn’t have the frame strength to make those increases.
And now one has to ask why Ram is the only one who hasn’t super sized their srw gvw ratings in recent years like the other 2.
Are Ram 4th gens weaker?
Nope just like the older fords and GM s weren’t either. They’re basically taxable ratings that are loosely associated with the vehicles’ actual capacities or capabilities.
PS, it looks like Ferd and GM read more of the “3/4 tons are useless” internet drivel and decided to try to capitalize on marketing against that widespread theory....
Also didn’t you pull a decent size 5ver with an old Dodge srw for a long time?
Having used and abused most every model of truck from the big 3 over the last 30 years, I can say every HD truck since about the year 2000 giver take. 2nd gen Dodges, GMT 800s and the orig Superduty have had the chassis to tug a 16k trailer. Drivetrains, depends on model.
Dec-23-2020 06:51 PM
frankwp wrote:
But that's just me. Lots of people don't mind one as a DD.
Dec-23-2020 03:38 PM
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