Dually Real World driving
So Ive come to the conclusion that for the toy hauler i want, im going to have to upgrade from a F250 up to a dually (either ram or ford). My biggest concern has always been city driving and fuel eco...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:tgreening wrote:rayford118 wrote:
you think i would need a bigger dually to pull a voltage 3950? or any other 42" TH. They all seem to have a pin of 3K and total loaded of 18-19K
Yeahhh. My Heartland has an advertised pin weight somewhere in the 3k range. In reality it's a verified 4,300 lbs.
Anyone that says pin weight is 20% is full of Barbara Streisand! My Mobile Suites is well over 4,500# and about 25%.
It's all in which fifth wheel you have and it's layout. My 42' Sabre is lighter (14k ready to camp; just under 16k GVWR) has 2,400 pounds and about 16% pin weight.
Re: the dually- very few issues with daily driving compared to a SRW of the same height and length. We're a crew cab/long bed in the Baltimore/Washington suburbs (read: tight parking spaces). My goal is typically to back in a spot where I can overhang the edge of the parking lot.
We'll do drive-thrus periodically and usually don't have a problem. There are some I won't try. And others, if I do it know that I'm going to drive over a curb.
