Have you ever wished your truck was smaller?

[jimh406]

I thought it might be fun to have a truck related thread to the have you wished your TC was smaller one. NOTE: I'm talking about trucks related to hauling your TC not that other trucks aren't real trucks.

In any case, for TC hauling, I started with a F350 SRW Supercab. That was great to go to work and fine hauling my 9 1/2 Host Double Slide. Now, I'm in the reverse state with a F450 CrewCab DRW. I'm still not crazy about the extra two tires from driving and parking perspective and the net of having the extra capacity and 1200 lb heavier truck. is that I get worse mileage which was expected.

Still, I don't wish my truck was smaller since I no longer have to drive it to work any more. The pluses outweigh the shortcomings for almost strictly TC duty.

How about you? Do you wish your truck was smaller?

[bighatnohorse]

Its like asking "what kind of boat is best" and I plan to do bass fishing at the lake and also blue water fishing off shore (pacific or Atlantic).
Your question is like asking various fishermen if they would prefer a smaller or larger boat.
It depends on usage.

[JumboJet]

Never ever would I want a smaller truck. I have a DRW - daily driver 10.2 miles to work.

[Area13]

No. I think the Long bed, SRW, extended cab is the perfect platform for everything I do. I launch my boat a lot and would not have fun with some of my boat launches in a DRW. LB is great for campers, bark, furniture, 8' plywood or anything else I haul. EX cab perfect for 2 terriers.

[whizbang]

Jeepers... to be retired and have a truck just for the camper. Someday.

My truck DID get smaller. We had a SRW Crew Cab long bed F350.

Now, we have a Super Cab, short bed, F150. And, for 95% of my driving, it is a better ride. Still miss the F350 though. We had Rickson tires, Rancho 9000's etc. Beefy Truck.

[Grit_dog]

Nope!
In fact I wish it was a doolie!

[bwc]

deltabravo wrote:
My dually isn't a daily driver, so it's enormous width and length isn't an issue.

X2

[twodownzero]

I found a deal on a shortbed camper but if I was buying a new truck, it'd be a LWB DRW and I'd buy the biggest camper that'd not overload the truck.

The only way I can imagine that I'd wish for a smaller truck is if somehow I no longer cared that it was significantly overloaded, which must be the case for those of you with hard side truck campers or 5th wheels with 2k+ lbs of pin weight on your 3/4 ton trucks with sub-9k lb GVWRs, 4 door cabs, 4wd, and diesel engines.

[mike_mck]

Never The F550 is the perfect size for my needs.

[SubVet]

My regular cab F350 works great for us. I like the shorter wheel base. Well except when I had to disconnect the Jeep in order to get the truck/camper/jeep combo correctly weighed.

Ed

[DoneItAll]

I guess I could haul this Lance 1191 with a smaller truck but I certainly wouldn't want to. The two 1/2 inch leaf springs added to each side help as well. The camper spends 95% of the time on the truck so I only have to deal with it unloaded (when the ride is like I replaced the tires with concrete blocks) very seldom.

John

[deltabravo]

I've never wished mine was smaller. It's a 2009 3500HD long bed crew cab 4WD, with a D/A powertrain.

[deltabravo]

Reddog1 wrote:
deltabravo, read your PMs.

Wayne
Moderator

There was one from a week ago where someone asked me about a brake controller

[Bedlam]

My 3/4t short bed extended cab does everything I ask of it and was big a jump from my previous 1/4t mini truck. However, I have plans in the future that will require more (not less) truck than I currently have. For awhile, I will have more truck than I will need until finances recover from this replacement.

So right now, I have just enough truck and will soon have too much truck. I hope that later I don't find the 18K+ lb GVWR Class 5's I'm researching to not be enough...

[ejfranz]

Would like a slightly shorter truck, with motorcycle on the front I am 25'
May next time a short box extended cab 1 ton SRW.
Also would like a pop up camper.
I had to take care getting on the ferries along the Dempster Highway.