gbw wrote:
Alberta is pretty relaxed about the door tag. As long as you don't look overloaded, drive like an idiot, you're fine. Host Mammoth on a 1/2 ton? yeah, you're getting pulled over.
BC gets a little more up in arms about tags but again, I've also just been waived through as I my rig looks alright and good condition.
Sorry the replies got a bit chippy. It's one of those topics. :) And to me there's no problem bringing it up fresh as there may be new people with fresh perspectives as apposed to the old threads that always break out into squabbles. If folks don't like seeing it rehashed, then they can choose not to click on it.
I agree with you that, up here anyway, as long as your rig looks good as in how it looks when loaded, you probably aren't going to get a second look. Perhaps due to different policing ideals then down south.
I'm going dually with the new truck. I just think overall, it's going to handle and be safer. And you haven't got to mess with add-ons so much. And those add-ons, up here, can be hard to find and extra expensive as apposed to below us. :)
If you're sure your camper will work on a long bed (CG at or in front of the axle) with a spacer, then go for it. If not, then go short. Don't know about AB, but out here in BC, SB seem to be mostly what you see. I'm going with new F350 CC/DRW/LB/7.3 gas as mostly the used market around me is SB and Diesel and SRW.
Perhaps some savings could be had going with an AT tire so you don't need winters. But you know your local conditions best, so just a thought. I've got AT's on my SRW and in 4wd low, I can crawl up and down my steep, 1/4 km long drive with a foot and a half of snow no problem. I'll be going AT's on the new dually as well. And yes, opinions on duallies in the snow will be squabbled about for and against as well..... :D
Good luck with the search! Hope you're not getting the smoke from the fires down south. It's back here again today. Ugh....
