To Dually or not to Dually: that is the question.

Looking at Super Duty F350s as the new family war wagon. Its huge, pretty safe and well, I want a Super Duty. haha

Will be my DD and do the normal house hauling, project moving, car hauler to the track etc. Once the truck is paid off, Wife and I are going to look into getting an RV 5th wheel Toy hauler to go camping with quads or jet skis etc with a big extended family.

Im sure a CCLB 4x4 will be just fine, but the extra towing capacity of the dually really gets my attention. Then there's the F450.... it looks really badass, especially with the wide track front Dana. I have to image that towing and hauling with the 450 is effortless, and the turn radius of the wide track makes maneuvering a trailer easier.

So, dually or no dually?

For towing...definitely dually. Not just the extra towing capacity but also the dual rears add stability in heavy towing as well. Its also a great feeling knowing your rolling down the road in the biggest baddest truck Ford makes. Had a 2011 dmax dually and absolutely loved it. Wish i would have never sold it. My next truck will be another dually for sure!!

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I've had friends drop the duals. They kept getting the fenders jacked.

You’re either a DRW guy or you are not. Most that love their SRW can’t stand the thought of a DRW.

Me personally.....i am a wide booty girl kinda guy. I may not reach all the way in the spot, but I am gonna enjoy the view from the back all the way to the house.

I've always loved duallys but never could justify them.

If you will be towing a lot they are worth it. Hell if you love the look and your town doesn't have compact parking go for it

I drove 5 tons in the military, rollbacks for a buddy of mine no issues,but put me in a dually and it tears my nerves up, to look in the mirror and see the extra width of the fenders just makes me uneasy so make sure your able to drive it without being a candy like me before taking that plunge.

I say dually. The towing capacity is worth it alone, but you’re buying extra tires. Diesels are awesome but are expensive. Though my interest in big trucks is quite the opposite of most in terms of body dimensions. I like the stubby’s, short cab and short bed.


Pick your poison.

How important is the emotional part of a huge dually? If you WANT a dually, no rational thoughts, about "need" will talk you out of it.

Whats the predicted weight of your toy hauler you have in mind (will a SRW tow what your looking at)?

I went through this 2 years ago. I chose a 2017 Platinum 6.7 350 SRW CCSB. I (and the family) WANTED a dually. But I really didn't need it. The reason for the 350 to begin with, is an enclosed 38' gooseneck that we haul street and racecars in. Its a triax 18k. With 2 street cars, the truck pulls with out effort, stops, most important is very stable and smooth. Staggering that today's SRW trucks can tow as much as they can.

Reasons for me to not dually? Size, we are in north east, so dually would be certainly inconvenient from time to time. Do drive the truck a lot, the unsprung weight of the extra wheels is very noticeable with any bumps. When I replace this truck, with another, the question will be Long bed or SB, probably still not DRW.

My 2c

If you need a diesel for towing, go with the dually without a doubt. Just make sure you can afford the tires. Those tires ain't cheap.

You will HATE dd’ing a dually IMO.

Even my 2016 ram 2500 was not comfortable for a dd.

Big trucks ride like ass, are hard to park, get shitty mpg, and are not nimble on the daily commute whatsoever.

HOWEVER

There is absolutely no beating a dually when towing.


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For towing it’s hard to beat a dully but daily drive duties flat out suck. Everything from ride harshness to parking all take hits

My work trucks a ‘12 F-450 with a utility bed, it’s wide as duck. The front end turns so well that it can turn into a plow in soft sand and loose dirt. But for making U turns, she’s very nimble on her big ole toes. My personal truck is a 06 CCLB SRW F-350 and feels like a ranger when I look in the side mirrors in comparison to my work truck. Also turns like ass when trying to make a U turn. I have to 3 point turn everything or take them super wide. We were playing turn Gertrude into a unicorn this day



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lexustech48 said:

Looking at Super Duty F350s as the new family war wagon. Its huge, pretty safe and well, I want a Super Duty. haha

Will be my DD and do the normal house hauling, project moving, car hauler to the track etc. Once the truck is paid off, Wife and I are going to look into getting an RV 5th wheel Toy hauler to go camping with quads or jet skis etc with a big extended family.

Im sure a CCLB 4x4 will be just fine, but the extra towing capacity of the dually really gets my attention. Then there's the F450.... it looks really badass, especially with the wide track front Dana. I have to image that towing and hauling with the 450 is effortless, and the turn radius of the wide track makes maneuvering a trailer easier.

So, dually or no dually?

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drive one in person. I bet you will decline.

gimmie11s said:

You will HATE dd’ing a dually IMO.

Even my 2016 ram 2500 was not comfortable for a dd.

Big trucks ride like ass, are hard to park, get shitty mpg, and are not nimble on the daily commute whatsoever.

HOWEVER

There is absolutely no beating a dually when towing.


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Everything here

We gave up the dually long ago. Parking that bitch anywhere sucks, back roads get narrow and you’ll have a tire in the dirt the whole damned time. All it ever accomplished was getting the fenders beat to hell. The last 2 have been SRW

No ****ing way would I daily drive a dually.


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All depends on your weights, pretty sure a 350 diesel SRW is good for 18K 5thwheel.. Then you have to factor in payload (amount of people, gear in truck,pin weight etc.)

2016 RAM 3500 LIMITED SRW 6.7 Cummins with the AISIN transmission here. Love this truck. Tires make or break the ride. Stock Cooper tires with 26k on them will make you have motion sickness and hate the truck.

With a 2500, I can get a two car trailer and stay under commercial tow limits. But I can’t do that now with a 3500 without going over weight and getting a CDL.

Looking at a 2019+ RAM 6.7 Cummins with 2500 trim....RAM makes you go with their transmission. FAIL.

Only way to get the AISIN transmission is to go 3500 DRW with the “max tow package”. Dually is now the only way to get the new 1000+ torque and avoid the Chrysler transmission. Very disappointing.

I vote no dually. Everything everyone else said and you can’t run it through most car wash locations.

Another detail that may or may not matter, there are not a lot of tire choices for 19.5 wheels (F450)

No to dually for me. I live in snow country, they suck.