[emoji637] ton Ram-single vs dual wheel?

[D&D]

That’s true. But you probably wouldn’t do that. I pointed out the pros and cons. That’s all.

Have done it on more than one occasion. Flat tire and no spare? Have run with 5 to get somewhere off the road. Trailer flat have used “extra” truck tire to get somewhere to find a tire. Mud, like sand, air down a little. Snow add ballast. No noticeable problems with either

 

[D&D]

If I decided that I was OK with the width and ride quality of a dually, I would skip the 3500s and go straight to 4500s. The Ford F-450 is a very popular option. Reason being is you get MUCH better turning radius which takes a lot of the pain out of driving a dually. You also get heavier rated axles and brakes.

“Friends don’t let friends drive Fords”

 

[Fallon]

I had a 2014 F350 shorted SRW. Pull a 14.5k "5th wheel" (now gooseneck) 35' toy hauler and a 22' bumper pull tilting deck trailer. 4k of trailer & 6k of tractor & implements on it, so usually 10k. 2.5k lbs of pin weight on the gooseneck, 800-1.4k on the Weighsafe bumper pull hitch depending on the load & ballance.I've been hauling both trailers this summer with a rental for reasons. Had a Ford dually for a couple months & a new Chevy dually this month. All diesels. I really can't tell a difference in stability dually vs single. The extra length & width is noticable in parking lots.

I'd assume the extra tires & stability show up with heavier loads. I'm likely to look at a long bed as a next truck for more room for camping junk, but won't be looking at a dually. Just extra cost & maintenance for my use case with no direct benefit.

The only thing I could think of would be loosing a tire on the rear & the extra getting me to a safe spot to change it.

Very different story if you are puling loads near the limit of the dualies, but my loads are always under the rating of the singles.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

In case you are wondering, this is what a basically max GVWR load looked like this weekend on my little SRW truck. The whole thing weighed about 23,500 coming out of the scale house. 10K truck and 14K trailer. I absolutely would not want to pull much more than this with a single tire. My best guess for trailer weight is right around 15,000 lbs.

 

[Midniteoyl]

In case you are wondering, this is what a basically max GVWR load looked like this weekend on my little SRW truck. The whole thing weighed about 23,500 coming out of the scale house. 10K truck and 14K trailer. I absolutely would not want to pull much more than this with a single tire. My best guess for trailer weight is right around 15,000 lbs.

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Done that with a F150 for several 40 mile trips before. Well, close. 21000lbs

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[WM75Guy]

In case you are wondering, this is what a basically max GVWR load looked like this weekend on my little SRW truck. The whole thing weighed about 23,500 coming out of the scale house. 10K truck and 14K trailer. I absolutely would not want to pull much more than this with a single tire. My best guess for trailer weight is right around 15,000 lbs.

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Yep, I know that feeling. That is why I switched from a 2500HD to a 3500HD DRW. I could have pulled all my trailers with the 2500HD, but I sure feel better with the 3500HD DRW. My wife said get what I needed to feel safe, so I did.

I try to limit my loads based on weight per yard to avoid going overweight. Means only hauling 4 yards of recycled asphalt or rock at 2600# per yard, instead of 6 yards which easily fits. Even 6 yards of topsoil at 2000# per yard dry, which fits fine in the trailer, puts me just over the limit of 11,250# that is the trailer cargo load limit. The new ram lift trailer handles it, no problem. I also switched to G rated tires on the trailer for extra security.

 

[Blue Mule]

“Friends don’t let friends drive Fords”

I've had them all, including full size Toyotas. If I had to pick, Ram would be #1 and Ford would be #2. GM wouldn't even make the list, they'd be on injury reserve.

 

[John0829]

I've had them all, including full size Toyotas. If I had to pick, Ram would be #1 and Ford would be #2. GM wouldn't even make the list, they'd be on injury reserve.

And I am just the opposite, you cannot run fast enough to GIVE me a Ram or a Ford.

 

[Hay Dude]

And I am just the opposite, you cannot run fast enough to GIVE me a Ram or a Ford.

How many Rams have you owned?

 

[John0829]

I have owned no Rams but the company I worked for had them.