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Old 07-03-2012, 08:34 AM   #15
seanjackmc
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Detroit
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I disagree on needing a dually. I just did a thousand mile plus round trip from Michigan to Virginia beach two weeks ago. I tow with a 2011 f350 single rear wheel diesel. I have no mods to truck or trailer. As you can see from an earlier post having weighed at the cat scale I'm well below all weights. The truck pulls the heck out of the trailer and with engine and exhaust braking it stops it just as effortlessly. I dually might add a little more side to side stabilization and more off the line get up with a different rear end but needed? Im proof that's not true.
All that being said if I had the money and a third vehicle to drive I would like a dually just for the 4:10 rear end. According to trucks computer I averaged 11.6 round trip going 65 as much as possible although there was a lot of stop and go around d.c. (note to self, don't ever pull a 40 ft trailer thru d.c. Ever again!)
Anyway to each his own I'm not trying to start a debate about srw vs drw just my experience.
Happy and safe travels to all
Sean
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