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03-18-2011, 08:24 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
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Re the dually and tire rotation...I rotated all seven of mine.
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03-18-2011, 11:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Cedar Rapids
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This argument will go on forever. You have to be careful when making comparisons because the SRW and DRW both have advantages and disadvantages. It boils down to this: Which one do you like? And would you rather have 2WD or 4WD?
Orv
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03-18-2011, 01:32 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Williamston
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Orv, just curious. What does 4WD have to do with the decision to go SRW or DRW?
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03-18-2011, 01:57 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brandon
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Clemson1881
Orv, just curious. What does 4WD have to do with the decision to go SRW or DRW?
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IF you go with a dually you must go with a 4WD otherwise in the long run you will be disappointed. A dually just doesn't have the traction that a SRW does, so it doesn't take much sand, mud or snow to have a traction problem with an DRW non 4WD. That's my opinion and I'm stickin to it!!!
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Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
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03-18-2011, 02:43 PM
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Montana Master
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Location: Williamston
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That is true, but I would have been stuck a few times in my previous truck which was a SRW truck had it not been for 4WD. Again a personal need and personal preference issue, but I'm not buying a truck without 4WD. Thanks for the reply.
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03-18-2011, 06:05 PM
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Montana Fan
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Location: Goldsboro
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I don't drive a long bed, but is the extra length not between the hitch and the cab?
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Most of it, yes, but there are a couple of extra inches behind as well (1.5 if I measured right).
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03-19-2011, 03:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Land O Lakes
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M.O.C. #9053
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On the length issue, I don't think Ford makes a dually that is NOT a long bed...might be wrong, but...
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2009 Big Sky 365REQ 10th Anniversary Edition
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03-19-2011, 04:11 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
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Our 05 F-350 was a 2wd and we have never been fans of the 4wd. However after camping in a few muddy fair grounds and rock hunting in Arizona we went to the 08 truck with 4X4. Could case less about snow as we do not do snow.
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03-19-2011, 04:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by DarMar
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quote:Originally posted by Clemson1881
Orv, just curious. What does 4WD have to do with the decision to go SRW or DRW?
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IF you go with a dually you must go with a 4WD otherwise in the long run you will be disappointed. A dually just doesn't have the traction that a SRW does, so it doesn't take much sand, mud or snow to have a traction problem with an DRW non 4WD. That's my opinion and I'm stickin to it!!!
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Appreciate your opinion, but I disagree. The only thing a 4wd will do for you is get you stuck farther in whatever it is you are stuck in. I just sold truck #7...never had a 4wd, never been stuck...I avoid the 'sticky' places.
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03-19-2011, 04:55 AM
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Established Member
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Hope not to sound to stupid, what do you all mean by SRW and DRW.
AJ
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03-19-2011, 05:33 AM
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Montana Master
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Location: Lincoln
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SRW is single rear wheel, DRW is dual
Ken
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03-19-2011, 06:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Hooker
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quote:Originally posted by DarMar
IF you go with a dually you must go with a 4WD otherwise in the long run you will be disappointed. A dually just doesn't have the traction that a SRW does, so it doesn't take much sand, mud or snow to have a traction problem with an DRW non 4WD. That's my opinion and I'm stickin to it!!!
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Appreciate your opinion, but I disagree. The only thing a 4wd will do for you is get you stuck farther in whatever it is you are stuck in. I just sold truck #7...never had a 4wd, never been stuck...I avoid the 'sticky' places.
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Nothing wrong with agreeing to disagree either. In fact if one can be sure they will always be on cement or pavement and stay in the south I could be on your side. Unfortunately, if you ever end up on grass at a rally, etc. and it rains 1 to 2 inches overnight that will be a different story. Where you live is also a factor and for us up here in Canada you cannot even give away a dually 2 wheel drive.
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Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
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03-19-2011, 06:42 AM
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Montana Master
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Location: McKinney
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quote:Originally posted by HookerAppreciate your opinion, but I disagree. The only thing a 4wd will do for you is get you stuck farther in whatever it is you are stuck in. I just sold truck #7...never had a 4wd, never been stuck...I avoid the 'sticky' places.
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There is an old saying that if you get stuck in 2wd, 4wd can get you out. Get stuck in 4wd and a tractor can get you out.
I don't go into places I need 4wd to get there. But I have gone into places in 2wd and because of rain needed 4wd to get out.
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03-19-2011, 12:05 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sebring
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OK, don't know about Fords and Dodges, but the stock OEM tires that come on a GM Dually are Highway tires, very little traction in the tread pattern. Thus I agree about wet grass and such, that's the reason I changed out my OEM tires at 2600 miles (and no that is not a typo) and put on Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor tires, pricey yes, but good wearing and rated right up there for traction on all types of surface, even that nasty white stuff. They have a very aggressive tread pattern, yet are faily quiet (with a dually anything is noisey). Just my two cents worth and I've driven in some pretty nasty white stuff without a problem while half the other vehicles were in the ditch.
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2018 Chevy 3500HD High Country DRW 4X4 Crew Cab w/Duramax/Allison, Formally 2010 Montana 2955RL, Now Loaded 2016 SOB, Mor/ryde IS, Disc Brakes & Pin Box, Comfort Ride Hitch, Sailun 17.5 Tires.
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03-19-2011, 12:59 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: North Vernon
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by DarMar
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Hooker
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quote:Originally posted by DarMar
IF you go with a dually you must go with a 4WD otherwise in the long run you will be disappointed. A dually just doesn't have the traction that a SRW does, so it doesn't take much sand, mud or snow to have a traction problem with an DRW non 4WD. That's my opinion and I'm stickin to it!!!
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Appreciate your opinion, but I disagree. The only thing a 4wd will do for you is get you stuck farther in whatever it is you are stuck in. I just sold truck #7...never had a 4wd, never been stuck...I avoid the 'sticky' places.
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Nothing wrong with agreeing to disagree either. In fact if one can be sure they will always be on cement or pavement and stay in the south I could be on your side. Unfortunately, if you ever end up on grass at a rally, etc. and it rains 1 to 2 inches overnight that will be a different story. Where you live is also a factor and for us up here in Canada you cannot even give away a dually 2 wheel drive.
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You are right, but we were at a rally a few years ago and it rained and every rig,irreguardless of type,4wd or2wd had to be pulled out. I watched one fella with a new Chevy 4wd and Montana 5th spin all 4 and could not get out. He had to be pulled. So did I with my 2wd. My dad used 2wd duallys for his business and farm trucks for 40 years. Never called a wrecker either. Just my story.
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03-19-2011, 01:26 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Williamston
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You can get stuck in a 4WD no doubt. But there's also no doubt that 4WD can get you out of a bunch of situations that 2WD cannot. Been there, done that many a times be it soggy fields, mud, or snow where 4WD saved the day. Some never ever use a truck where 4WD would ever be needed. If that's the case there's no reason to go to the extra expense and sacrifice milage. As I posted earlier I wouldn't own a truck without 4WD. It doesn't snow in SC often, but when it does the 4WD is great. And there's always the soggy field or rainsoaked mud.
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03-19-2011, 01:34 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Navarre
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Time for the Florida Panhandle folks to step up. Just go ahead and pull off to the side of any beach road with your 2WD and wait for the tow truck. Ever see a dually on the frame in sand, not a pretty site.
Mike
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03-19-2011, 02:00 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
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Come on guys. It's a matter of personal preference. I made it OK for 62 years in a 2 WD. My
4 WD in nice but not a matter of life or death.
Lynwood
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03-20-2011, 03:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
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M.O.C. #2839
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I might have said it here before but we did not purchase the dually because we thought it was cool or that it would fit in the garage or it was easier to park. We purchased it becaue we needed it to stay within spec's of our 3400.that was the only reason.
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03-20-2011, 04:50 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Eau Claire
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by washley1
On the length issue, I don't think Ford makes a dually that is NOT a long bed...might be wrong, but...
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You are correct, F-350 DRW in the 2011 model year only the long bed is available.
4wd vs 2wd - Learned a lot about this at Sloshkosh (Oshkosh) Airventure 2010. Got to observe all manners of trucks and motorhomes bury to the axles.
2wd - Front stays up, rear to the Axle
4wd all axles buried
The trick, not always possible, is not to spin the wheels.
Lived in the north all my life, 4wd is a requirement. Can hardly wait to live somewhere where it is not! 
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