2011 ram fuzion 405

[Wertles]

Points well taken and I can't argue with your experience. Since I've never driven a dually in winter, how do they do unloaded? My next truck is going to be one but I still need to wait 3 more years until I get some kids out of the house. By then maybe Ram will have figured out the emissions a little better so that they make better daily drivers and grocery getters.

 

[HBarlow]

I've always been able to get around in snow or on ice with a dually.

Unloaded and side by side with a SRW 4x4 a DRW 2wd truck like the ones I've owned in deep snow would not compete well but with trailer weight on or even dummy load like concrete blocks they really aren't as bad as many think they are.

Dividing rear end weight by area of tire contact patch would show that a SRW truck puts down more lbs. /sq. in. but the dually is aided somewhat by extra weight.

 

[Hoefler]

I also have a dually that has to be driven whether it snows, rains, or shines. I have to work, so it must go. I lower the rear tire pressure to 40 psi on the rear when not under or fifth wheel. If you have ever been to Branson , Mo. , you know there is nothing flat here. I get around with out a problem, don't even use the front wheel drive have the time. It will go through 10-12" of un-plowed snow and 3' snow drifts in 4 wheel drive with out a hitch. Don't let the dually in snow myth scare you too much. Common sense goes a long way.

 

[JExum]

Like some have said the payload is reduced on the megacabs. But the front axle is only rated for about 5200-5300 on mine. On a CAT scale the front is like 5500lbs and rear only 3500lbs but mine has a ranchhand full replacement bumper and has the frame extended for a longbed. So I would scale your truck out to see where u are at. I worked for a hotshot service company that would let us hook to stuff that should have been hauled on totter trucks. Granted you can haul a tongue weight of 3500lbs on a custom built reciever hitch at the back bumper but it will bend the frame alittle but for 1. 75 a mile in 1995 and 1800 mile trips 4-5 times a month it was worth it. The key to doing this is knowing your equipment and beening extra careful on the highway and having the registeration for the weight. My Texas combination plate was for 36,000lbs on a 1-ton pickup DOT was always satisfied because I was under my reg. weight and yes you can burn diesel at a rate of 6. 5mpg this heavy!

 

[CAbelmann]

Well in the last two weeks ive noticed 4 or 5 2500 pulling them big toy haulers so im guessing mine can do it just fine

 

[CUMMINZ]

Hitler invaded France, Poland and Yugoslavia and got the big head and bit off more than he could chew and invaded Russia. They kicked his butt. #@$%! Just because others do something for a while does not mean all can get buy with it forever.

 

[Wertles]

Just got back from 1400 miles in about 28 hours. The truck pulled the camper very well. I can't believe how the mighty Cummins (and Smarty Jr. ) pull the Pennsylvania hills and never came out of OD and never slowed below 65 (never went over 70 either). With the mods in my sig, this was a very comfortable ride. I had more apprehension pulling a much smaller 5th wheel last year with a stock truck. The stock tires under any bit of weight have quite a bit of wiggle in them. All this being said, I can't wait till some of my kids leave the house and I don't have a need for my current truck. I wish I could borrow someone's dually so I could compare between the trucks. The next truck will definitely be a dually but for now, this truck is really towing very well. It would have sucked in stock form.

 

[Mark31]

Wertles, ain't nothin' like not being rushed and takin' time to stop and smell the roses, is it?

 

[Wertles]

Oh I had plenty of time to stop and smell the roses. It took 8. 5 hours to go the first 225 miles on the way back. From Nags Head, NC to the north side of DC, I never got above 40 mph nor did I drive for more than 2 miles without coming to a complete stop. Luckily I left my road rage at home and had made a 5 hour playlist on my iPod. The rest of the trip was straight 65-69 cruising.