Gear Vendor

[ACerf]

4.10 vs 3.73

I didn't opt for the DRW because towing a fiver it is really a waste of money. Not to mention the added weight. The SRW do just fine with a fiver as long as it isn't very heavy. I have not noticed any problems with it as of yet. My trailer is about 11,000lbs. The big rigs don't bother me when passing, and the last time we were out the wind had 35 mph gusts with no effect on the trailer. The duellies are better suited to campers or towing a hitch trailer. I think if you guys towed a fiver with a SRW you will agree that it does just as well. Unless you are towing something everyday it doesn't make sense to drive a duelly. We use the truck for work 90% of the time, and i don't think I would care to drive anything else on a daily bases.

 

[DPKetchum]

Duallys are better suited towing anything then a srw. Not to be a smart a about it but I said same thing to anyone with a dually when I had a srw. I was WRONG. Towing a Goose neck or a bumper pull or not towing a drw is stable period. A lot more so then srw. I kidded myself for years.

 

[wsurf]

Funny how things change. It started off with gear splitting (Gear Vendor question) and now SRW & DRW. Good points on both side. But I got to say having towed and had a camper the only way for either is DRW. If you have a big camper you are very close if not over GVWR with SRW. Weigh your rig and do the math, remember it is about 40/60 split on the axles. I travel Baja and DRW allows me to have 3 flats and get home with my fiver.

 

[Doubleclutch]

... And a GearVendor!

Greg

 

[ACerf]

srw and dwr

I would have to agree that the advantage sometimes are in favor of DRW's, especially with a horse trailer and goose neck. But if you have a well balanced rig I stongely believe that the SRW will do just as good a job. The extra maintenance and lower fuel mileage for everyday driving do not justify the having DRW. Plus you don't let the wife drive DRW's... . LOL! My trailer has a tonque wt of 2100lbs. , with this wt on the truck I am flat and stright. That is one of the keys to stable towing. Thinking of DRW's, ever have the inside tire start to go flat, and it is rubbing the outside tire. You are doing 70! I have and guess what happens if you don't notice this condition! The fact that you have the DRW you won't hardly notice it until they blow!

Or you over load the truck with low air pressure. I see this all the time in my work. Besides, that is why I ordered the spare tire and have the DC road side service!

 

[Dean Upson]

Re: srw and dwr

Originally posted by ACerf

I . Plus you don't let the wife drive DRW's... . LOL!

I forgot to add that to the +'s of having a dually :-laf :-laf.



dean

 

[DPKetchum]

My wife hunts every excuse to drive mine. :{

 

[wsurf]

ACerf, you are right, the inside one is always the one that flats! Why is that? I have never had a flat on the outside, and by the way I can feel it so I haven't had it rub and blow the outer.

 

[geusterman]

Y'all mind if I throw in here... I carry a BigFoot with a basement that hits 4000 loaded on a 2002 3/4ton four-by. I anguished over the duallie choice but use the truck for so many things that SRW was better. I put a Kelderman under and because it had the overloads now hooked to mainsprings I level the load with the Kelderman. Like a cushion going over bumps so nice that the front end is irritating. Anyway, with adjustable Rancho's for sway and Rickson's and 16 ply Michelins (4900 lbs per tire) I have the security of duallies plus sidewall protection in the hills and sway is no problem. PLUS the handiness of SRW and the snow and mud trackability a duallie can't do in the back country. Just my thing and works well. Everybody has different needs and fixes. geusterman

 

[Big Best]

Get a U. S,Gear splitter. Cheaper and much more heavy duty.

 

[DPKetchum]

Was told they didn't work well with automatics. A gear vendor for auto's and a US gear splitter for manuals.