Magnum Salvage

Wanted to here some folks here chime in about the advantages or disadvantages of a dually pickup, other than it has 6 tires. Can a one ton dually haul more weight effectively or pull a gooseneck more effectively that a one ton single rear wheel truck? Just what are the advantages of a dually? The reason I ask is I've been kicking around the idea of converting my SRW to a dually but I dont know if it's worth all the extra cost. I want to put one ton springs on my 92 W250. I usually use the truck to pull my 34 foot gooseneck tri-axle. Let's hear what other's think.

wannadiesel

It'll handle more pin weight without overloading the tires. That's it. Unless you are close on pin weight it's not really going to do anything for you.

james1

Among the three trucks -- W250, W350 SRW, and W350 dually -- is there any difference in the springs?

BearKiller

Pulling real loads, like big goosenecks full of cattle, there is simply no comparison to the stability of a DRW, versus a SRW.

Also, if one should blow a rear tire at speed, with a big load and a SRW truck, his goose is gonna be pretty much cooked.

With a DRW, you also have double the tread contact for braking control.

Most "dually" rears also spread the tires on out there, for a much wider stance, thus more stability.

92DuallyCTD

Bingo!! ^^^what he said^^^ X2!(not to mention it just looks )

wannadiesel

Oh man, what a can of worms!

Here's what you could get:

D250 - 6 leaf/5,450 lb with or without 1,170 lb overloads
D350 - 6 leaf/5,450 lb or 7 leaf/7,300 lb with or without 1,800 lb overloads, OR 10 leaf/7,600 lb
W250 - 7 leaf/7,300 lb with or without 1,170 lb overloads, or 10 leaf/7,600 lb
W350 - 7 leaf/7,300 lb with or without 1,800 lb overloads, or 10 leaf/7,600 lb

SRW or DRW makes no difference.

Confused yet?

dieselcarpenter

In my opinion, duals would be nicer for highway hauling, you have the extra tires for emergencys, (my uncle ran for a week with the inside dual flat)and they have a wider trac so you you can exit the freeway onto a 30 mph circle exit ramp at 85 and not roll it, don't ask me how I know that (almost missed my turn on I-40 in Arknasas in my uncles 96 3500 2wd, empty ofcourse ) In Idaho the BLM and USFS were running W350/3500, F-350, and Chevy 3500 brush trucks, all 4x4 and DRW. They haul the weight of the water down the road just fine, but when they got off the road the "hips" were just to wide for some of the goat trails they had to traverse to get to the fire. PLus evry time they came out they would manage to rip the sidewall open or jam a rock inbetween the dualls, resulting in one or both flat. Some ran supersingles, but it doesn't help with width off road. Some of the ranchers would take the dual off and take the fenders off, only bolting it all back for long off road trips. I just like the look and feel of the duals on the road, thats just my opinnion. For proper advice I would listen to wannadiesel.

Magnum Salvage

That's pretty much what I thought, which would be extra tires to handle the weight and braking as well as the added stability.

I think this would be an awesome truck for my business if it was cummins powered! I do love my chevy's.

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u.s mma

duals can be a pain, but for a contruction truck there is no comparison. that is all our landscaping business runs, and we haul ridiculously heavy loads in our one ton trucks( our 83 f350 dump often gross's over 14,000 ). We don't abuse the dodge's , but when needed a 5000lb load is handled fine. just weigh the costs and benefits. stability, traction, weight rating, vs. cost, sidewall vulnerability.