Does anyone here daily drive there dually?
#18
i use mine everyday, i hook up to my 40 foot goosenck flatbed and haul hay or to a 32 foot livestock trailer and haul cattle and still run 80 mph loaded down the highway. All the girls in the cars look over when i come by and smile and wave, especially when i start rolling the smoke.
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#22
did you DO A LIFT ON YOUR FRONT AXLE??
OH, SORRY 52 miles round trip to get into my mail truck 7/365 every cop tween here and there know me and wave (with ALL their fingers)
I have a SMARTY , and bubba she will flat out haul , I'm also a farmer and she WILL pull too
OH, SORRY 52 miles round trip to get into my mail truck 7/365 every cop tween here and there know me and wave (with ALL their fingers)
I have a SMARTY , and bubba she will flat out haul , I'm also a farmer and she WILL pull too
#23
I used to daily drive mine.
Pros:
Great visibility when driving in traffic.
Very stable when passing semi's on the freeway, or with cross winds.
Looks very cool!
Cons:
$75 to fill tank every 4 days.
lesser vehicles are attracted to it for protection, even in the remotest parking spots.
6 tires to replace -- but my 19.5's are set to last a looooooooonnnnnnnnggggg time!
EDIT: I actually find I get cut off and passed by more people when I drive my truck, thanif I weren't. Even if I am speeding. People just don't like being behind my truck, or else don't think a big truck like mine could possibly be fast enough to stay in front. I have found it easier to let the lesser vehicles go first at the 4-way stops, since people haven't a clue how they are supposed to work anyway.
Pros:
Great visibility when driving in traffic.
Very stable when passing semi's on the freeway, or with cross winds.
Looks very cool!
Cons:
$75 to fill tank every 4 days.
lesser vehicles are attracted to it for protection, even in the remotest parking spots.
6 tires to replace -- but my 19.5's are set to last a looooooooonnnnnnnnggggg time!
EDIT: I actually find I get cut off and passed by more people when I drive my truck, thanif I weren't. Even if I am speeding. People just don't like being behind my truck, or else don't think a big truck like mine could possibly be fast enough to stay in front. I have found it easier to let the lesser vehicles go first at the 4-way stops, since people haven't a clue how they are supposed to work anyway.
#26
I drive mine daily. I put an average of 50-60 miles on it a day for work. I bought it in February and have 10,500 miles on it already. Of course 600 mile trips like yesterday don't help.
I have daily driven a dually since I was 17. There are a few drawbacks I can see to daily driving a truck this big. Some of them are minor and won't matter much at all (at least not to me)
1) Narrow Parking Spots
2) More Expensive Tolls
3) Less Fuel Efficient
4) Can't Fit Into Some Drive-Thru's
5) Driving through narrow construction zones... think I clipped the side of a semi with my mirror that was over the line yesterday
All of those haven't added up to enough to make me go to something smaller yet.
I have daily driven a dually since I was 17. There are a few drawbacks I can see to daily driving a truck this big. Some of them are minor and won't matter much at all (at least not to me)
1) Narrow Parking Spots
2) More Expensive Tolls
3) Less Fuel Efficient
4) Can't Fit Into Some Drive-Thru's
5) Driving through narrow construction zones... think I clipped the side of a semi with my mirror that was over the line yesterday
All of those haven't added up to enough to make me go to something smaller yet.
#27
I drive mine daily. All of above. It's a trick to parallel park. I really don't have it down yet. I usually just drive up on the curb with which ever wheels hit and jockey around. Funny to see people look. I have to get real close to the curb so my mirrors don't stick out too far. Guy on a bicycle almost collected one. I did demolish my wife's freshly painted mail box with the mirrors one night.
Not many mess with me. I rather be the hitter than the hittee in a crash.
Not many mess with me. I rather be the hitter than the hittee in a crash.
#28
I drive mine daily 25 miles each way to work and all the errands or whatever... Smaller vehicles tend to give me a nice "clear space" around me, it is harder to park, but its nice not feeling like my hip pockets are dragging the grond going down teh road. and I cant afford to insure and maintain a second vehicle just for my commute...
#29
I drive mine daily, average 200-300 kilometers a day, $160 every 5 days to fuel it up, no other truck like it on the Island, Smoke shows with 4 tires instead of 2 ( replaceing of 4 tires instead of 2 due to smoke shows) hauling equipment or material is never a problem. Would not trade it for a single wheel for anything.