The ONLY downside to the dually that I can see is that to do any maintenance on the parking brake you have to pull the entire hub assembly in the rear.

Luckily when my parking brake quit working my buddy owns a brake shop and tore the whole thing down and replaced it and charged me only one hour of labor - book called for 2.5 on each side I believe.

Other than that - you get so used to driving it (drive thru's, parking lots) that you don't even notice it.

Noth'n but DRW
 

We were just having this discussion on the Scarab forum.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...02#post2676402

As a 21 year veteran as an over the road driver you could say I have some experience pulling long trailers and heavy weight. I've had duallies since 1989 and I would never go back to Single rear wheels. A 3/4 ton with the right power will pull it providing the tranny can handle it in the long run if it's not set up with a towing package. That's where the similarities end. A 3/4 ton is still only rated for 7500 lbs verses a 1 ton at 10,000 lbs. Weight will take it's toll in the long run. Then there's the difference between channel and tubular frames and extra leafs to handle the weight and stabilize the ride. If you have to use load levelers on your hitch, you're just compensating for what the truck lacks in the first place. A 1 ton has heavier axles to handle the torque and larger brakes and bearings to disperse the heat generated from the torque and braking involved with heavier loads. Dual wheels distribute the weight on a wider stance, which eliminates most if not all side to side sway you get with some SRW set ups and keeps the tires run'n cooler.
Then there's the license factor. Some wanna be hard azz DOT cop recognizes an F250 or 2500 for what it is, pulling a boat of considerable size and bingo. He gets ya for not having the truck licensed for the weight :( ...sorry...that was the old truck driver in me coming out.

Yep.

Yep. I believe in buying more truck than you need for what you tow. Last year I worked for a company that used only one-car trailers. With my dually I never had a sway problem and never had to use trailer sway bars.

It will help keep the OSO towing Nazi's from crawling up your azz. :party-smiley-004:

They will cost more in the beginnig, but being a specialty truck they hold their value a lot longer in the end. I've never lost my azz on a DRW like a SRW.

Funny!:ernaehrung004:

REMBER it is always better TO HAVE AND not NEED, then to NEED and NOt have !!! i have a F 350 Dually i thinks its the best, pulling our Top Gun !!

Stability will be better with the dually. Fuel mileage will be slightly better with the srw being lighter. Make sure you can see your trailer tires with the dually mirrors.

I have a 2006 quad cab Dodge dually. I love towing with it.

I second that:ernaehrung004: