For ANY vehicle that will be on/in/around a farm I think 4WD AND a limited slip rear axle are ESSENTIAL.
ESPECIALLY if trailers are part of the picture.
The duallie will "float" across mud better than any single rear wheel vehicle, regardless of how "PHAT" the tires are - within reason, I'm assuming NOT monster trucks with tractor or earth mover tires (-:
4 tires 215 or 235 across won't rut like 2 285 or 305 tires and if you are seriously considering a 6 horse trailer I doubt that a SRW will be rated high enough for your pin load anyway.
1 ton or Kodiak ? Somewhere I read that the Kodiak actually turns tighter than the 1 ton.
2 door "regular", extended, or crew ?
8ft bed or 6ft ? I suggest 8ft, but with a crew cab that gets to be a LONG truck and if you put a 6 horse trailer behind it a rig that can't go where long rigs are prohibited.
Duramax, after 2004 1/2 if your budget permits, I'm not sure when the 6 speed automatic was phased in, I have the '03 5-speed and doubt that I will wear it out.
Tow/haul mode behaves DIFFERENTLY on Dodge, Ford, GM(Allison).
So does engine braking, so be sure to test drive them to get a feel for how this feature works FOR YOU !
I like flat beds, no need to worry too much about the goosie trailer taking out the truck's side rails, so I bought mine as a chassis/cab and had a Hillsboro aluminum flat put on, you can build wooden stake sides if you want the real "Faahhhhm" truck look (-:
ESPECIALLY if trailers are part of the picture.
The duallie will "float" across mud better than any single rear wheel vehicle, regardless of how "PHAT" the tires are - within reason, I'm assuming NOT monster trucks with tractor or earth mover tires (-:
4 tires 215 or 235 across won't rut like 2 285 or 305 tires and if you are seriously considering a 6 horse trailer I doubt that a SRW will be rated high enough for your pin load anyway.
1 ton or Kodiak ? Somewhere I read that the Kodiak actually turns tighter than the 1 ton.
2 door "regular", extended, or crew ?
8ft bed or 6ft ? I suggest 8ft, but with a crew cab that gets to be a LONG truck and if you put a 6 horse trailer behind it a rig that can't go where long rigs are prohibited.
Duramax, after 2004 1/2 if your budget permits, I'm not sure when the 6 speed automatic was phased in, I have the '03 5-speed and doubt that I will wear it out.
Tow/haul mode behaves DIFFERENTLY on Dodge, Ford, GM(Allison).
So does engine braking, so be sure to test drive them to get a feel for how this feature works FOR YOU !
I like flat beds, no need to worry too much about the goosie trailer taking out the truck's side rails, so I bought mine as a chassis/cab and had a Hillsboro aluminum flat put on, you can build wooden stake sides if you want the real "Faahhhhm" truck look (-:
