Is a dually needed?

[daugen]

Having owned six diesel pickup trucks two of them duallys for my usage much prefer single rear wheel. Have for past 11 years rotated between dodge and ford. If I was going to haul a 16000 pound trailer would have to be a dually. Personally would look at Dodge 2008 to 2010 years. Those old 5.9 were loud but strong. After you get trailer where it's going to stay what will you use the truck for then?

coming down to visit you, of course! and I'll make sure the jake brake makes nice noises in your driveway! :thumbsup::dance1:
I'm a retired financial planner so I have analyzed usage/vs. cost a number of ways. A big dually is 90% unnecessary but when one needs it you need it...
I was thinking of double snowbirding...Florida in the winter, the Poconos in the summer. Otherwise I'd have to pay storage anyway. I still live in suburbia, but not too much longer. The idea of fewer single points of failure when tires are often that point of failure makes me lean heavily towards a dually, no matter how inconvenient the other 90% of the time is. If I can find a really nice diesel dually for $40K that would now cost me $65K, though likely not as fancy, it seems
to be justifiable expense. I wanted to go back to a p/u from my suburban anyway. anyone want a spotless suburban this fall?
The combination of a late model diesel dually and a new fifth wheel trailer will still be less than a larger motorhome to get the same space as the 36 foot trailer.
So it all makes sense to me. Will sell my current motorhome when I return from this trip. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/297977-head-west-not-so-young.html I can only afford one of these toys...like most of us.

 

[ruffdog]

The neighbor has a HUGE camper in the back of his dually and tows a big pontoon boat also. He had the camper in a non dually before this truck. He has said the dually is much better for his use.

 

[Buppies]

coming down to visit you, of course! and I'll make sure the jake brake makes nice noises in your driveway! :thumbsup::dance1:
I'm a retired financial planner so I have analyzed usage/vs. cost a number of ways. A big dually is 90% unnecessary but when one needs it you need it...
I was thinking of double snowbirding...Florida in the winter, the Poconos in the summer. Otherwise I'd have to pay storage anyway. I still live in suburbia, but not too much longer. The idea of fewer single points of failure when tires are often that point of failure makes me lean heavily towards a dually, no matter how inconvenient the other 90% of the time is. If I can find a really nice diesel dually for $40K that would now cost me $65K, though likely not as fancy, it seems
to be justifiable expense. I wanted to go back to a p/u from my suburban anyway. anyone want a spotless suburban this fall?
The combination of a late model diesel dually and a new fifth wheel trailer will still be less than a larger motorhome to get the same space as the 36 foot trailer.
So it all makes sense to me. Will sell my current motorhome when I return from this trip. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/rural-living/297977-head-west-not-so-young.html I can only afford one of these toys...like most of us.

Then it would seem to me that you have your answer if you are moving it a couple of times a year then dually it is. The 6.7 ford is good just stay away from 2011. Dodge in 2011 and later had problem burning to much fuel but was solved by going to DEF fluid. Dodge by the way comes with an engine brake and it really works. I'll be listening on the front porch!

 

[Buppies]

New and Used Ford Dealer in Vernon | Vernon Ford. Drew try this pretty good prices

 

[foreman Etexas]

Then it would seem to me that you have your answer if you are moving it a couple of times a year then dually it is. The 6.7 ford is good just stay away from 2011. Dodge in 2011 and later had problem burning to much fuel but was solved by going to DEF fluid. Dodge by the way comes with an engine brake and it really works. I'll be listening on the front porch!

Is DEF price regulated? How much is it and how long does a tank last?

 

[Bigfoot62]

That's why I'm keeping my 2003 F350 dually 7.3 until it dies...
Those trucks are so expensive but mine is still in great shape and should be good for 200K more miles...
By that time I should be ready to push up daises...

Same here.

 

[Buppies]

Is DEF price regulated? How much is it and how long does a tank last?

You can buy it at truck stops, Advance Auto etc. although have had truck for two years only use infrequently. It holds five gallons and when it's low the dash sends you a warning. The fluid is about 2.79 a gallon. Takes about an oil change before you have to add. I use computer to check it and when less than half add two and half gallons to tank

 

[foreman Etexas]

You can buy it at truck stops, Advance Auto etc. although have had truck for two years only use infrequently. It holds five gallons and when it's low the dash sends you a warning. The fluid is about 2.79 a gallon. Takes about an oil change before you have to add. I use computer to check it and when less than half add two and half gallons to tank

Wonder when they have all gone to the DEF for few years,the price doesnt go up on the stuff since you gotta have it.
I was thinking about getting rid of my dually just to get a single cab dually with nice flat-bed on it,cause i really dont need as nice of truck as i have,since bought the wife new crew cab 1/2ton. I just dont like the idea of having to buy DEF or my truck wont go. I only put 10,ooo miles a year on one,since I also have a tacoma 4x4 farm truck...

 

[daugen]

not really relevant here, but man is all the diesel going to home fuel oil? My local guy just posted $4.49 for road diesel. I don't think I've ever seen it higher.
Luckily I can drive fifteen miles to NJ and get it for $4.09. Such a deal... I can buy regular locally for $3.49
Too bad they don't put a small turbo on that gas sucking Ford V10 and at least get some more power and torque out of it.
or maybe the 5.8 components +1 aren't made for that. There just aren't enough seriously powerful stock gas engines out there and we all know why.

My other car is a Golf diesel which has now hit rock bottom at 35mpg in the dead of winter. It is what I usually drive and for an under 3000 pound car to have that off the line grunt is just a hoot to drive. So I normally drive that. So Al Gore look the other way, but I am not overly concerned if I get 7 mpg or 9mpg IF I get the power
and durability I need. Around town I get 11mpg now with an almost new Suburban. How much worse could a diesel dually be? Might be better...
And while I might hit 16mpg feather footing it out on the highway without any load, under load I'm pretty sure I'm in the 9's.

So c'mon Ford, put at least one blower on that V10 and give us 450hp and 650# of torque.
That would pull my eight tons...
I guess Dodge never trusted their HP motor, it was never used in a working truck that I know of, just play trucks.
And I don't think GM ever got large outputs out of their big blocks. I remember driving a small, likely the smallest, dumptruck with
a Chevy 454. Boy did that make nice noises.

btw, on top of everything else I want,...its got to sound good...maybe not as good as a 5.0 Ford or any small block GM, but it shouldn't sound like
a giant vacuum cleaner. think Viper... Diesels can sound good, but often are just rattly like my Kubota at idle.
We all know the sound of a diesel transit bus, there's another vacuum cleaner.
Ok, I won't ask who makes the best sounding diesel. Oh, I just did...

 

[ruffdog]

"not really relevant here, but..." :duh: funny