Dually or Not?

Here's our Motocross Rig, which consists of my 2006 GMC 3500 DRW w/LBZ & Allison Tranny.

The trailer measures 22' from nose to tail and is 7' wide. When loaded-out with 6 bikes and gear it weighs approx. 6000 lb. which comes nowhere near the trucks max. capacity but man it sure is comforting having those two extra tires when towing.

 

ever have a rear tire blow on a srw truck pulling 26k lbs? dually for me! yes the extra two tires suck when its time to buy tires but thats a price I will pay for the extra safety. If I just hauled a little trailer I would buy the SRW.

 

even with just a single car trailer my cousins 03 dodge drw is much more stable than my SRW 75 chevy

 

As much as I love my SRW, the DRW is the only way to go if you are hauling heavy, or have a slide in camper. My 3/4 ton SRW will tow whatever I need to tow though, so Im perfectly happy.
Scott

 

Dually is the only way for me. I only tow a 16' car trailer, but it tows better then any srw truck I've driven with the same size trailer. Plus ya they do look cooler.

 

I bought a dually because I think they are better for slide-in campers, which I plan on having eventually. I will be at the limit of the truck with a slide-in camper and a 9k lb trailer in tow. In addition to the stability, blowing a rear tire at highway speed fully loaded in a SRW truck scares me, so I went for the dually.

The only added maintenance costs I can think of is the two extra tires and fixing the damage my wife does to it when she drags the rear fenders on stuff.:doah:On the plus side, I got to make fun of her when she got it stuck in a drive-thru at McDonalds.

 

Any effect on mgp with dually's?

I am trying to decide between SRW and DRW on the new one ton Silverado I am about to order. I have marginally enough payload with SRW with our trailer (27' toy hauler loaded worst case scenario). But am also thinking of adding a replacement larger fuel tank for it down the road, and who knows what else...

Should I expect any significant difference in mgp with the Duramax and DRW compared to SRW?

Thanks in advance, Chuck

 

My 2006 LBZ DRW CC get 15-16 mpg (hand calculated) in the city, 17-18 on the hwy and 12-15 mpg towing our MX Trailer as shown in my signature.

I don't know how this compares to the same truck with a SRW but regardless, I prefer my DRW.