Just curious how many out there are towing 14K plus with SWR? I have a 2004 6.0 SWR LB CC towing about 14,500 5th wheel and have had no issues aside from the desire for more power and better breaking. I am looking to upgrade this year or next and really don’t want a dually to drive around town. I’m looking at 2020-21 F350 CC LB 4x4 SRW 6.7 Lariat.

 

I am towing my 15K fifth-wheel with my 2019 F-350 SRW 6.7L. Previously towed the same trailer with a 2010 F-350 SRW 6.8L. Both have handled it fine over tens of thousands of miles all over the United States. Since we are full-time RV'ers we don't want to deal with a DRW truck as our daily driver.

 

If you max out at 14.5K pounds you should be OK. The long wheelbase SRW is the same as a dually less the fat fenders. You still have to plan turn's in advance but on the good side is the 48 gallon fuel tank. I live in the country so driving my DRW is usually no problem. My camper is close to 17K pounds loaded to the gills!

 

16K GVWR here. We normally run about 14K lbs for shorter trips, but I've seen the 5th wheel scale at 17K lbs on a long trip with all gray/black and fresh tanks full. 20% pin weight, that's up to 3400lbs....150lbs of the hitch, still under my CC of 3700lbs. We scale fairly regularly - @17K and with my wife/dog we were over truck's GVWR, but normally its a non issue when the trailer isn't absolutely to the gills. I run stock suspension with no mods, and it handles just fine - never felt the need to modify.

If you keep your truck light/empty, its really not a big deal - and you can stay within the payload guidelines. Skip the extended 100gallon fuel tank and filling the bed with firewood... - and if i'm within spec why the heck would I get the DRW. PITA.

 

If you tow in areas where there are frequent high winds, the added stability of the dually is quite noticable. This is my first dually, but pulling in a crosswind, i experienced much more noticable trailer sway in the SRW vs. the dually. Don't really know if it actually reduces trailer sway, or just keeps me from feeling it in the truck, but it is an added benefit. That being said, I never had issues towing with either of my SRW trucks & would still opt for SRW over DRW if all else is equal, just because the fat *** is a pain in parking lots & it sucks buying 6 tires instead of 4.

 

[QUOTE=Byrd.Dog;19326551]If you tow in areas where there are frequent high winds, the added stability of the dually is quite noticable. This is my first dually, but pulling in a crosswind, i experienced much more noticable trailer sway in the SRW vs. the dually. Don't really know if it actually reduces trailer sway, or just keeps me from feeling it in the truck, but it is an added benefit. That being said, I never had issues towing with either of my SRW trucks & would still opt for SRW over DRW if all else is equal, just because the fat *** is a pain in parking lots & it sucks buying 6 tires instead of 4.[/QUOTE]
This issue is really kind of moot. Super Duty’s are just bigger than the lines painted for parking pregnant roller skates. I always end up parking way out near the edge of the lot. And, in my experience, if you tow a big unit, the tires on an SRW wear faster than they will with the same unit with a DRW, so that issue is about a wash.
I do like my duallies.
PS. When I was driving commercially, I was pulling rigs up to 110 feet long and 120,000 lb.........so these are all just pickups! 🤠🤠

 

And if you decide on a dually get the f450. The tighter turning radius is a big plus.

 

My Momentum 394 has a GVWR of 20,000 lbs, so towing with a Dually isn't an option....it's mandatory, if I want to stay within all of the weight capacities for my trailer.

 

I used to drive a DRW as a work truck. If you are on the road a lot with your RV then I would lean towards the DRW. Others already mentioned the added stability - this isn't just nice it is a fairly sizable safety upgrade. That isn't to say an SRW can't pull your trailer, you already know it can and will without too much trouble. However, there is a big difference in the rigidity of a DRW that will help.

If you don't spend that much time going down the road and spend a greater majority of your time in camp living the lifestyle, only occasionally moving the RV, then it might not be worth it for the reason being the DRW is a bit more of a pain to drive around town without the RV than an SRW.

If I were getting a truck solely for pulling an RV, even smaller ones than yours, I'd lean towards a DRW. There are rarely people that fit that mold as their trucks are multi-purpose vehicles, yet when not pulling an RV, or any trailer for that matter, they work around the DRW inconveniences. For a lot of people a DRW just isn't an inconvenience, in maneuverability/parking, either. If I had a DRW I'd make it work and work around the inconveniences. I don't think, in all honesty, I'd find anything more inconvenient than a CCLB truck already - and that is because it already has a huge wheelbase.

To each their own. Just keep in mind you are gaining a higher safety margin with a DRW for the times you are going down the road. That is something to really ponder.

 

I find my DRW is no issue in driving in traffic or parking at the home depot. Get is.

Just learn to back in, It is easier that way.

 

You can see my rig in my signature, rig is 16K loaded, very comfortable tow. No problems towing with SRW newer model modern trucks. If I was a fulltimer, or had a 20-24K GVWR I would definitely have a dually.

 

Applied physics, a dually has more and wider contact points to the road than a single. The only point for the rear to resist the sideway force of a trailer sway is where the tires have contact with the road. Also, it has a wider wheelbase. The bigger the area of the contact is, the better it can resist.