Holy cow, that's a lot of weight. I would have to guess that my tongue weight might be more than i think.
thanks for the education.
Boat trailer can be as low as 7% tongue weight. The setback axles allow for stable towing with less tongue weight. Toy Haulers are the worst. They can exceed 20%.
Since I do encounter mud ruts regularly now, and intend on using my SMB for skiing (slush roads) - I think I will skip that dually and continue the quest for the right SMB.
Thought about switching out the dually for a single, but not sure this makes sense. Sure there is someone out there in the same situation as caringb with a need for a dually setup.
I have had big, heavy campers on 4wd pickups in past years? Even with overloads and rear air bags, the pitch and sway on mountain roads was a problem. Now I have a class B+ with dually rear....and it drives so much better on winding roads. I feel much more in control and can take turns faster. That helps with steeper uphill climbs. So that may be the biggest advantage to the dually.
Why are dually's bad in mud ruts? In my experience oddly narrow axles do great because the ruts are more common width and so the narrow axle draws the opposite tire out even as the other goes deeper. I would have thought dually was the same- getting traction either by being wider than the rut or drawing over. Not true?
Why are dually's bad in mud ruts? In my experience oddly narrow axles do great because the ruts are more common width and so the narrow axle draws the opposite tire out even as the other goes deeper. I would have thought dually was the same- getting traction either by being wider than the rut or drawing over. Not true?
I won't say traction is any worse, but the rear end sifts side to side more, as if the tires are fighting eachover for who gets to be in the rut.
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