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Everyone will tell you that you need a one-ton dually...hell a 450-550 would be what you NEED. I disagree. People overload their trucks on a regular basis..a 1/2 ton truck with a bed full of brush, or grass that was dug up, is overloaded and people do that all too often. Ever see a Tahoe or Suburban rolling down the road with a 16-20' enclosed trailer? I'd venture to say that if it's not overloaded, that it is unstable at speed. I pulled my 24' er down the road (5 miles) empty with the denali, and it was NOT fun. I do however pull my 24' trailer with my f250 ccsb, and it's lifted at that...I pulled from Tulsa, OK to Waco yesterday and I will be going back today to do it all over again..loaded up weight is about 22k lbs, and it pulls FINE at highway speeds, no sway, no problems braking (yeah my brake controller is cranked pretty hard, but I'm not stupid and allow plenty of room to slow down, and I start braking ahead of time, and I accelerate slow and let the truck work at it's own pace). I have airbags to level the truck out, and I would recommend them on whatever you get, just for the improvement in the ride! Buy what you can afford and what will fill every need you have. A big crewcab dually isn't horribly practical for commuting in town and parking lots etc. One of them crewcab shortbeds would be the cats meow, methinks.
-Jason
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'02 F-250 Super Duty CCSB 4x4. 7.3L Powerstroke, Lariat Trim, Black and Tan with Tan leather, 5% tint all around, 5% eyebrow, 4" MBRP Turbo-Back, 6" tip, A-pillar Guages, (Boost, Pyro, Trans) 6-position chip from Matt at Gearheads Automotive, ITP ported housing, Alpine WMA/MP3/IPOD Headunit, JLAudio G1300 Amp, JLAudio 12 w1v2-4 12" Sub, Leveled, 305/60/18 ProComp Xtreme A/T's, on 18x9 ProComp 1089's, Firestone RideRites. Garage Kept DD/Tow Pig.
'03 Yukon Denali, 6.0 AWD, LOADED, on 20's.
'08 Pace American 24' Pursuit Car Trailer.
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