Dually vs Single Rear Wheel Pickups! Must watch! 

A good companion to this video might be a discussion of the advantages of fifth wheel vs bumper pull.

Traded in a 2011 F350 Dually for a 2019 F350 SRW. Towing a 35’ Fifth wheel. Can definitely feel the difference in stability. SRW still feels safe, but the dually felt like it was glued to the road. We only went to the SRW because we have an annual site and only tow the camper twice a year. It’s also nice to be able to go through a car wash. LOL

Man this was good. Well laid out and educational. Well done. One of ur best videos to date.

Nice job. You know more than most of the dealers..lol

I love my old dually. I didn’t always need it but it sure has been an absolute workhorse. Lots of times it’s been loaded down heavy and it sure does ride nice and stable with heavy payloads and heavy trailers. An added bonus is you have 2 spare tires back there. You could get 2 flat tires in the rear and still make it home or pull one off the rear to put in the front if need be.

One of the best auto reviews I have watched. You really thought of everything

Consistently good information from a true truck guy. Your videos are fun to watch and always well done.

You by far have the most informative channel out there anywhere. Thanks so much

Hate those Ford dually flares. Makes duallys look like an afterthought. Love how Ram does it by making a whole new bed for duallys having it flow from cab to bumper.

I currently tow a 13K LB 5th wheel with my single rear F350. It hauls it without issue. However after hitting a chunk of something that blew into my lane cutting a tire at 70 MPH I am now considering the duel rear truck for the stability alone. I don't need more weight capacity, I need more control stopping in a hurry...lesson learned.

Just picked up a project for my channel 2001 7.3 6 speed dually 4x4 135k Miles for $5700 so excited!!! Catching up on some RU-vid 7.3 materials before tackling the big girl!!

I've asked several dealers what the mechanical differences are between single/dually, and 150/250/350 or 1500/2500/3500 are, and could not get a satisfactory answer. Excellent video.

Because of the off road performance challenges that a dually faces, we have been interested in the "super single" modification that promises all of the hauling capacity of a dually along with the traction advantages of a single rear wheel drive. We want the off-road performance along with the narrower stance that allows access to narrower dirt roads. That extra 2 feet of width is big when it comes to accessing remote camp sites. Love to hear you compare the payload differences between these in real life scenarios. A super single rear end along with a big Host camper would be an elk hunting dream camp.

I just love how the f350 drw looks. stance and design is better looking. Its my dream truck.

Incredible video, thank you, this is a work of art, I have research so much and no one can tell me these types of benefits of a Dooley.

I love your videos!!! They're all very informational!! Thanks and I'm always looking forward to the next one!!

GREAT video. So tired of hearing all the "know-it-alls" on many Facebook RV pages saying people don't need a dually to haul a 43' toyhauler through the mountains, etc.

Best video describing the difference. Ever.

Just subbed. I've been trying to research this information, and here you made it so much easier to understand the why.

I'm still going with a SRW because I really don't want the parking nightmare that is a dually, but I loved this video! This was great!

That was a very well detailed and very well illustrated video. I try and tell all the 1/2 ton guys on forums & FB groups about why a 1 ton Crew Cab, Long Bed is always the better choice overall for any sort of towing application and they all get pissy because they think their glorified 1/2 ton can pull a freight train without any issue. I personally would never go back to anything smaller than a full 1 ton truck. I personally own a 2001 F350 Crew Cab, Long Bed SRW 4WD and I love it. If I ever did buy a replacement truck I always would consider buying a dually F350 solely due to the added weight, GVWR capacity increase, and the overall added stability they give. Very well done video, keep up the terrific work.

1/2 ton trucks are great for all-around light duty work trucks, towing a smallish boat, jet ski, etc. Also people get them just to dress them up and such. You get a 3/4 or 1 ton for real hauling. I believe 3/4 tons are best suited for plowing and hauling medium and up loads. I have an '03 Ram 3/4 ton crew with the 6.5 bed and it has the towing and plow packages. The plow setup gives it the beefed up frontend so it actually sits tall and level for the weight of a plow. My truck would be a pain to try to pull a 5th wheel or gooseneck because it sits very high, even all stock, I mean it dwarfs many 1/2 ton trucks. I got it for pulling a 7x12 tandem axle enclosed trailer and in the near future, a 20-some foot travel trailer. It is perfect for those duties! Awesome vid, very informative!

I won't be able to afford a pickup truck in the near future but I love how informative your videos are! Please keep up the great work and quality that comes with these videos.

I have towed my fifth wheel with both dual and single wheeled trucks. I agree on all the points made about the increased stability and safety of towing with the dually. I still use my dually every time I tow my fifth wheel. I would add that one of the major inconveniences is keeping up with the rear tire pressure , as it is not obvious by sight when one tire is low, as the other tire maintains most of the load. Also, even though I installed a hose hit, its more difficult to get a tire guage and air chuck onto the rear tire valve stems. Tire replacement costs of the tires are also higher, replacing 6 instead of 4.

I'm not in the market for a travel trailer but I still found this video very informative.

One of the best vids I've seen from the subscription RU-vidrs! I'm not a pickup truck guy but your explanations were all very easy to understand. Great channel!

I have nearly zero knowledge about trucks and am considering buying a diesel truck to tow a 40 ft 5th wheel (13k lbs dry weight and 17k lbs max trailer weight) for full time living. I don't plan on traveling more than 2 months per year. The rest of the time, the trailer will stay put and I hope to use the truck along with my motorcycle for commuting/daily use (the wife has a small Corolla). I realize that a dully would be better at towing the rig but it seams to me that a 1 ton single Axle with the proper gear ratio can do the trick just fine as long as I don't go over 17k lbs. This video is SUPER helpful in understanding the differences. Thanks.

Great comparison of single vs dually rear wheels!

Slide in truck campers......Most srw hauling truck campers are over their GVWR. Every dually owner I talked to before i bought mine told me "you'll never go back to a srw".Great video!

Whenever I think about dailies I can't help but wonder how much of an advantage a dually would have over a single rear wheel but with that single rear wheel moved out to dually width.

Great video. Anyone considering pulling an rv should watch this.

Very informative, glad to see someone that knows what they are talking about making videos.

This was excellent and answered the question I just asked you in the video I watched a few minutes ago. Thx, M

Such an excellent and very informative video!

Best video i have seen on here that explains the differences , nice work

very very well informed, short and to the point, great presentation, from New Zealand mate thanks.

Dually are the way to go I will never tow long haul hot shot with a SRW again I got myself in a dually and I can’t look back!

You answered my question in the first few minutes of the video, thanks. Great video.

I put a fifthwheel hitch in my 16 f150 , reason being is my 250 was in the shop and we were heading out for a short vacation. It's under 9000 lbs , I am very impressed with how the truck performed . I can't say one negative thing to be honest.

Awesome video and thanks for all the information. 👍

We have a 2000 f250 with the 5.4 motor and it's a super cab 6.5 ft bed. One time we were going down the free way on a breezy day with our stock trailer, and the sway was so bad you could barely keep the thing on the road. I keep on trying to convince my parents to get a longer truck to reduce sway and be able to fit more in the bed. Thanks for the videos they are very informative and I enjoy them alot.

One awesome video filled with great information.

Wow, this video is packed with a lot of excellent information! Thanks so much!

WOW! What an eye opener. Great informative video. I am now subscribing. This video has certainly kept me from heading in the wrong direction.

Wow, excellent info and so easily absorbed. The amazing shots of your stock is total eye candy to f-truck lovers too, keep the vids coming 😊.

Thank you for the video it helped me decide which way to go for my next truck.

you should do a video on weight stations, when and when not to stop at them.

Thank you for a VERY informative video. I was leaning toward a dually, but your video helped me eliminate my doubts. And confirm what I suspected. Thanks!!!! When I go truck shopping, I know where to begin.

I had a 2014 F350 SRW and towed by triple axle toyhauler many miles and always felt a little loose when towing. Traded in and bought a 2015 F350 DRW and towing with this beast is night and day difference to the SRW. Wish I would have done in the first place and I would have saved a lot of money on trading a new truck in.

Towing or getting a load going is one thing! Stopping it or control of it even more important ! I had an f450 chasie and I could tow a sissors lift without the electric brakes, the same lift on a E350 dual I couldnt in fact I burnt up my brakes much faster. the weight of the tow vehicle make a difference. Not that I,m sayin to tow with out electric brakes it was just to compare the difference. Good video

Good video thanks for doing it. Years ago before I got my F250, I was speaking to a guy that lifts trucks. He showed me 2 f250 that were 4X4 the spring on the back of them. One had 4 and the other had 5 springs. He said he never knows how many springs are going to be on the back of them. Same year one was XLT the other was a Lariat. Both crew cabs same year both Diesel. He said Ford is known for this, he also stated Dodge, Ram also do it. He said GM also did it but not as much. Just passing this on to you. Enjoy your videos.

Thanks for excellent info. I would like to say that payload is payload and no air bag nor beefy springs will change that.

I love the depth of knowledge shared with us on this channel. I'd like to guess the guy's in the showrooms who actually sell these machines don't know a fraction of the information available here. A must watch before going anywhere a salesroom with a large chunk of your hard-earned.

Best video I have ever seen on the subject. Excellent. Thank you.

The firmer springs on a F350 DRW is no joke. Our 95 Powerstroke is drw and every little bump you hit with that beast when "running light" will just about rattle your brain and guts loose in your body.

I do Enjoy your videos. I have a 13 Ram 3500 Mega Cab Dually. So I get to enjoy both worlds of a dually and short bed with the truck still being longer than a crew short bed truck.

Very informative. Thank You very much for your efforts.

I think those rounded daully flares look odd.

Thank You Very Much for your informative, detail video. I learned a lot.

That was really helpfill.i own a 2002 dodge ram 3500 dually automatic with a 355 gear ratio with overdrive an cruise control and a 5.9 ltr diesel. Fantastic truck

Excellent video pointing out the differences. Thanks!

Ford did make a short bed dually. I don't know if they still do it but I know they did in the 2005 to 2007 trucks.

great video, very informative. If i had the money a dually for me .

Thanks man! Very informative. Keep up with the great work!

It's always best to have more truck than what you are towing hauling than the reverse.

Exactly the detailed information I needed! Thank you so much, my friend!

Good video. Although you touched on it, it would be nice for you to show the yellow door sticker as an example with the actual numbers regarding payload and how payload is determined along with GVWR and how that is derived from. As a lot of us new guys find out quick, a person will run out of payload real quick, even on a 3/4 ton diesel even though it will pull a freight train. But this video gives us visuals on the differences without being pressured by a salesman while crawling around the truck. Thanks for the work.

Well that was thorough! A few things I hadn't thought of, thanks!

I have 3 cummins ram trucks 2 drw 1 2500 . I love my 08 drw but my 2500 with compounds is a blast to drive around.

Your really good Salesman for this truck not all the salesperson has all this knowledge like you , Bravo guys , my question i have my trailer towing when its loaded around 20000 LB Can I use single tires problem about 2 tires need to make inspection each yrs

I don't like the ford dually box, but I am a dually person all the way. Pulling a trailer on a windy day will make you love a dually !!

One big advantage of a SRW vs dually he didn’t mention is the SRW will be a lot better daily driver and much easier to live with when not towing

Always great videos, thanks again!

Thank you for making this video - I'm getting ready to buy a 5th wheel, and this is the most informative, logical video I've found yet. Didn't realize the bed differences like at 8:51. Definitely getting a dually now. Very helpful info. v/r, Jason

Very informative you answered all the questions that I was wondering about. Thank you for taking the time.

No one ever mentions how much “more exciting” a blown rear tire is on a SRW vs DRW when you’ve got a trailer behind you. :)

Im on my 3rd Ford dualy truck. I honestly don't tow a lot to justify having it but when I do its normally pretty heavy (15k+) but they handle great and I don't ever see myself with out one. Only downsides to a dually is cost of plates,You have to buy two more tires,and you can't rotate them unless you have them remounted.

10:00 the final drive ratio will have an effect on city/hiway MPG/ grade pulling. A balance of power acceleration, cruise rpm, and EPA targets, etc etc. (I think they have done a reasonable job of coming up with a ballpark for most ppl in typical uses. But seeing a drive line specialist might make a worthwhile difference, in satisfaction w/ "your" specific combo/use. esp say, if "not quite happy with" a purchase. Also compared to the investment in these trucks.) Peace.

Take the 8 foot bed! The longer the wheelbase the more stability you will have.

I'm not in the market to buy one of these, but I just wanted to say that this is an extremely interesting video and very informative. nicely done, thank you!

Thank you for a very informative and clear video!

Great info. Another advantage of a dually is in the unfortunate event of a rear blowout at highway speeds. It happened to me pulling my 5th wheel across Nebraska at 70mph. I wouldn't want to be in a SRW truck when that happens. I went from a extended cab F250 to a CC F350 dually and it was a world of difference towing. I'm shocked at how many short bed SRW trucks I see pulling big 5'rs. I'm not that brave... Thanks for the great videos!

I have an old 99 Chevy C3500 Crew Cab dually, and I'm really glad I have it. Mostly because I know the truck is up for whatever I can throw at it. It was a bit of an education learning to handle a larger truck like that, coming from an Olds Alero as a previous vehicle, but I don't think I'll ever go back to cars. Trucks suck the fuel for sure, but their utility, and the versatility of the truck I own offsets that pretty well. Great videos, keep 'em coming.

I just bought a dually best thing I've done. Of course a dodge. It's a relief it's made for towing my travel trailer my boat whatever its perfect.

Very well done! I'm sticking to my half ton because I haul my 5 year old son and the occasional couch lol.

Fantastic review! The only thing that I could have added would be a rear tire blow out while towing in a single vs a dually. I've experienced both at highway speeds. The single nearly jackknifed me even though I never touched the brakes. The dually just made a loud noise. The truck didn't sway one bit. Nice Job! I look forward to more videos.

I tow a 10500# gvrw widebody toyhauler bumper pull. 32ft overall. The dually makes it such a better safer and easier towing experience.

And a dully truck also looks cool

Exactly the info we needed-thanks!

That explains it very well. Thank you 👍

The single wheel trucks will squat more with a gooseneck on it, making the clearance issue negligible.

Great video and info, you should do one on Ram and Chevy/GMC as well.

my grandfather owns a 3500 ram single tire diesel, it has the exact 1 ton axle as the dually 3500 ram. was quite surprised to see that the ford 350 single tire wasn't setup the same as the 350 dually...

great video, alot of great info. for when I start looking at trucks to pull a travel trailer

When using a dually every day for heavy hauling such as on farms (larger equine racing operations for example) you discover a 2 door, single cab, short bed, standard shift is best. Not sure how easy it is to find this configuration anymore. However, the shorter over all length of a 2 door short bed gives amazing maneuverability when backing a trailer and when traversing and parking in crowded parking lots. If your going to work your truck, shorter is better. It looks like it is hard to get a new short bed regular cab dually now days.

I had to get the sub frame replaced on my trailer to get it to ride level behind my Dodge 3500 it is so tall. Not a big lift but probably 4 inches, which brought the back bumper up about 8 inches. It was about a $2000 touch. They basically just replaced the existing 2 inch sub frame with a 6 inch sub frame but even with just that they thought it wise to add cross supports. So far it looks good except the bottom step can be a bit much especially if I have to block up that side of the trailer to get it level. Rides nice and level on the road now.

I just want a DUALLY. Not towing nothing for now but I’ll do more driving than towing.

Wow, the information in this video is great.

The difference in traction on snow and fuel mileage between SRW and DRW are also important considerations., at least here in snow country.

Thank you for this video. This video would be so informative to the thousands of guys in SoCal that over load their F250s and 2500HDs (Chevy and Ram). On any weekend you can find guys towing 5th wheels that have a pin weight over 3,500 lbs with trucks whose payload is much lower than that. I've tried suggesting to some of these guys the associated danger with their set ups but often times testosterone driven comments such as "this truck has an Allison, Aisin and 800ft lb" is what I get. Thanks for the vid.