Or,
If your want a better value for your dollar, look at a used Hot Shot / Expediter
truck. These Medium Duty Trucks are the next step up from the pick ups and afford you
more power, better braking and visibility, higher GVWR and will out turn the xtra and
crew cabs.
Plus a wider range of engine and transmissions.
Check out the MDT bof group on the escapees site also try truckpaper.com and good old
ebay.
Different stokes for different folks:)
Jerry Thompson
randy unter wrote:
> I had a chance to visit the Trucks in Motion exhibit in Denver and to drive the "Big
>Three" heavy haulers. I 've had Chevy's and Dodges and fully expected to like the new
>Duramax Diesel truck over the competitors. We are studying 1-ton duallies for an
>upgrade for my wife's horse trailer with living facilities with total weight of
>13,000 GVWR. Although I found the Chevy/GMC Duramax to be a very refined, quiet
>diesel, the Ford 350 Super Duty Powerstroke crew cab dually was clearly the winner in
>the 5900# trailer tow off. I had never driven a dually before, and was amazed how
>stable the truck was though switchbacks and braking. It's hard to imagine flinging a
>huge truck with three tons of trailer around like a sports car, but that's what we
>were allowed to do. For some reason, GM did not have a 1-ton, only the 3/4 ton single
>rear wheels model, which hopped and bucked with the load. I'm sure the 3/4 ton
>Duramax would be fine for all but the largest Airstreams, but the Powerstrok!
> e exhibited greater off the line torque and acceleration and with only slightly more
>noise. The Duramax was "camy", with turbo lag, the power coming on high in the rpm
>range. The Dodge Cummins, 1-ton dually was our second choice, with remarkable
>acceleration for its small displacement. However, Dodge doesn't offer a crew cab, its
>quad cab being tight, and its engine puts out a raucous clatter under hard
>acceleration. At $43K list for a fully loaded Lariat 350 PS Dually, a lot of money,
>the Ford is also a better value than the higher priced Duramax. Never thought I'd
>become a Ford fan, but for the super heavy haulers, it appears Ford still is champ.
>I'm sure that is not what GM had in mind with their Trucks in Motion show.
>
> Randy Unter
> '66 Overlander
> Denver
>
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