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03-29-2015, 06:28 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Kentucky
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I love my dually!
First outing in our new truck pulling the camper. 5.5 hr drive to Gatlinburg, TN with the kids and wife. It's was awesome. I was able to just relax and drive vs constantly correcting the truck and camper. Amazing how just a few hundred pounds in weight and a lot more GVWR makes it so much more stable and enjoyable drive. It was a first not being worn out on a longer drive when we get there. My wife and I are actually looking forward to driving home because we love towing with it so much! Lol
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2012 GMC Sierra 3500HD D/A 4x4
2013 Keystone Laredo 321BH
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03-29-2015, 06:31 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
Posts: 20,323
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 dually is the way to go!! Bought mine in '08 and drug a 36' fiver across the nation and back in '09. What a nice feeling it was to have 6 feet on the ground in WINDY Wyoming.
Congrats!!
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2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.
Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
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03-29-2015, 06:40 PM
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Site Team | Emeritus
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Western PA
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CONGRATS, Definitely agree, the only way to go
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2013 RAPTOR 300MP w/Rear Patio Deck NO Folding Side Ladder 
2013 Silverado 3500HD LTZ CC LB 4X4 DRW
Duramax 6.6L Turbo Diesel; Allison Trans
Reese 20K; Carlisle Radial Trail RH/HD; TPMS (12 Tires)
Veteran 
PSU (GO LIONS) 
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03-30-2015, 09:19 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Western Wa
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Congrats Quad !! I took my new dually out for our first trip together last weekend myself. I was thinking going from a 3/4 ton SRW to a 1 ton DRW is a bigger step than going from a 1/2 ton to a 3/4 ton. And the exhaust brake. Pure heaven Hey I need to update my avatar !!
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2015 Ram Mega Cab SB, CTD, LTD, 3.73 Firestone Airbags
2014 FuzionFZ371 Toyhauler
2008 Polaris 525 IRS Outlaw
2005 350 Banshee SE
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03-31-2015, 02:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Prince George Va
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Congrats,Dually is the only way to go on these larger 5th wheels Always good to have 6 feet on the ground instead of 4,Just my 2 cents 
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2008 F350 chipped and bagged 6.4 power stroke crew cab 4x4.2013 384pk Raptor (Gravy Train) 2006 Fatboy w/18inch ape hangers,2006 883c sporty,Army wife Kim,Cocoa (The Boarder Collie) and Rebel (The English Bulldog)  (THE RICH RAGE WAR,BUT ITS THE POOR THAT DIE)
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03-31-2015, 06:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Waco, Tx
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Duallys rock, I tried convincing myself otherwise but after a F150 and an F250 and about 20K in learning fees... (trade-in loss) I'm back and YES DUALLYs ROCK..
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04-05-2015, 02:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Airdrie, Alberta
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Congrats! As they say, you can never have too much tow vehicle. I'm sure many of us are envious.
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2013 Passport 3220BHWE, upgrade axles, Kumho Radial 857's, all LED, TST507 TPMS, Reese DCSC, DIY corner stabilizers
2012 Ram 1500 Sport crew cab, Hemi, 4x4, 3.92 LSD, factory brake controller, S&B CAI w/scoop, Moroso air/oil can, 87mm ported/polished/knife-edged throttle body, Magnaflow exhaust, 180* t-stat, Rear lowered 2", Airlift 1000.
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04-05-2015, 05:48 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Great looking truck...my next truck will be a dually...but the wife says I will be burried in my current truck
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2015 Laredo 320TG with Equalizer Hitch
2008 Chevy 3500HD SRW DURAMAX 7" BDS Suspension lift 37" Toyo Open Country R/T's Suncoast Stage 6 trans, suncoast 1058 converter, Lance 4" down pipe, 4" turbo back exhaust, Banks intake, PPE trans cooler, FASS 150 Lift pump, EFI Live Tuning by Idao Rob
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04-27-2015, 05:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Grays Creek, NC
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Great looking rig, if you want to upgrade the ride at all look at getting some Bilstein 5100 zinc shocks. Night and day ride difference!
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2018 Chevy LTZ 3500 4X4, DRW, QC, 6.6L TD, Factory trailer prep, Andersen Aluminum hitch
2015 Raptor 332TS 38' Toyhauler, Maxxis M8008,Splendide 2100XC, Winegard RoadTrip Mission satellite dish, King sleep number bed
Retired Army, 22yrs 
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04-27-2015, 07:50 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Lagrange OH
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Totally agree! Also just upgraded to a dually! And also agree with the Bilsteins. Had them on my last truck and already ordered them for this truck.
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04-27-2015, 08:09 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Tustin, CA
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Try finding a Ram Dually right now on the West Coast. Ram has ended the 2015 model year and won't start taking orders for 2016 till June so figure August or September delivery.
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04-27-2015, 08:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Las Cruces
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Love my dually as well. Looks almost identical to your. My 2500 was a great truck, but this dually has changed my mind about tow vehicles. Now that I'm "retired", I started transporting RVs. I see some guys doing this work with SRWs, but the majority have DRWs for good reason. It's amazing how much more stable they are, especially in the wind. I changed all of my valve stems over to steel and run a TPMS. They work great, not sure why GM won't put the factory system on.
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2013 Alpine 3500RE
2019 Silverado 2500HD Duramax
U.S. Air Force Retired (25 yrs)
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05-01-2015, 11:52 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Bellevue, Wa
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My wife and I purchased a 2015 RAM 3500 DRW to pull a 39' 14,000lb trailer. What a joy to tow. Plenty of power (almost like the trailer isn't attached). THe exhaust brake in trailer/haul mode is truly amazing. Just wish I was driving the truck instead of working.
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2014 Keystone Alpine 3500RE
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05-02-2015, 07:14 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Hayden, ID
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Diesel+dually=WINNING COMBINATION!
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05-02-2015, 11:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Kentucky
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My 2500 was also a great truck. I'd did ever thing I needed in a truck, but..... Pulling out 5er well lol it's amazing the difference. I said to my wife, as long as we have a 5er I'll always have a dually. They are awesome when towing. 5100 Bilsteins are nice. I had them on my 2500. It made a huge difference in riding also.
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2013 Keystone Laredo 321BH
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05-02-2015, 03:18 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Woodstock, Ontario
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Picked up our trailer from it's winter home today. Dropped it off with the 2500 HD gasser. Picked it up with the 3500HD Dually Diesel. A totally different experience if only for a 1 hour drive home.
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05-04-2015, 03:30 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Green Bay, WI
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Just finished a 3000 mile trip to and from
Florida and I love my dually. My 2500 used to tow just fine but my new F350 tows so nice I almost forgot the trailer was there most of the time.
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Cougar High country 330 RBK
2014 F350 6.7 CC DRW
2008 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax CCSB SOLD
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05-14-2015, 04:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 264
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It nothing short of amazing how much of a difference a dually makes. I never would have believed it had I never bought one. But having one now. I wouldn't switch back having a 5er.
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2012 GMC Sierra 3500HD D/A 4x4
2013 Keystone Laredo 321BH
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05-14-2015, 04:51 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: PA
Posts: 30
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I can say that after having a 95 dually and then an 03 2500 I am glad I went back to a dually. Now when I get to the campground I don't feel like I just went 10 rounds.
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2011 COUGAR 327RES
2014 RAM 3500 DRW 4X4
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