WarrenS65 wrote:

When I was running my Lance 961 on a 97 Chevy 2500, I had 2 left rear blowouts. First one was with the camper going about 70, second one was with the camper and a 7000# trailer going about 65.
Both times, I felt the truck shudder and start "sloshing" around.
I put on the hazards, eased off the gas, and pulled over to the right.
Changed the tire and back on the road with no loss of control.

I also had a right front blowout on an Isuzu pickup going 80 and had no loss of control. I didn't have a cabover camper, but I did have camper shell loaded with camping gear.

I was never worried about loss of control on a rear blowout, but I'm still concerned about a front blowout with a top heavy camper, in a turn.

I switched to a DRW, not because I was afraid I'd lose control, but because I found my tires were running right at the limit and I wanted a better margin.
I also feel like the DRW was more stable than the SRW, but that could be the springs. Also possible going to 19" wheels on the SRW would have helped.

ferndaleflyer wrote:

I have over the years had at least 2 situations that I don't believe I would have survived had I not had a dually.
1-It was Friday before the 4th of July and I was towing a enclosed 32ft 3 axel bumper pull trailer with a race car and assorted junk inside traveling with traffic at about 70mph on I 40 near Burlington NC. The trailer hitch ball sheared off and I went for a ride. I think to this day what saved me was the dual wheels on the truck and the 3 axels on the trailer. Not much damage and I didn't hit anyone.
2-Coming down the hill on I-70 coming into Frederick, MD towing a trailer that was rear end heavy, it started swaying and was almost sideways, I floored it and as soon as it got straight behind me I locked up the brakes and got it stopped. Only the dual wheels stopped it from turning me around and maybe rolling the whole mess.
You never have to much truck.

specta wrote:

Such a pointless debate.

Dually are more stable than a SRW pickup.

You either want one or you don't.

specta wrote:

Such a pointless debate.

Dually are more stable than a SRW pickup.

You either want one or you don't.

specta wrote:

Such a pointless debate.

Dually are more stable than a SRW pickup.

You either want one or you don't.

JRscooby wrote:




OTOH, MT dually is more likely to skid on wet pavement than single. Dually is more likely to get stuck on wet grass than single. Single is better on snow/ice when MT

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nteresting, but I think the loss of control dangers are different for blowouts on the hauling vehicle in trailer vs truck camper.