Just wanna say beautiful car you have there.

As for a tow rig, I have a 2011 F450(boo now)CC Dually 4X4 and it tows my 28' trailer with no issues. Recent trip to Oklahoma and back netted me 14MPG with the cruise at 75 even on all the hills. never an issue. IMO buy more trailer than you THINK you need.

As for a dually being a daily driver. It is all I have owned for the last 13 years and they have all been my daily drivers. mostly in California where all parking lots and spaces are small. They fit in most parking structures and once you get used to driving one you wont go back.

I went with a crew cab to get the 8ft bed I always hated the 6ft bed I had always had an 8ft bed and thought I could deal with a 6ft but hated it since day one to be honest I kind of miss the extra cab space but the 8 ft bed is nice I'll stick with the crew cab

Gorgeous car .

As for the truck, stick with what you have altho for pulling what you have in mind I would prefer a dually. For WAY less than the price of a new truck you can go thru the one you have and add an air ride rear suspension. That will take the John Deere right out of it.

With the exception of MAYBE a 3408 Caterpillar, nobody has ever built a V8 diesel that will go the distance so your only option is Cummins and everything built after Oct '03 is junk no matter who builds it. JMHO.

As long as you never let Rhino near your truck there are a few hundred thousand miles of faithful service left in it.

Kevin

you'll get lots of different opinions but personally having towed with gas and diesel, bumper and goose i NEVER want to use gas or bumper pull especially for any distance

i have no personal experience with newer diesels but from the sounds of it the EPA has really ruined a good thing

I love my 07 6.7 cummins. I get 23-24 empty on the freeway. 16 towing my 24' enclosed. Not sure if you have emissions testing where you live but the best thing you can do to the newer cummins is to find a programmer that will allow you to delete the DPF and the EGR system. Your motor will be a much happier engine and give you much better power and mileage. I really like the newer auto as well. Mine is a 6 speed and with the the factory exhaust brake makes driving it so nice and braking a ease..

Nice Hot Rod Dave
Love my '99 Cummins dually daily driver

Thanks for all the comments guys.

I would have replied sooner, but I have been sick as a dog these last few days with some kind of flu like bug. I haven't been this sick in many years and it really beat me down. Still feel pretty rotten, but I am on the mend and hope to be back to normal by mid week.

-Dave

Nice to see a project completed! I followed your progress on mopar Style too. I had the 67' cuda project back then.

Well I went and did it. Picked up a new 2013 Laramie 2500 4x4 and brought it home last night.

I am a happy camper! First new truck I have ever owned. Up until now, it was always used trucks for me and new cars for the wife.

-Dave

Dave, glad to see the car finally done! This is what I tow with, a 2004 3500 single wheel 4x4 Cummins automatic shortbed quad cab and a 32' LQ Millenium trailer. I bought the trailer for the wifegod so she would go with me!

Great looking truck Dave. now all you need is the trailer I have for sale.

Pic's of trailer: click here..

Dave that is one fine trailer but is out of my budget for now.

-Dave

for sale near me

10,500

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