Monday, Apr 14, 2014 at 08:28
sorry Ken it was meant for Eric
but here's a few extra things
Ken where is
home for you, I know where there is a good 6 wheeler dual cab for sale
1) they do drag the back wheels if you are still trying to turn in the same space as std truck & they will
2) tyre wear, back set last about 40% longer & the others last a bit longer than a std truck if its driven empty a lot as each wheel has less load on it
3) fuel economy empty not much difference to std, loaded better than if you were towing the same weight
mine at 4.5t & towing 3T will use 18-23ltrs per 100 but that's 7.5ton with a 4.2td, that's still better than the F350 empty & about what the Isuzu uses but they both go up the hills a lot better, but on a std long trip with camper on Simpson/cape etc is about 16/18ltr per 100
4) length is not a problem most of the time I still use std
parking spaces in shopping centres etc
5) width is the same & hell of a lot better than my Isuzu 300 or F350 which are both the same length that you can't park in a std shopping centre space if you what to get out of the door
6) be very careful of extended chassis that extend wheel base as you will be hung up a lot & when loaded have many other issues I have seen when travelling with others
7) I have owned 6x6 conversions & found then to be great when they were working but more times they were NOT & ended up not trusting them to do a trip & they do not steer
well as they will push fwd to the point of peeling front tyres, My 6x4 is pretty
well std of any touring 4x4 so parts etc is not a problem in the out back just carry a spare set of rear bearings & brake shoes but you should never need them
If you have any questions just ask
Regards
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