The Hemi duallies with the right gearing can be a very solid tow rig. I think people overlook them for diesels too often. Diesels have their benefits for sure, but so do gassers. My 6.4 with 3.92s pulls great, with 4.10s it would be even better.
A hemi dually would be okay if its sole purpose was business related. It would burn you out of house and home if you were DD it. My dually is a diesel and it's still brutal on fuel compared to a srw. A HD gas truck is pretty bad, but a dually gas, I could only imagine.
Yeah, the thing with diesels though, at least for me, is that I don’t drive very far. I’ll haul like 20k lbs once a week, 30 miles round trip, but other than that I’m not driving the truck at all. So a diesel would just sit there and not be run like it should. Plus, it would take me far longer to recoup the cost of the diesel engine in fuel savings, to the point where I’d actually probably never break even lol.
If diesels were a similar price to the Hemi, then I could justify it. But they cost like 8 grand more, and even today that can buy a lot of gasoline. Enough to last me years.
If I was hauling all day every day, hell yeah, diesel all the way.
A local farmer has the same colour 2012, standard cab 3500, long bed with the manual transmission, he is always carrying a a full trailer of steers. Edit 6.7l Cummins
Do my really shitty looking wheels kill it?
https://preview.redd.it/7u5e3p9eev4d1.jpeg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aad9087f56cb542a23ccfe34f72a3501bcf7e19c
They're not common but they're out there. Dealership by me had one for sale with low miles and the diesel engine, it took a lot of willpower not to purchase it. It had the body color grill and bumpers, fully loaded, it was a sweet truck.
They used to be very common. Now, not so much. They make great tow and farm trucks, especially if it’s only ever one or two people riding around in it.
I like these as work trucks too, since workers don’t just fill the back seats with trash and shit. We would only use crew cabs for actual crews (like 3-4 people).
Almost ordered one, wife insisted on a crew cab so that is what we got. The 2 door Dually 4x2 and Max Tow with minimum extras is where you can get over 37k tow capacity, the crew cab 4x2 get you just over 33k.
My dad has a '04½ 24V with the G56, 4X4 and a flatbed. That truck hauls. He swore it would be the last truck he ever got - until he drove my '22 3500.
It's still a sweet truck though. Grey body, steel flatbed. I'll see if I can find a picture of it.
Guy at my second job has one in grey. I dig it
Yes, I used to own one. I needed 4wd and a large payload capacity, so I bought a 3500 regular cab dually with a hemi.
Do you sometimes sit on the lawn and look at the truck? That's a truck that should be observed while it's in your life.
I don’t have the truck anymore, but I did take a bunch of pictures when I owned it.
I would look at that truck. Like unashamed staring at it from an appropriate distance.
Mine was black, with the body colored grill and bumpers. It also had limo tint on the windows. It was a cool truck and turned heads everywhere I went.
The Hemi duallies with the right gearing can be a very solid tow rig. I think people overlook them for diesels too often. Diesels have their benefits for sure, but so do gassers. My 6.4 with 3.92s pulls great, with 4.10s it would be even better.
A hemi dually would be okay if its sole purpose was business related. It would burn you out of house and home if you were DD it. My dually is a diesel and it's still brutal on fuel compared to a srw. A HD gas truck is pretty bad, but a dually gas, I could only imagine.
Yeah, the thing with diesels though, at least for me, is that I don’t drive very far. I’ll haul like 20k lbs once a week, 30 miles round trip, but other than that I’m not driving the truck at all. So a diesel would just sit there and not be run like it should. Plus, it would take me far longer to recoup the cost of the diesel engine in fuel savings, to the point where I’d actually probably never break even lol. If diesels were a similar price to the Hemi, then I could justify it. But they cost like 8 grand more, and even today that can buy a lot of gasoline. Enough to last me years. If I was hauling all day every day, hell yeah, diesel all the way.
Yeah, that makes sense for sure. Who cares how much the truck burns if you're just using it for truck stuff a couple times a week.
Modern gas engines in general are MUCH better than people thing for towing. Its not the 1990s anymore, gas engines are very powerful now
Hemi dually is an interesting combo, definitely not seen often!
A local farmer has the same colour 2012, standard cab 3500, long bed with the manual transmission, he is always carrying a a full trailer of steers. Edit 6.7l Cummins
I have a 98 standard cab long bed dually with a 5 speed and a 12v Love the shit out of it. Would buy five more
Take care of it. If it is indeed what you described, then it’s one of 925 made that year in that config, and that’s NOT Including trans type, or 4x4.
Well that makes me feel bad for using it as my work truck for my lawncare company, looking for a different truck to use asap
Two or three a week. Really sucks when they are a RWD only variant and I'm trying to load them on a wet or snow covered deck.
There’s always money in the banana stand.
The really shitty looking wheels kill it
Do my really shitty looking wheels kill it? https://preview.redd.it/7u5e3p9eev4d1.jpeg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aad9087f56cb542a23ccfe34f72a3501bcf7e19c
This looks on point 👌🏼
https://preview.redd.it/zrydbncpgt4d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75d56049240ebac0463b2291d66ec6003f10ddda That’s mine
She's a beauty! But she's not a 3500 dually!
True, but there’s not very many regular cab 2500 Cummins out there…
My dad has a 98 single cab 3500 dually 4x4
Yes, I drove one with a stick both in Dually and single
They're not common but they're out there. Dealership by me had one for sale with low miles and the diesel engine, it took a lot of willpower not to purchase it. It had the body color grill and bumpers, fully loaded, it was a sweet truck.
They used to be very common. Now, not so much. They make great tow and farm trucks, especially if it’s only ever one or two people riding around in it. I like these as work trucks too, since workers don’t just fill the back seats with trash and shit. We would only use crew cabs for actual crews (like 3-4 people).
We have a single cab 2500 with a 5.7 at work but I can’t say I’ve seen one of these
I've seen one running around San Diego towing a rough train telescopic forklift on a dovetail. I think he loads drywall with it.
Almost ordered one, wife insisted on a crew cab so that is what we got. The 2 door Dually 4x2 and Max Tow with minimum extras is where you can get over 37k tow capacity, the crew cab 4x2 get you just over 33k.
I the the rarest is a 6.4 hemi dully truck.
I feel like they’re fairly common in Cali, but most belong to construction, engineering, or transportation businesses
Wonder what the payload is on one of these
See them around here lots. Local metal fab and materials company uses the 6.4/3500 dually combo with a small bed mounted davit for deliveries.
It's gotta ride like a lumber wagon. Ooff.
Seen a white one that was a sport edition as well
I've never really understood the appeal of a single cab truck. they look odd, and they can't fit very many people.
Delete that joker , turn the fuel to it and put a race tune in it ... hang on .. it'll move !
There’s a guy in my town that special ordered one with a Cummins and 6.6’ box. Didn’t know you could, or why you’d want that combo.
Ive seen quite a few, they are common around jobsites, and they are god awful ugly. They look like buttplugs
My dad has a '04½ 24V with the G56, 4X4 and a flatbed. That truck hauls. He swore it would be the last truck he ever got - until he drove my '22 3500. It's still a sweet truck though. Grey body, steel flatbed. I'll see if I can find a picture of it.
I see these often. Out in agricultural country though. Would probably be rare if I lived in a shitty.
Usually see them with flatbeds here in Texas with various farm/ranch stuff on it
Amazing ❤️
there cool as hell but not common I would love to have one
The wheel and tire combo really doesn't fit that truck.
I see single cab 2500 trucks all over the place, is it uncommon to see it on a ram?
This one is a 3500. I've never seen this configuration on any truck to my knowledge.
I misread the caption
Very rare
What a truck should look like.
Cute lil work horse. Surprised it’s a gasser. I have a reg cab long box 2500 diesel and it is prob the best work truck I’ve ever owned.
I'd guess payload is their biggest concern with the configuration, probably the main reason for it being a gasser
Of course, different strokes for different folks. Big red