I currently have a 3500 srw and I am considering upgrading to a lmm dually and I was wondering how a dually truck compares to a srw truck in offroad use. I farm and ranch for a living, so please keep that in mind while you are answering as I am not reffering to sand and rock crawling when I say offroad use, but instead I am reffering to muddy country roads, corn fields, etc. Also, how does a dually compare with a srw truck in these same conditions but with some weight in the bed or while pulling a trailer. Thank you in advance for you replies.

A DRW will have more traction in the ass end but Im not positive how well they do in the mud. A dually will handle more weight better.

The dually will be more stable when pulling or carrying large loads but it mud or wet field condition I am guessing it will have less tractions do to less weight per square inch on the contact patch of the tire.

the dually will not follow the ruts a srw made. the front end will go down the ruts, the rear end will tend to go all over. a loaded dually will compress the field less then a loaded srw. on a side hill, the dually will slide easier. The dually has a higher payload cap, this is meaningless on the farm, but means somthing to the law on road.

get a drw and put wide singles on the back. Very large contact patch will let the truck sink alot less. Looks awsome too

with a dually the rears can "cake up" with junk and now there isnt as much "side bite" to dig in thru the muck, also when you do get out on to harder surfaces this stuff will be thrown off as you drive and can possibly damage fenders/bed/other vehicles. will definitly "float" more with no wieght in the bed, so expect lots of wheel spin even in 4WD. is more wieght good in muddy conditions, depends on how deep the soup is, more weight and you just dig in faster and deeper.

for the SWR wieght is same for the dually, more may not be better. width is not as wide, but probably not an issue if you can get a tractor in you can get a dually in. yes you do lose some load cap with the SWR, but not that much ( 400-500lbs?? for in bed cap )

either way a good set of A/T's or M/T's if you dont mind the noise will make a world of difference on the mud roads/fields

Traction wise in 2wd my dually is way less capable around the ranch than my single wheel with a posi rear. Be sure to get the posi in the rear. I plan to get a posi in my dually,then it should be very capable. Haven't had it in mud yet,my srw with 285"s does great in mud.

For the last two years I have not have a problem with my 4x4 drw in the muddy pastures or hay fields. That's with or w/o stock trailer. It does tend to float more w/o a trailer, than the srw 4x4. But it also gives you a bigger footprint and at times thats a plus. It really all depends on type of mud, how thick and or how deep. JMO