I will add to Guilherme’s assessment that duallies suck in the mud and snow/ice due to the wide footprint relative to the weight of the vehicle. I prefer the SWR on snow days.
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Have you looked at commercial trucks? I have not checked them lately, but should be still available. They make the dual wheels outside edge in line with the doors of truck, not sticking out further. Such trucks came as cab and chassis, put your own bed or body on them depending on your use for truck. We have an older truck built this way, flatbed on it. Super for trailer pulling. I LOVE having dual wheels, they STOP the whole outfit when I really need it. They are also a big help in stopping should your trailer brakes fail you. Lots more rubber on the road. Even well maintained trailers can snag a wire, brake line accidently, causing brake failure.
Nice to hear folks never get caught in cross winds, backdraft from semi trucks, don’t need duals. I appreciate the no “slap effect” wind control that duals give me when hauling. I drove single rear wheels in a gas truck with just a small 4 horse trailer. Felt every bit of wind then!
I like my diesel engine, always have enough power in any situation. We have large horses, 1400 to 1600 pounds, usually taking at least 4 at a time, then add in harness, carriages, hay, for a weighty load. Even for a day trip, haybags, one carriage, it is not a small load to manage. Would not willingly go back to a gas truck for hauling.
Much depends on your previous driving experiences, the terrain you drive over, how good or bad the roads are which you travel on. I have only been in friends 4WD truck and my tractor. Never really needed 4WD where we go hauling horses. And you lose mileage with that second transmission every outing. I can only think of a few times over lots of years that I wished truck was 4WD. Usually I just shoveled more snow in the truck bed and we drove out without getting pulled. Ha ha
