I never seen a thread on YT with as much miss-information as I am reading on this one. From my experience in body shops repairing frames and replacing complete frames on many pickup trucks, a 3/4 ton truck frame is lighter gauge steel. Rails on a 1 ton are much stiffer than a 3/4 ton.
Then if it comes with dual wheels (dually) that frame is also heavier. They are also a different width between the rails on the rear to make more room for the duals, maybe not so much these days, but in the 80's they had different floor pans for the beds back then. Width.
I own a 2002 F350 dually ext cab and bought a brand new 2018 F-350 ext cab last May. GVW on the new one is much higher than the old one. Both the trucks have the Lariat trim and Diesel engines,(apple to apple comparisons here). The new truck weighs almost 850# more than my 2002. I'll bet not a one of you would believe this, but let me take you under one and have a look at how much heavier built the frame and drivetrain is on the 2018. I was surprised, even the factory hitch is much beefier with a 3" receiver.
As far as driving in the snow....in 2wd, (both my trucks are 4x4) compared to the old 2wd trucks I had back in the 70's each of these new ones will go better in the snow in 2wd than the 3/4 ton 2wds I had back then by far.
We have hills around here Se Ohio, and no flat land like most of you are used too.
Also if you plan on towing a gooseneck trailer, the dually will kick a$$ on any single wheel truck...I have a 26' low pro gooseneck trailer and with a top heavy load of round or square bales the dually will really shine on a curvy road.
Three trucks ago I owned a 1995 3/4 ton F-250 4x4 gasser and while I used to think it was ok for towing heavy loads, I found out I was nuts after I bought the F-350 4x4 dually diesel. There is just no comparison folks.
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