Official Truck of Texas: 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab Dually

I've driven 40-foot Class-A motorhomes through construction zones without blinking an eye, but there's something about the 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab Dually that just freaks me out. It's big, real big. Dodge introduced the Dually last Thursday at the Texas State Fair amidst prize-winning barnyard animals, many of whom may be packed in a trailer and hauled off to slaughter by this very truck. Inside Line reports that the 17-inch rear wheels expand the rear track to 6-feet, 4-inches. Those extra wheels and heavy-duty axle help boost the truck's payload capacity to 3,240 lbs and maximum trailer weight to 15,600 lbs. A mighty powerplant is needed to pull that tonnage, so Dodge provides the Dually with its 5.9L Cummins turbodiesel that produces 325 hp and 610 lb-ft of Texas tuggin' torque.

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