You're trying to be legal Don?
30k is CDL country
I know Kenneth
But in the Tucky if you are a farmer, and hauling for yourself, even an underaged driver can operate heavy machinery as long as he remains in a direct transit between different parts of your farm. Farms can be spread out by miles, depending on whose fields are leased.
Generally speaking no farmers are ever checked. The state boys tend to focus on dump trucks in our neck of the woods.
So today, Kat and I test drove a Ram dually for a few hours. I definitely liked it and so did she. We were actually grocery shopping when we got a call from a local dealer who just dealer traded for a 3500. It was a low optioned dually, crew cab, 8' bed which had the HO engine, Aisin transmission, 4.10 gears, 50 gal fuel tank, the up-fitter switches and the audio I wanted. A solid black metallic thing, it was pretty. Both of us was surprised at how easy that thing was to drive. It doesn't drive any different from her half ton. Comfortable, neutral steering, a bit bumpy, but good, and easy to maneuver. We probably put over a hundred miles on it and averaged almost 18mpg for our loop even with going almost 80 for highway stretches.
Where I was beginning to think the Ford was the only option, I could see us in a Ram, even a tradesman low option one.
I think I have gotten to the point where I am deciding to move ahead with purchasing a new dually and selling my Duramax 2500. I should do pretty well with selling it and although I do not want to, it is not a part of my future. I now need a full 1 ton truck and I don't want to be working on everything I own any more. I want to pull heavy things, and I want to spend time building my farm and my cabin there. I'll likely just keep the new truck serviced and clean and call it a day. If I need to, I'll play with the Suburban to scratch that itch.