Super singles good or bad?

Give the search feature on here a try. You will get a ton of info. If you are prepared to like them; they are great. Otherwise..........not so much.

 

Smoother when riding , gotta stop when they blow , no limping to the next repair place

Very expensive per tire

 

I've only had to have 2 replaced on my truck. One blew out near my delivery and the other I messed up when I tore the mudflap hanger on my truck backing and wound up in a pothole and punctured it.

 

Both Types of tire have advantages and disadvatages. For a large company the few hundred pounds of savings per truck can really add up. But the initial cost for new SS tires is much higher. If they are balanced and stay alligned correctly you will never have a smoother ride on dry roads. If they wear uneven, are not inflated, balanced and aligned correctly they can knock everything off the shelves in the sleeper going down the road.

I would still prefer duals, at least with a blowout you can limp to shop as long as you don't tear anything else up. Plus in rain/snow you have more traction from the get-go, without having th email computer compensate for the fat SS with traction control.

 

There are good and bad super singles just as there are good and bad duals out there.

 

Like the op said, I keep hearing that the ss are not good in snow and wet weather - how do the tankers get away with using them?

 

Simple,use that grey matter between your ears.

Bergy,would you agree that tires that are worn but still legal are the worst to drive on snow?
I drove like that for a month in snow,never got stuck once.
And i drive a automatic which if you believe half the stories told,cannot drive in snow.
No,i aint no supertrucker............i just think first and act later.

 

The tankers are getting away with them because they have their advantages, BUT they need to be gauged every pre-trip and not moved far if out more then 3 PSI from where they should be, and hazmat drivers are more likely to do a thorough pre/post trip that would include gauging 10 tires every time (or run in-cab TPMS) ... and don't be hitting curbs and other stuff you should not be hitting and they're fine.

 

Xda is a dangerous as

Get the xdn

Xda spin on drizzled i35 in Texas.
Xdn holds Much much stronger.