I didn't think you were arguing, but explaining your experiences as I am. This is the main reason I come to the forums to try and learn from others experiences. I have found what has worked well for me in certain difficut loads and what has not worked so well and I am constantly sharing these ideas with coworkers and friends. I guess one of the reasons I enjoy carhaul so well is that I am constantly using my brain to try to perfect what I am doing or figure out a totally different way with the help of others. I am going back to being an owner operator after a 20+ year stint driving company rigs and have recently ordered a new rig. I originally planned on 19.5's all the way around exactly like the company rig I operate which works great, but after talking to others and looking at rigs similar to what I planned I decided to go with a 295/60R22.5 on the steers so I could take full advantage of the larger 14,600 front axle on the new rig. I found 19.5 tires that woud have got very near 14,000 or so, which may have worked, but I may as well be able to use the entire 14,600 if needed. The drives and trailer will all be 255/70R22.5 so I can rotate tires around better. I can hopefully get that 1.25" back when needed by learning my new rig and loading smarter with help from others with similar loads and equipment. Thankfully one of my best friends has a rig very similar to what I am going to and I get to pick his brain about how and why he does some things.
How to stop car bounce when using tire strap
Discussion in 'Car Hauler and Auto Carrier Trucking Forum' started by MrBill103, Aug 25, 2015.
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If anything, the trucks with the 295's actually have to take more care not to overload the steer than the older trucks with the lower capacity front ends. But hey, we're saving the planet! -
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For a period a few years ago Allied and or Cooper was burning one every week or so.
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We once had a maintenance director that decided 19.5"s were the way to go. Biggest pain in the Hiney. Nobody stocked them. We had to bank tires in every region we ran.
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We had 600+ stinger transports. That's a lot of spares.
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He means a single drive with a "tag" axle as they use to call it. Only one of the drive axles actually powers the truck the other is like your front axle is.
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