Good evening,
I am curious the benefits of a single axle trailer. Besides being able to pull less weight, are there advantages to have a single axle tractor? I would imagine maintenance would also be cheaper as there are less parts with a single axle. Are there any other advantages to one?
Single Axle vs. Tandem Axle
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by zmster2033, Jul 10, 2013.
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I personally hate them in the winter time. Give me a twin-screw any day. -
Also, do they get similar fuel mileage to a tandem? -
You will get great Gas Mileage that way.
It won't use any Gas, talk about saving some money.Sneakerfix and 379exhd Thank this. -
Good catch. Just updated.
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They say it's cheaper to use single axles even with the 3 overweight tickets I get each week. The benefits is more gross weight can be hauled with a set of doubles. Less tire maintenance. Probably gets slightly better fuel millage. Disadvantages IMO would be the squirrelly ride, the stopping power and the weight limit on the drives
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Lift Axle, you could still gross out if you needed to, and if your light, even better.
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Whether it makes sense or not ALL depends on your operation, and what you haul. For instance, if I run one of my 3 axle setups out east vs. on of my 5 axle setups, the difference on tolls and bridges alone for the trip could be as much as 300.00
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