Changing to Super Singles?

If you have duals then you’ll need to get the offset wheels to push them out wider.

 

What about a blow out in the middle of no where ?
A lot of vendors do not keep them in stock.

 

The big question is WHY you would want to run super singles in the first place .

and why on earth would you pay money to swap to them ?

you blow a tire and you’re sitting for hours in a dangerous location , you can’t even drive slow to the next exit .
Plus when it blows , it usually damages the rim too .

yes super singles get a quieter of a mile per gallon better fuel milage .
But it’s not worth the hassle and definitely not worth the cost of converting to them .

 

last super single that blowed on trailer was $2300, rim was bent.
Drive tire that blowed was $1600 plus $400 service call (location middle of nowhere by houston missouri, loves sent a guy from springfield/strafford.)

 

In the 17 years I was hauling new (and used) trailers, super singles were promised to be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

As they gained some acceptance in the industry, there were 2 reasons for their use:
1. Slight weight savings at each wheel end where they were used. 100 lbs. times 8 wheel ends may yield 800 lbs.
For some applications it might be worth it.
2. Slight improvement in fuel mileage, maybe 3-5% maximum.

So certain segments of the industry adopted them with some success.
Mostly tankers staying within a specific operational area (gasoline tankers tank farm to gasoline station)
and some other weight sensitive situations. Fuel mileage usually wasn't a factor, the rest of the configuration negated that. Flat beds for instance.
Note that many of those fleets carry a spare, further diminishing the weight savings advantage.

But the well known downsides usually caused any savings to evaporate.
Large fleets, excellent support services, consistent limited geographic area, fine.
Individual owners/small fleets, no support services, large geographic area, not so much.

 

When mine blew, it took out the airlines too....in a 2 lane construction zone. Good times...good, good times.

 

Wonder if we can get Goodyear, or Bridgestone, or Michelin to put those pictures on their websites.
A real sales tool...