Singles

Where is the "beating a dead horse" smiley when I need it?

 

Big minus I've seen is when you blow a tire you end up replacing the wheel also . No running to the next exit like you can with duals .

 

When one is diligent about their tires and watches air pressures and looking for road damage, the risk of a drive tire blow out (stay focused class, I said drive tire not trailer tire) is almost non existent. I have had flats on drives, but I have never had a drive tire blowout in over 3 decades, including the years driving in Alaska. I have had more steer tire blow outs. I have used both duals and wide based rubber. There are some pluses to both. I have a preference to the wide based. There are a lot of factors to decide if it works for a person or not. What you will be doing with the truck, what conditions you will be operating in, etc. They can be used in more than just running down the highway. Iowa is definately agricultural based. There are getting to be a larger and larger percentage of trucking operations that cater to feed lots, grain and livestock hauling, etc that are using wide based all the way around, and do so on gravel roads each day. I even run up and down several miles of gravel roads each week and have no fear of having a problem with wide based. Wide based are holding up and doing a good job. They do require more due diligence in watching pressures and for road damage. If a person just wants to crawl into a truck and drive it, it would not be the best choice. But that little extra effort can also mean using something that can have very good weight savings and better fuel economy. And if you blow a tire with duals, and you run down the road on the shoulder a ways to get to a repair shop, you had better hope that there is no LEO around. You can be cited, and you will still have to call road service. Now you will have more of a cost and CSA points to boot. Your call.

 

Best tires ever made.

 

Not true . You are allowed to drive to a safe area with a flat or blown tire . I was once running a blown tire and went by a motorcycle cop on the side with a 4 wheeler . I pulled up the next ramp , got on the shoulder and started putting triangles out . The motorcycle cop came up ,asked if I was staying there until someone fixed the tire , and went on .
§ 397.17Tires.(a) A driver must examine each tire on a motor vehicle at the beginning of each trip and each time the vehicle is parked.(b) If, as the result of an examination pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, or otherwise, a tire if found to be flat, leaking, or improperly inflated, the driver must cause the tire to be repaired, replaced, or properly inflated before the vehicle is driven. However, the vehicle may be driven to the nearest safe place to perform the required repair, replacement, or inflation.

 

been a super single for 10 yrs.sometimes wish for the cuddle buddy buts its great to be able to fart in the truck and not worry about my partner hearing it.Just sayin lol

 

What we found by switching to singles was less road failures and a higher chance of repairing a flat. The drivers that limps a flat on a dual to the closest service point (legal issues aside), are really reducing the chance of being able to repair that tire. They also may be overloading the tire next to it. No one likes sitting waiting for tire service, but it's a part of life in trucking. With singles, most drivers wont attempt to drive, so the tire has a better chance of being repaired.

 

Yea and while your driving down the highway to the next truck stop 10 miles away, your slinging rubber all over the road that can be kicked up by other vehicles. Ever been on a motorcycle and come up on a chunk of rubber at 65-70 mph ? Can you say going down for the last time ?

Going on my second set of SS in 8 yrs.... love them.