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Weight steel vs aluminum rims?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by 77fib77, Jun 11, 2015.

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  1. Jun 11, 2015 #1
    77fib77

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    A driver told me a tractor is 500 lb lighter with 10 aluminum rims vs 10 steel. Is that true?
     
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  3. Jun 11, 2015 #2
    G.Anthony

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    I do not know the exact amount of weight, but yeah. and super singles set up save even more
     
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  4. Jun 11, 2015 #3
    EndHatred

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    Keep your truck as light as possible, there are plenty loads where you'll be just under the legal limit
     
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  5. Jun 12, 2015 #4
    G.Anthony

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    This is very true, a savings of oh say 1,000 pounds of vehicle weight, can mean 1,000 pounds of extra paying freight.
     
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    DUNE-T

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    I also read somewhere like 500lb weight saving is like carrying 5000lb less. Don't know if it's true..
     
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  8. Jun 12, 2015 #6
    G.Anthony

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    Can't say I ever read that. simple math, that if you lose (say) up to 1,000 pounds of vehicle weight, you can haul that 1,000 pounds freight
     
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  9. Jun 14, 2015 #7
    77fib77

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    It has to do with rotational inertia. It's harder to get a wheel to spin at a circumfrance speed (tangential velocity) of 60 mph and a linear speed of 60 mph. Than to accelerate a box of the same mass to 60 mph. So, reducing wheel weight has a greater effect in increasing acceleration than removing the same weight off the body of a vechicle.
     
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  10. Jun 14, 2015 #8
    77fib77

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    I found a wheel web site and it said 49-53lbs a wheel less with aluminum. So, 500 lbs is about right. How much more with super singles?
     
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  11. Jun 14, 2015 #9
    G.Anthony

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    Do I need a dictionary now to follow this thread.>???
     
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  12. Jun 14, 2015 #10
    EHB

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    Na... just Google it... no worries
     
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