Pro's and Con's of Super Singles

I would think they would not bite into the snow. My experience with 4x4's. Thinner is better.

If they do deliver 4% better fuel mileage that is significant.

I heard Commifornia is going to require low rolling resistance tires for all trucks running there. Does that mean the super singles only?

 

My brother drove a truck pulling flats that had the super singles on the truck and trailers, he had a blow out just outside of baker oregon and he sat there for 4 hours waiting for the tire shop to find another super single to replace it with, now if the truck had duals he wouldnt have have to set there for so long waiting for a tire.

 

i work the dock alot and have forklifts with scales, a average truck tire usually weighs about 130-140 lbs, and the super singles we get around around 190

 

Tolls are based on number of Axles. So no. You still pay the same price.

 

I posted here last year when my truck had about 145,000 miles with my first set of super singles. I'm still on that first set and my truck just passed 232,000 with no complaints. They still have decent tread depth and I expect them to last for another 50-100k miles before needing replacement.

Jim

 

JR, Saw your previous post which had the stats from the MPG. Do you have an update?

 

My engine download printouts show 7.6 to 8.0 mpg but I rely on an adjusted fuel expense cents per mile formula (pump cost - FSC / miles ran) to keep more accurate track of my fuel economy. In my first year my fuel expense was 11.73 CPM and my second year ends this June.

Jim

 

are you sure? because my car is about 10cpm to run. wtf?

 

Dude, that isn't a car, that's a #### tank lol.

In my first year I drove 144,573 miles. I purchased $58,932 in fuel (that is the price at the pump after our company discount) and received $41,970 in FSC, leaving me $16,962 out-of-pocket for fuel. Dividing the fuel cost by the miles results in 11.73 CPM for fuel.

I concentrate on fuel economy. I drive a very aerodynamic truck (Volvo 780), I equipped it with Michelin super singles and I watch my OOR, idle and MPH like a hawk. I normally cruise at 60 MPH, though when I'm driving through hilly spots I bump it up a few MPH to delay downshifts.

My website has detailed spreadsheets showing all my financial information from my settlements. You can find it by googling "lease purchase journal".

Good luck,

Jim

 

I had them on a new IH daycab. No blowouts but I found they were squirlly on Seattle roads in rain.