single rear wheels?

Have you ever been to ND?




American Trucker

 

Born and raised in NoDak. lived there till I was 25, then moved down here to fl. Parents still live there.

 

What you might be seeing is a rear drop axle trailer. It's fairly common in the Pacific Northwest on chip haulers and flatbeds. There are 5 western states that allow 105,500lbs without any special permit other than being registered for that weight.

A typical configuration will be a front drop axle with singles, two tandom axles with duals, and then a rear drop axle with singles. The tires are fatter than normal, but not IMHO super singles, more like the fat steer tires seen on dump and cement trucks. The advantages are fuel savings when empty, and reducing the Oregon vehicle mile tax. The Oregon VMT favors the lighter weight per axle.

I've also seen a few tractors with a drop axle with the larger tire on them.

 

Super singles are junk and a rough ride. dont take them off road and stay off the snow. As far as weight, ive not seen facts but ive heard they weigh like 50# more than duals. And like every1s said if you get a flat you cant limp to a repair

 

you are sooooo close to being 100% right and then you.....well ya you screwed up!


wayyy off Super singles weight 750lbs LESS then duels per axle SET, so 750lbs lighter on the tractor and if you have them on the trailer your 750lbs lighter there as well....


oh and you can still drive off road, in snow, and on ice, but you better know what your doing and how to drive or you will get stuck or wreck real quick....




American Trucker

 

I did super singles for 2 months in Seattle area..... they didn't care for Seattle freeways and rain too much. You really had to be careful bobtailing with them.

 

I want to know how you tell if those really are singles? Couldn't they be married, but just not wearing a ring?

 

cheaters and tail draggers, thats what they are.... :smt108

 

I ran supersingles for better than a year, in the north, you know, snow and ice stuff. I really didn't have much of a problem. Other than the blown tire issue, when bobtailing with supersingles on the drives, they can get pretty squirelly on deeply rutted pavement, and they seemed to ride rougher than duals.