Super single tires vs dually tires

We have a 6x2 truck with an Allision transmission with super singles on it. Worst idea ever. Doing a bunch of trailer transfers with it with a lot of bobtail runs back. The super singles on the drive axle lasted 8 weeks before we had to put a new set on. It now wears a set of dual on the drive axle with lugged tires and a set of ribbed tires on dual on the dead axle.

I had a blowout on a trailer with them on it. The trailer is loaded light, gross weight around 50,000 lbs. The trailer has the side skirts. Thankfully the blowout happened 6 miles from where the destination was. I didn't know it happened until I was doing my post trip. I didn't hear anything and the side skirts blocked my view of the tires while driving. The rim was undamaged.

 

I don't care what is on the truck for tires. I care what the job is and how it pays.

 

Don't forget that if lightning strikes a super single, it costs more to replace it.

 

I've run on super singles since 2006 and I have no complaints. I enjoy the lighter weight and durability (last set got almost 400,000 miles), along with the better fuel economy. I have them on my own rig and will be speccing my next rig with them as well.

I personally run Michelin on all positions.

Good luck,

Jim

 

1Less traction on slick roads ,wouldn't want to use them in a snow storm
2 cost more to replace when you have one go out you are stuck wherever you land
3 over rated performance ratings
4 cost too much for what you get

 

my opinion on them is they are ok on a trailer with a central tire inflation system. i would rather have duels, but a trailer with singles and a inflation system isn't worth changing over to duels nor is there any real benefit to them to switch a trailer from duels to singles. , i would not want them on the truck period.

 

#< em.

 

I had them on tractor and bulk pneumatic. Hated them on both. When your on a concrete highway when wet, oh the joy. I lost a SS on the trailer. Back passenger tire. Didn't know it until I saw the sparks from the steel belting. I DESTROYED the back of the trailer. The rim was square and the SS in front took a lot of shrapnel from the ture. It didn't blow, just went down from a bad plug that I had had fixed once before. The end result:
new bumper
two new tubes for the hoses
one new rim/tire set
one new tire
new fender
service call from a Love's truck and they brought the tire/rim set and new tire. All of this while loaded on the the slope of the road. 26 ton on one, damaged tire. Thank you no...

 

They suck!!! Had this blow out and the tread of the thing wrapped around the suspension it took a while to get it free.

 

Coworker had one blow and it did similar damage. It tore the trailer fender straight off. A guy at the company my cousin works for had the tread to rip the apu apart. SS are dangerous!!!