Super Single Tires

I know a few guys who are getting that mpg's or better with duals.

My dad has a 9900ix, he just told me that he got 6.8.

I don't think your singles are really helping you all that much...lol

 

My W900L gets 6.8 to 7.5 consistantly with duals.......Hmmmmmm......

 

SS's are fine in the right applications but I think most people either buy them or consider buying them for the wrong reasons.

 

You may not think they help, but my records indicate otherwise. When I ran duals, my mpg was down .5 mpg. I bought them to save weight, as I haul bulk. The increased mileage is just a bonus for me. Honestly, I couldn't care less if anyone likes them or not, they aren't for everyone, but they work for me. To each his own as they say.....

 

If you haul bulk and load to max weight every load then they probably would be beneficial for you, we have them on grain trucks for that reason. I just laugh when I see guys considering them because they think that buying one tire is cheaper than 2, or that they will last longer, or better in snow exct. IMO you have to switch for more than one reason. Going to SS's only for the lower rolling resistance I don't believe will ever pay since their cost is higher. There is a company here that put them on their tractors but are using STEEL wheels. So there is absolutely zero weight savings there so they're relying totally on "fuel savings" which may or may not ever be there. They're not for everyone but if used in the right application they work fine.

 

The company I lease to runs them on every piece of equipment they have, I personally do not. We haul dumps mostly, and some dry tanks. I was talking to the owner about them and he told me since he has been running them his tire bill has cut in half! Even he said he could hardly believe it, when I questioned more he thought that low pressure was caught sooner, and maybe drivers watched out for curbs etc. more. We run mostly construction type stuff, and lately we are in the landfills a lot, really rough stuff for tires, IMO. Oh yea Michelin's only! tried Bridgestone but they wore about 2 inches off the sides of the tread very quickly, maybe from turning a lot? No help from Bridgestone.

 

6.2mpg typically loaded at less than 35,000lb with stupid singles. With my duals, I was getting 6.8!!! Those dumb superslicks have NO traction on snow, ice, or slush. I HATE them, and want them gone.

 

We've run them on our tankers since they came out way back in the early 90's-late 80's. I can see the advantage on a tanker and that's only when they are spec'd when being build. I was told by our truck buyers that it's different when you get the right axles for the singles. I'm not really too sure about that but I do know our trucks that have had singles could not go back to duals. By using the different axles they told us the setup is wider which lowers the CG so that's a safety item. They are much lighter so more product can be hauled. Service is simple because we are local. I'm sure we have a guy that can tell you the cost savings over duals because of more product and so on. But for OTR I don't think so.

 

I was driving 140k on my Michelin ss,never troubles is ok on ice and snow I have diff and atc when is ice or snow for backing,works for my I have original ss,you can buy recapss very cheap for me only virgenss

 

There is no difference in axles on a truck order with SS's but a trailer will just have bigger hubs. Which is just big bearings on both the inside and outside while most just have small bearings outside. You can order 102" wide axles on a 96" wide trailer if your wanting wide tires to be flush with the outside, but you can't use duals unless you want them to look dumb.

Some 96" dump trailers and tankers are ordered with 102" axles to help with stability.