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ToxicWaste
Joined: 04 Feb 2007
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Location: IL, MO, OK, TX, NM, or AZ
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: X-1/Single conversion |
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| I was throwing around the idea of converting a couple trailers from duals to super singles, primarily for weight and heard the fuel econ. is better. Anyone running these know the weight savings and would they be beneficial for car carriers? |
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allan5oh
Joined: 26 Aug 2005
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Location: jackassville (winnipeg, mb)
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.michelintruck.com/michelintruck/tires-retreads/xone/xOne-weight-savings.jsp
You're talking about a 370 lb weight savings according to michelin
http://www.michelintruck.com/michelintruck/tires-retreads/xone/xOne-fuel-savings.jsp
fuel savings depends on the tires you're switching from
Punch all that info in here:
http://www.michelintruck.com/michelintruck/toolbox/FuelSavcalculator.jsp |
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heavyhaulerss
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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Location: north alabama
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| if your talking about the super single tires.. i would not do it. thery are not well stocked in all areas. i was talking to a maverick driver a while back & he had to have a service truck come 200 miles to bring him a tire. that was the closest place that had one. can you imagine the sercive call cost on that one? on a dual tire you can usually limp along at a slower speed to get to a shop. with a single.. your stuck where ever. whenever. |
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Fredog
Joined: 23 Apr 2005
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Location: North Georgia
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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heavyhaulerss wrote: if your talking about the super single tires.. i would not do it. thery are not well stocked in all areas. i was talking to a maverick driver a while back & he had to have a service truck come 200 miles to bring him a tire. that was the closest place that had one. can you imagine the sercive call cost on that one? on a dual tire you can usually limp along at a slower speed to get to a shop. with a single.. your stuck where ever. whenever.
I have talked to several drivers who had super singles and not one of them liked them, they say they are especially bad in rain and snow and like heavy haulers said, you have a flat, you sit until someone comes out. |
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Bigmon
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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Location: S. Cal.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| In my area they are using them on the Costco trailers. |
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rank
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Fredog wrote: they say they are especially bad in rain and snow.
I was wondering about this. No traction? |
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no_worries
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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I get better traction than I did with duals. All the complaints I've seen regarding traction came from the first generation rolled out 10 years ago. It's not near the issue anymore. I'm sure there are conditions where it would be beneficial to have two denser footprints, but I have yet to break traction with mine.
Besides, this would be a non-issue as far as the OP is concerned since he's talking about converting trailers only. |
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Blind Driver
Joined: 12 Apr 2006
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Location: New Albany, IN
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I never had a traction with super singles. Even driving through ok city last year when their snowplow was on vacation :roll: . 6"s of freezing rain, ice, snow never made my truck lose traction. |
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nsxman2001
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
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Location: Mount Vernon, NY
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:51 am Post subject: |
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heavyhaulerss wrote: if your talking about the super single tires.. i would not do it. thery are not well stocked in all areas. i was talking to a maverick driver a while back & he had to have a service truck come 200 miles to bring him a tire. that was the closest place that had one. can you imagine the sercive call cost on that one? on a dual tire you can usually limp along at a slower speed to get to a shop. with a single.. your stuck where ever. whenever.
What about carrying a spare super single tire on the Cat walk of your tractor? I have seen some drivers carrying tires there before but not super singles... Is this possible? |
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