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Archive for August 23rd, 2006
Buying one tire or two
Posted by Jerry on August 23, 2006
Is it OK to buy one new tire and leave a tire with half the tread gone on the same axle?
This could create more of a problem on a drive axle than a steer axle. Typically, a steer tire is 18/32nds or 19/32nds tread depth when new. If one tire is half the tread depth of the other tire, I don't think you would have any major issues. But, drive axle tires can be 30/32nd or more when new so, a half warn tire can be nearly a 1/2 different in radius and 1 inch different in diameter than a new tire. This can create some wear, load and differential issues.
Super Single Tires
Posted by Ron on August 23, 2006
How cost effective are these Super Single tires and if they are cost effective, is it benificial to run on trailers, trailers and drives, or just drives. I own and drive a KW T600 and pull a 45′ flat with 10′ spread-axle. I’m either empty for less than a hundred miles and then loaded to the max for 600-700 miles.
Your question is very complex but one part is easy to answer. I would think that a spread axle trailer would be the last place to put a wide base tire. So, are wide base tires cost effective for the drive position only? Can you save enough on fuel usage and/or increase revenue by carrying more load enough to offset the purchase of new wheels. Will you want to install wider drive axles to retain the same track width for stability? Depending on where you are located, you might want to carry a wide base tire spare. Lots of things to consider!