tiremann,

Sorry, I don't buy that. Outfit I worked for, we had identical trucks fitted both ways. Mileage was basically even. I ran one of the duallie trucks for a week while mine was in the shop, did not see any difference in the mileage...if there was any, it was less than 1/2 MPG. (Running 11 western states.)

 

advantage is you wont get a rock stuck in your duals, the disadvantage right or wrong is be a pain to get off if it goes flat, and I heard there a slightly rougher ride.

 

True on everything except the ride and getting off.

I never noticed any difference in ride. It was....not as steady feeling in badly rutted asphalt...kinda squirrelly. I cannot really describe the feeling, but if you ever feel it, you know it!

I watched the tire guy dismount and mount them, he said he didn't mind them, they were pretty easy. (unlike the little 17.5 16 ply tires on a couple of the trailers...he said they were a serious ****!)

 

They suck if you have a flat because you can't limp anywhere, and if you think about big companies that log thousands of miles in a month a half a mpg adds up quick.

 

im talkin from the farmer/ranchers view though not the truckers... Having duals has saved me from being stranded a couple of times...

 

True story Ranchhand!

 

I agree I hate super singles just sayin it's the big companies that are buyin them.

 

yea I see what your sayin, Just Id rather have duals on my pickup rather than super singles...

 

Michelin and Continental make 20" super singles..........usually used on military rigs and they may be a little too off road oriented.

Continental Industry -MPT 81

 

My dad switched to them on his semi and trailer several years ago. He could tell the difference in rolling resistance, and picked up a little over a 1/2mpg. He loves them