Comments on: Duals Tires On A One Ton Pickup? Not Mine!! http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine Your home on the web for farm and ranch tips and No Bull info. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:42:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: BobWms http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine#comment-3055 BobWms Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:17:11 +0000 http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine/#comment-3055 YoungWelder, I'd like to see your math on those setups. I suspect that (technically) the axle is overloaded in the first place in which case the question of dual or single tires is moot. About mud operations: have you ever seen a mudder rigged with dual tires? http://www.pps.net.au/4wdencounter/images/julimar_mud_dp_hilux.jpg YoungWelder,
I’d like to see your math on those setups. I suspect that (technically) the axle is overloaded in the first place in which case the question of dual or single tires is moot. About mud operations: have you ever seen a mudder rigged with dual tires?
http://www.pps.net.au/4wdencounter/images/julimar_mud_dp_hilux.jpg

]]> By: YoungWelder http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine#comment-3054 YoungWelder Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:26:50 +0000 http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine/#comment-3054 With the welding rigs (i have one with duals and one with singles) , if you add the weight of the welder, fully loaded cabinets and the weight of the deck itself, even a single heavy-duty tire is just not enough to handle the weight. Also on the note of surface pressure, with all that weight, a single wheel has a usual occurance to fall into the mud quicker than the dual truck. With the welding rigs (i have one with duals and one with singles) , if you add the weight of the welder, fully loaded cabinets and the weight of the deck itself, even a single heavy-duty tire is just not enough to handle the weight. Also on the note of surface pressure, with all that weight, a single wheel has a usual occurance to fall into the mud quicker than the dual truck.

]]> By: BoB http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine#comment-3050 BoB Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:05:55 +0000 http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine/#comment-3050 I very much agree with your breakup of : Heavy ; Medium and Light Trucks. Pickups are NOT trucks. In Australia where I live ,we have Car/trucks (Utes)that can carry a cargo of 2,800lb and tow 5000lb. They are still very much cars here, although other variants of Utes are "Sports Sedans with Utility". The car/ truck Utes do not use duallies. I very much agree with your breakup of : Heavy ; Medium and Light Trucks. Pickups are NOT trucks. In Australia where I live ,we have Car/trucks (Utes)that can carry a cargo of 2,800lb and tow 5000lb. They are still very much cars here, although other variants of Utes are “Sports Sedans with Utility”. The car/ truck Utes do not use duallies.

]]> By: BobWms http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine#comment-177 BobWms Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:56:58 +0000 http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine/#comment-177 <blockquote>ON WET GRASS, PAVEMENT, OR SNOW TRACTION IS ALMOST NONEXISTENT.</blockquote> It is because of that reduced surface force, normally expressed in pounds per inch squared, that dual tires are so helpless on slick surfaces. Edited to add: That same reduced pressure is a great argument for having duals on trailers, especially if the axle weight capacity justifies them.

ON WET GRASS, PAVEMENT, OR SNOW TRACTION IS ALMOST NONEXISTENT.

It is because of that reduced surface force, normally expressed in pounds per inch squared, that dual tires are so helpless on slick surfaces.

Edited to add:
That same reduced pressure is a great argument for having duals on trailers, especially if the axle weight capacity justifies them.

]]> By: TUCK http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine#comment-176 TUCK Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:52:34 +0000 http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine/#comment-176 SORRY ABOUT THE TYPOS IN MY LAST REPLY. I HAVE NOT BLOWN A TIRE ON A DUALLY, BUT I HAVE BLOWN 3 ON A 5000# DUAL AXLE TRAILER AT 70+ MPH AND DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL A PASSING MOTORIST TOLD ME. THE TIRES WERE USUALLY NONEXISTANT BY THE TIME I GOT STOPPED BUT THERE WAS NO HANDLING PROBLEM. SORRY ABOUT THE TYPOS IN MY LAST REPLY. I HAVE NOT BLOWN A TIRE ON A DUALLY, BUT I HAVE BLOWN 3 ON A 5000# DUAL AXLE TRAILER AT 70+ MPH AND DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL A PASSING MOTORIST TOLD ME. THE TIRES WERE USUALLY NONEXISTANT BY THE TIME I GOT STOPPED BUT THERE WAS NO HANDLING PROBLEM.

]]> By: TUCK http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine#comment-175 TUCK Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:45:45 +0000 http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine/#comment-175 THE INCREASED FOOTPRINT OF DUALLYS AGAINST DRY ROAD HAS A MIXED BENEFIT. TRACTION AND WEIGHT BEARING ARE OBVIOUSLY INCREASED, HOWEVER ON WET GRASS, PAVEMENT, OR SNOW TRACTION IS ALMOST NONEXISTANT. I AM LERNING THIS THE HARD WAY. THE INCREASED FOOTPRINT OF DUALLYS AGAINST DRY ROAD HAS A MIXED BENEFIT. TRACTION AND WEIGHT BEARING ARE OBVIOUSLY INCREASED, HOWEVER ON WET GRASS, PAVEMENT, OR SNOW TRACTION IS ALMOST NONEXISTANT. I AM LERNING THIS THE HARD WAY.

]]> By: Richard http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine#comment-174 Richard Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:40:23 +0000 http://www.farmbox.com/farm-and-field/duals-on-a-one-ton-pickup-not-mine/#comment-174 I appreciate your points. I'm still researching this, but I'm thinking there is not much gain when compared to the expense. Thanks. I appreciate your points. I’m still researching this, but I’m thinking there is not much gain when compared to the expense. Thanks.

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