Super Singles and safety in the winter?

What are you comparing? A previous employer had a mix and the wide-based trucks weren’t any more prone to issues than those with duals. All were on Michelins.

 

I drove on them for a year, personally I prefer duels. Always seems to feel like the super singles were folding over a little more during turns, but that may just be me. Didn't seem to have as much traction and the flats I had with them always took out the wheel also. The only advantage I ever thought they had was that the brake drums are more exposed on the inside so it was easier to beat on the drums of the brakes were frozen in the winter.

 

Makes logical sense having only two sidewalls which are closer together versus four sidewalls spread over a much wider spacing.

What I find interesting is super singles still experience the same cupping and edge wear issues, like duals.

 

seen a guy make a u-turn that had them. peeled one tire right off the rim.

 

On asphalt ive notice little to no difference between duals and SS.... But off the asphalt, or in deep snow, duals are the only way to go.

 

Agreed. My property can get muddy and the only time I ever got stuck is when I had a loaner with super singles.

 

When that super single goes you're dead in the water. That's my reason for not running them with the duals one down the operation can still roll to safety and repair

 

I had singles when I first started this job, didn't care for them until I got duals put on. The duals don't take the curves as well and they really haven't been that much more impressive off road. Added 600 lbs to my tare weight as well. Ant decent driver can get 200k+ out of a set of singles