single or double wheel axle

[steve@black]

I'm looking at getting another tipper and was thinking whats the difference between the single and double wheel rear ends .

My thinking is we do quite a lot of miles not carrying huge loads and towing usually the wheeled chipper but some times tracked , would a single wheeled be cheaper on fuel ? Is towing affected and better with double wheel ?

I am keeping another twin wheel Iveco but she's done quite a few miles now so can enjoy a local retirement .

I'm really interested in your opinions on this as haven't the foggiest .

[aspenarb]

Load distribution on a single wheeler is a tad more critical and a twin wheeler is a bit more stable when loaded. Other than that .................. Dunno

 

Bob

[Vespasian]

me and a friend were arguing over this the other night, he insisted a tipper aught have double wheels, I said it shouldn't matter if the makers have put single wheels on em, they know what they're doing..

 

The only thing I could think of, is if your overweight, double wheels would be better..

[Justme]

Must be better during the actual tipping to have more wheels / load capacity.

[TIMON]

You can limp home if you have a puncture with a single...... Obviously

[cornish wood burner]

Probably cost more in tyre wear with twins.

We needed to keep the tyres even on our old transit as any difference in tyre height seemed to wear the lower one quicker. The lighter loaded one will tend to scuff presumably.

[wicklamulla]

You can limp home if you have a puncture with a single...... Obviously

Surely yew mean ya can't limp home with a single?

 

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[eggsarascal]

Irony is lost, sometimes.

Edited August 21, 2016 by eggsarascal

[TIMON]

Surely yew mean ya can't limp home with a single?

 

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Surely I do....

[wicklamulla]

Irony is lost, sometimes.

 

 

Irony wasn't the only ting i lost last night:001_rolleyes: