Single tires hold more weight than duals?
What is the logical reason for a single tire supporting more weight per tire than a dual tire set up? Surely there's a logical answer but I couldn’t find any. Looking at load inflation charts… ...
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Dual, as in 2 tires on one side of one axle. Not tandem axles.
It's because the tires can easily be subjected to uneven loads when on uneven terrain. There's no equivalent of the equalizer which tandem axle setups have - the tires and wheels are hard coupled together. In an extreme example, you can picture driving over a curb at an angle, where one of the tires would take almost all the load for that side.
It's because the tires can easily be subjected to uneven loads when on uneven terrain. There's no equivalent of the equalizer which tandem axle setups have - the tires and wheels are hard coupled together. In an extreme example, you can picture driving over a curb at an angle, where one of the tires would take almost all the load for that side.
