Tire blows - great reason to have a dually
We were returning from San Diego this afternoon when the inside dually let go on Interstate 8. Wife was driving and didn't realize it was a tire issue; she only heard a loud rumbling. She said the tru...
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mkirsch wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
Not ALL safe towing requires a dually
No one said it did.
However there is something to be said for having an extra inflated tire to help you carry and control the load when one goes flat, overloaded or not, rather than no tire at all.
Exactly my way of thinking. I would not want to blow a rear tire on a SRW truck with 4k lbs of pin weight!
The other advantages to a dually are the ability to run a lower pressure giving the truck a better ride, much cooler tire temps in hot weather, and MUCH less tire wear when towing.
