I would rather have some 435-40-17's or some such size equal than duals! Same width, but better traction all around in ALL conditions.
Altho a kewl pic none the less.
Marty
05 Chev CC D/A LS Dooley
92 Navistar dump truck, 7.3L 7 sp, 4.33 gears with a Detroit no spin
00 Chev C2500, V5700, 4L80E, 4.10, base truck, no options!
92 Red-e-haul 12K equipment trailer
3 Single axle utility trailers
mowermech wrote: Once more, "what was old is now new again..."
Army 6X6s have had that capability since day one. We did it once in Hawaii, just for grins, drove it a few feet and gave up on that idea!
In RVN we HAD to do it 4 months out of the year. Rainy season and clay roads made it impossible to drive without the dually fronts.
SoCalDesertRider wrote: Duals on the front of a pickup serve no purpose. The front axle is well under the max weight carrying capacity of the stock 2 front wheels and tires. It's also a great way to destroy the ball joints and wheel bearings, break an axle u-joint and prematurely wear out the tie rod ends, as well as wearing out 2 more tires unnecessarily.
Guys, I see a minor problem here. When he sprays the "Tire Shine Product" on his front tires, he really runs the risk of it coming off on his truck! I really really hate when that happens....
Got enough flotation on that thing it probably requires life jackets.
You know, kind of a neat "show" truck, but I would much rather see them set one up in a fashion where the actual normal person could make use of the ideas involved in building such a vehicle.
The Mad Norsky, Doll, Logan, Korey & Rocky
2011 Ford F350 Power Stroke dually
RV'ing since 1991
We never know where we're going till we get there!
The GM "Futureliners" had dual front tires too - back in 1937. Back then, they did not have 6,000 pound rated tires that we have today. And the Futureliner designers did not move the rear axle far enough forward to carry 65% of the overall weight.
Interesting design.
There are a few tractors that have dual tires on the front axle, with some models having three tires on each side. One really big tractor used the "747" horsepower 16V92 engine in it, with 1,472 cubic inches!
blt2ski wrote: I would rather have some 435-40-17's or some such size equal than duals! Same width, but better traction all around in ALL conditions.
Altho a kewl pic none the less.
Marty
I found a few real tires: Coker's Pro-Trac still has 515/45-15, at 32.8" diameter by 17.2" of tread width, OR Pirelli has a 385/35R24 at 34.6" diameter, that requires wheels 13-15" wide, rated to 2760# each.
Both are fully treaded for rain use, but the 515s are known to hydroplane like no dually ever has.
'06 GMC C2500HD RCLB gasser 4.10:1, 4L80E, custom camshaft
'84 Trans Am 6.2 diesel, 700R-4, custom Class-3 receiver
'69 F350 dually. GM 6.2 diesel, turbo, 700R-4, NP208 all pending.
Useless P.O.S. that some pimply faced "Look at me!!" type will be drooling after...That should be able to break front spindles at will. I bet it has a loud stereo and straightpipes too...I guess you can see I'm not too impressed.
B.O.
2011 Big Country 3250TS...2010 Ram CC Laramie 4wd Cummins
15k Super Glide, Firestone Ride Rite, TrailAir Tri-Glide
Michelin XPS Ribs. Just say no to Chinese tires.
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Pretty much useless except for show.
