Super Single or Dual Tires? The Big Debate!

[@ginnyroy241]

Glad your back, good to hear all's fine, I missed you.

[@Abdifatah-if9il]

Yes to supper singles won me over lol😂

[@edwinodus]

Never heard of super single, not bad at all

[@rodtimmer2456]

I’ve ran them for nearly 1.5 million miles and never blew one. Most of those that bad mouth them either never ran them or worked for a company that ran them and they didn’t take care of them. You should look into a plug kit that way you could have plugged that tire and kept rolling.

[@curtekstrom9531]

About 35 years about Dad's tire Guy tried to Convince him to put Super Singles on his trucks. It cost the Tire Dealer an account with 550 trucks and 700+ Trailers. Super singles are useless.

[@JJtheTrucker]

So your dad didn't even TRY them? We'll, as I mentioned, some old drivers are just stuck in their ways.

[@curtekstrom9531]

@@JJtheTrucker No he Didn't try them. I bought 50 Trucks and the Company from him in 1990. He sold off the rest. I have never tried them either. But Truck owner friends of mine informed me of the Poor Performance of Singles. In my 43 years in the Trucking Industry. I will stick with what works best.

[@AliceInDeath99]

Plug kit $12

[@Dick_Dickerson417]

Ummm sir isnt this old content? Forgive me if im mistaken.

[@JJtheTrucker]

Nope, I just filmed it all yesterday.

[@Dick_Dickerson417]

@JJtheTrucker well welcome back and i should be expecting the next video in 3 months lmao

[@JJtheTrucker]

@@Dick_Dickerson417 give or take LOL

[@JJtheTrucker]

@@Dick_Dickerson417 give or take LOL

[@silvergreg1]

Good to see your still on the road! I enjoy your videos. Maybe you can do a ride along again. Even a short one is great. Take care JJ!

[@truckingwithcrete]

Super singles save you money in the long run. But they really suck for bad weather, no traction at all. So I stay with dual tires. But that's just my opinion

[@JJtheTrucker]

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[@timtravels116]

I’ve been at companies that ran both. I really see no difference. And “limping” with a flat tire is illegal if it’s below 90 psi.

[@paullavergne2477]

I. Like. The. Super. Singles. Had. Very. Little. Trouble. With. Them

[@jimi3540]

id be scared to run singles and yeah west memphis is a shithole lol

[@JJtheTrucker]

Chicken! 🐔 Lol

[@michaelsorrentino9279]

Thumbs "UP"on the shit hole !

[@peteschiavoni]

Hi JJ. Glad to see you back. Hope grandma and family are doing well and yall had a Merry Christmas. Here’s my 2 cents. I had duals because he hauled heavy. Very heavy. 130K plus. And I was happy with them. But. I think any driver should choose tires for their application first. Next choose what makes you comfortable while driving. You need to have confidence in your equipment. With limping on any tire- one thing that can happen frequently is the outside of the tire can look great but the inside gets chewed up rendering tire junk. But that’s all tires.

[@JJtheTrucker]

I Always love hearing your two cents Pete Period Grandma's doing okay period no change Period Christmas was pretty good with Half of the family Period looking forward to getting across the country for the other half one of these days LOL Hope you are having a great holidays as well

[@modeverything9949]

We just bought another straight truck and it has super singles. I’m loving the ride on them. Thanks for your take

[@sjfk1306]

You could have plug/patched that in that parking lot. Stop and go tire plugger kit. Have 2 in my trailer tires right now.

[@JJtheTrucker]

I'll look into that.

[@thedale2112]

I've run both and I can't pick one...

[@btedon]

So happy to see you on KZbin again

[@BigMoney23223]

I hate singles, all it takes is one blowout and you’re eating 3-4k depending on if you damage the rim or brake lines. I despise them. Where you been JJ? I miss the regular uploads

[@marcuswhite1403]

You could have stopped at the Love's on Lamar lol

[@JJtheTrucker]

I was at the 40 and 69 interchange north of there. It would have backtracked to get there and would have been about the same distance anyway.

[@DannyMack100]

There ya are. Good to see you JJ!

[@contrerasj87]

What TPMS are you using? Or what’s a good one to purchase?

[@JJtheTrucker]

I use the Doran TPMS. It's a bit on the pricy side but it's designed for semis and works flawlessly. You can only buy it directly from them. store.doranmfg.com/

[@contrerasj87]

@@JJtheTrucker thank for the reply and you weren’t kidding about pricing but definitely worth looking into it

[@blessingmafodya4544]

Super singles are best they reduce weight and serve resources

[@davidfischer7895]

I've run both and if my truck came with them I wouldn't bother swaping them out, but I prefer duals. The one time I had my trailer try to pass me going downhill it had singles on it.

[@ChrisHarding-lk3jj]

I like super singles and I even have them on my daily driver Ford F-650 super truck. My F-650 is single rear axle so I do carry a spare tire and its mounted on an identical rim. One thing I learned long ago about tires is that wider tires with more surface area tend to ride better. I have a 49 chevy 5 window pickup and it has extremely low profile 22" tires and the rear rims are 14" wide and even though the tires are rubber bands the width makes them ride better. I would run super singles on my Kenworth if I already had the rims, it's just not worth it to change to them now and I think thats the same for trucks with super singles, it's not worth changing over to duals and having to buy 8 rims. With super singles just carry a spare tire mounted on a wheel along with a bottle jack and big breaker bar or pneumatic impact and if you have anything happen you can change the tire yourself anywhere.

[@ega0117]

You still trucking 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@JJtheTrucker]

Yeah, still out here chugging away.

[@wanderborn.]

✌

[@rEaLmErK88]

I have duals, I was at the 10/20 split heading west to cali and right before that truck pull off area one of mine blew. Limped it all the way to that loves and I owed LS $1000 to replace both but I have ran both duals and singles and honestly I can't tell the difference but that's just my opinion

[@SlowPokeTruckingLLc]

What’s up JJ!! Just left beautiful San Diego for Christmas home time. I’ve been at Prime for a year now and all the old guys I talk to say the same about the super singles. I like mine. Good to see your still rolling!

[@vegandollsunited]

JJ, ur back! i would have just replaced the one tire if u could. i don't know if u could have gotten away with just doing the one or both on one side, but i wouldn't have gotten all four. get as many miles as u can out of them...reduce ur expenses and travel wear. i hope u can join depressed unwanted man on his livestreams. he actually lost his medical card and job, btw. he went to a second medical examiner and i told him not to. the company RUAN that he worked for set him up to fire him. i told him he should have not contacted RUAN when they told him he had to go to a second medical examiner after the first one cleared him and gave him a medical card.

[@michaelmarion7161]

Hello, jj, the trucker, and let's do it every day video and longer video and I enjoy your channels from Rensselaer Indiana

[@jamesmartin3895]

One way to limp it is too lower the air suspension and then chain up the axle then raise it back up which would raise the tire off the ground

[@JJtheTrucker]

Interesting idea

[@jamesmartin3895]

Yes I learned this process from my time and training in the military as a 88M (aka truck driver)

[@CRW82]

a $2.00 plug would fix that until you get it fixed

[@blessingmafodya4544]

Yaaa dual tires replacement is boring if you change a tire on one ream you will be wasting time

[@Greenbearls]

yep. never had a blowout on a super. worst super was a slow leak, I inflated once a week. the duals on the trailer is whole other story. did 72 miles on a blown dual to dump the chassis at the rail yard tho.

[@RickeyGetwood]

I like the super singles much better thanks to your advice

[@realcdcruze3558]

Hoping you’re having a great holiday and great new year. I’m not a fan of the singles but it’s just a matter of opinion.

[@RickeyGetwood]

😊 well you have truly persuaded me that the super singles I'm a whole lot

[@apexriders_]

I think you're trying to say less rotational mass.

[@TheGamefreak1973]

did u quit again?

[@JJtheTrucker]

Yeah, I'm on another KZbin hiatus. I just have a lot of stuff going on right now. My next video will probably be when I sell this truck, which may be relatively soon. Stay tuned and I'll keep you informed

[@chadadamczyk4980]

Hi JJ! Fellow KZbinr here. I noticed that you have a TriPac APU. Would you recommend it? I'm looking at that or a Green APU now. Perhaps that would be a video idea? Love your content!

[@JJtheTrucker]

Thanks. Any APU is definitely better than no APU at all. I'm not entirely thrilled with my TriPak, but I don't have experience with any other brand so I can't compare. If I get another one, it may be a Green or Carrier.

[@RickeyGetwood]

Go down his truly persuaded me that the super singles are

[@philbenson6041]

I say just run what tires you like. Does it really matter?

[@JJtheTrucker]

It does if you're buying a used truck. Would you pass up a good deal on a good truck just because of the tires?

[@rEaLmErK88]

Hope you're doing well JJ with the way this load board looks. I'm stuck on 5 at Joe's just before the 580

[@JJtheTrucker]

Yeah, it's a challenge getting decent loads. Definitely slower than the normal slow January. Took some time off. May take more off in February. That area you're in is always a challenge. I usually end up deadheading to SoCal and picking something up from there. LS usually has pretty regular loads coming out of City of Industry or Moreno Valley. Best of luck.

[@Skullitor]

J.J. , WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I'VE MISSED YOUR VIDEEEOS.

[@robinmcfadden3909]

Good to meet you at Q. Safe travels. See you down the road.

[@PaulThomasHarris]

JJ you’re 100% right about super singles. I tell people I run my tires like my dating…. Super Single ! 😂

[@JJtheTrucker]

Hahahahahaha love it

[@tommy.unfiltered]

How much did all 4 of them cost? Please? And also how are they when it comes to changing them up in the snow

[@JJtheTrucker]

With Landstar’s discount, it came in at just under $3400 out the door, labor, tax etc included. The price really is going to depend on the brand. As for chaining... Well... The chains are heavier and more bulky, but there's fewer tires. Personally, I use the socks and those are a piece of cake.

[@tommy.unfiltered]

@@JJtheTrucker thanks

[@Mrnotnice24]

Hey JJ how is the reliability of your Peterbilt with paccar

[@JJtheTrucker]

Very good, no complaints. I've had minor issues here and there with the truck, but engine and transmission have been solid. No break downs.

[@Mrnotnice24]

@@JJtheTrucker I want to give Pete’s another try but they did me bad before I’m so nervous lol

[@JJtheTrucker]

@@Mrnotnice24 you really have to find a good dealership to work with. My only real complaint is that all of the rush dealerships really create a monopoly down south and I had an extremely bad experience with them at the beginning of my ownership. Since then I found other dealerships to work with and I've been happy

[@Mrnotnice24]

@@JJtheTrucker ok that’s sounds good. I’m with Prime would you recommend any in the North East area? Preferably PA? Thanks

[@JJtheTrucker]

@@Mrnotnice24 there aren't a whole lot of dealerships in Pennsylvania however they seem to be corporate ones which is good. The Pete store which is in Maryland has also been good to me although I have only used them along the east coast and in Florida and not the ones up there. The good news is at least they're not rush Peterbilt and you also have the Pittston yard to do most of your maintenance work

[@jerryharding4567]

Nope don't like super singles in the snow there like riding on ski's

[@JJtheTrucker]

I would say duals are like riding on skis and singles are like riding on a snowboard LOL either way, snow is slippery and I try to avoid it whenever possible anyway. But at least there are fewer tires to chain up

[@jimc8802]

Jim here 🎉

[@wolfgangresch1650]

💪💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 HAPPY NEW YEAR JJ🎉🎉🎉

[@pjcampbell67]

Dude!! Good to see you back!!!!❤❤❤

[@65patr]

My company runs super singles, tractor and trailer and I had one blow out in 18 months. It did blow and shred and it was a Michelin. Wish I could show you a picture.

[@JJtheTrucker]

I love your icon, it matches the shirt I was wearing! 😜

[@65patr]

@@JJtheTrucker I didn’t even realize that, 👍

[@zionsredemptionradionetwork]

Patch it and air it up and you are good to go!!!

[@JJtheTrucker]

I tried but the duct tape wouldn't hold. Maybe I'll try Gorilla Tape next time LOL

[@nechelly1218]

I have had both and gotta say I prefer the duals. What you had was not a "blowout" I've blown out singles and duals and duals have an advantage. Bottom line I'm happy with either but singles are smoother no doubt about that. I've seen the traction data and can't argue with that either. Singles suck for snow chains.

[@rodtimmer2456]

I disagree 100%. Singles are a lot easier to chain.

[@nechelly1218]

@@rodtimmer2456 yeah i didn't mean the installation because you'd be right on that point

[@comealongwithunclejoe7596]

Need more videos

[@Jrush84]

I’ve had a new super single to blow out on me on my trailer. It took out the air bag and mud flap when it did. So they will blow out. Duals are better in many ways. But to each its own.

[@jonathanrabbitt]

How many tires that blowout have been abused and run for long distances underinflated?

[@Jrush84]

@@jonathanrabbitt it was just put on in Little Rock & I when to Fort smith & came back loaded n it blew. Can’t speak for anyone else. Just my experience.

[@BrianWalsingham]

Good to see you, JJ.

[@thets2402]

That was me at the pilot in SC. One of my favorite KZbinrs and great to see you out! Stay safe!

[@JJtheTrucker]

When you knocked I barely heard it and I looked in my mirror and didn't see anything so I thought it was in my mind LOL By the time I saw you walking back to your truck you got in and took off and I missed you. Sorry.

[@thets2402]

@@JJtheTrucker all good! Hope to bump into you again sometime!

[@The_Reefer_Driver]

planning coming back to prime?

[@JJtheTrucker]

Hahahahahaha hahahahahaha! No

[@btedon]

Are super singles cheaper than duals?

[@JJtheTrucker]

One Super Single is cheaper than two duals.

[@maxseed4730]

I herd he was in reno dealing coke

[@JJtheTrucker]

Diet coke and coke zero only 🤣

[@Skullitor]

You've convinced me. 😅

[@JJtheTrucker]

Lol

[@gijoe84040]

I got 400k on my duals, Im not opposed to SS, but it does depend on the application and situation. 17:32.

[@JJtheTrucker]

That is incredibly awesome!

[@gijoe84040]

20k to 35k is my target goal, but I do haul heavy loads. Run wheel balancers, keep air pressure at optimal and balanced the weight on your axles.

[@gijoe84040]

@@Matt-lk6kr the ratio is more like 70%, additionally wheel balancers of any type help to reduce friction heat, thus reducing uneven wear extending the life of the tire. I pick my own freight so I have more ability to select lighter loads. You must be running under forced dispatch so I understand you can't. As for weight distribution it's not that difficult to get the weight to be within a few thousand pounds, unless you run mostly in states with a bridge law.

[@gijoe84040]

@@Matt-lk6kr I'm not the only person in the history of tires to get mileage like that out of a set of drives. I used to run flatbed and heavy haul, no one in that industry is getting 400k our of a set of tires in any position. I run dryvan , I don't throw chains and I'm selective of my routes and loads. I guys in household goods that hit those numbers no problem, but their loads are 18k or less. I would also point out that I only run virgin rubber, I would be surprised to see retreads with anything close to 200.

[@rookietrucker9754]

Saw you in NM today truck looks good

[@JJtheTrucker]

Thanks. She's all white now, covered is snow lol. Stay safe out there.

[@rookietrucker9754]

@JJtheTrucker lol yep I was headed east I am getting hit with the weather I had in NM now again

[@JJtheTrucker]

@@rookietrucker9754 yeah I bet. Be careful. I stopped at a rest area when we started getting snow on the road. Then there was a multi vehicle accident ahead and the W side is completely shut down. So I'm stuck for a while. It finally stopped snowing though, so there's that lol

[@robertcameron5364]

thing about super singles is when they let go no matter where your at or even if they are flat you are there!!! & the biggist thing most likeley you will damage a rim ,, nimber two have you ever run the mountains with super single when it snows?? the wider patch on a super single acts like a flotation tire just like you see on a farm tractor they have a tendency to spin more that two,, third thing they have a tendency to roam around on the road,, forth they get stuck a lot easier than two last but not least do they make a set of tire chains for a single,, one last ,last thing why would you want to pull a heavier load ? heavier loads causes equipment to wear out faster,, so are those singles worth it ???????

[@JJtheTrucker]

Wow that's a lot to unpack so let me see what I can do here... 1. If they let go you're stuck? If you saw my video you would see that I got a flat and was still able to successfully and easily limp it because the tire didn't blow out. Super singles tend to blow out less than duals do. I talk about this quite a bit within the video even comparing how duals do in that scenario. 2. Regarding traveling on the snow, that is a myth that has been busted. They do have a wider patch but it doesn't act like a snowboard because it has tread. In fact it has more tread which equals more traction than duals even in the snow. 3 and 4. I don't really know what you mean by the roam around on the road or get stuck easier. I've never gotten stuck anywhere and my tires tend to stay put and don't roam around LOL. 5. Yes they make chains and socks for super singles. I spoke about that in the video as well. That's fewer tires to chain or sock up. 6. You can take a heavier load because your overall rig is lighter. Duals weigh more than super singles. So if you have two trucks, one with super singles and one with duals, and they're both hauling a load that is 35,000 lb, then with all other things being equal, the truck with duals will actually weigh more which will cause more equipment wear than running singles.

[@jodygotyourgirlngone]

Good to see you, brother...Happy New Year!