Does anyone else have one of these?
Submitted: Monday, May 04, 2015 at 09:43
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aussiedingo (River Rina)
Reply By: pop2jocem - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:01
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:01
I'm not sure dual wheels are much chop for off road work. I think they were designed more for load carrying on reasonably hard surfaces.
Apart from the obvious side wall damage a
rock caught between the tyres could cause, I have heard they tend to build up sand, mud whatever between the tyres and reduce your off road ability.
I think you will find "Super singles" or at very least wider single tyres would be much more effective.
Also consider the loadings being imposed on the wheel bearings.
Cheers
Pop
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Follow Up By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:11
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:11
Tom Kruse had dual wheels on his truck! lol

toms truck
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Follow Up By: pop2jocem - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:34
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 11:34
Most trucks of that size do.
Have a look at pics of the drilling rig trucks they use in areas like the Sahara. Huge great singles all round.
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Follow Up By: MactrolPod - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 14:33
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 14:33
He would use a length of pipe as a :rail" between the dual rear tyres, one each side, as a debogging device.
Must have worked
well or he wouldn't have bothered carrying them.
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Reply By: Rangiephil - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 13:11
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 13:11
When I was in Riyadh in 1985-87 , the Nissan brochure actually offered aircraft type balloon tyres as an option on Patrols.
They would have been diabolical on the few wet days, but great on the sand.
Regards Philip A
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Reply By: Roachie.kadina.sa.au - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 17:23
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 17:23
Reminds me of a conversation I had with a bloke at
Dalhousie Springs about 10 years ago. We'd just arrived from across the Simpson and he (and his mates) were going to head east.
He had a Ford F350 with dual wheels and I asked him how he thought he'd go getting across the dunes.
He pointed to the 2 spares he had behind the cab and then motioned to the front wheels......saying : "If I get stuck I'll just bolt those onto the front wheels and she'll be right" (or words to that effect). He had the ability to add the extras on if he needed to.
Would love to have tagged along just to see him in action.
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Reply By: DesF - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 18:40
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 18:40
One trip across
the desert from Cowrie station towards
Oodnadatta cross country, in a convoy of 16 vehicles years ago we were in a Suby, when we came to the big dunes which no one could get up. mate fitted his dual rear wheels and we only managed to get about half as far as on the singles, seem that with the lighter 4x4's it just seemed to sit on the top and spin.
They were really good on the soft dry claypans the back didn't sink in at all.
That was there last trip for them still in the shed, they are just double ended nuts and bolts.
The Suby's had lift kits and there was no rubbing problems.
Cheers Des.
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Follow Up By: aussiedingo (River Rina) - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 19:31
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 19:31
g'day des, you obviously have a different system to
mine, not just nuts 'n bolts, this system can accommodate an offset so it can lever it'self out of a situation like humping from one rotation to the next!! it is a multi purpose tool to get you out of trouble!
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Follow Up By: DesF - Monday, May 04, 2015 at 20:08
Monday, May 04, 2015 at 20:08
Hi. They were long nuts and taper bolts. Cheers Des.
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