[quote name='fd141' timestamp='1313209774' post='452747']
Have you heard the reason for "regular-style" Budds on the Front steer axle & Hi-Flotation(Super-Single) on the rear steer axle? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Just seems a bit strange.
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Pure speculation here, but most likely for the turning radius benefits. Those appear to be 385 wheels, which in the right configuration, can be used on up to a 21,500 lb front axle, and can still provide a 50-degree cramp angle on some manufacturer's applications. Looks like the standard-size 425 wheels on the trailer, which aren't quite the same as a true super-single wheel.
Have you heard the reason for "regular-style" Budds on the Front steer axle & Hi-Flotation(Super-Single) on the rear steer axle? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Just seems a bit strange.[/quote]
Pure speculation here, but most likely for the turning radius benefits. Those appear to be 385 wheels, which in the right configuration, can be used on up to a 21,500 lb front axle, and can still provide a 50-degree cramp angle on some manufacturer's applications. Looks like the standard-size 425 wheels on the trailer, which aren't quite the same as a true super-single wheel.
Taylor Goodman
Captain - Henrico County (VA) Division of Fire
Fire Chief - Huguenot VFD, Powhatan, VA
Captain - Henrico County (VA) Division of Fire
Fire Chief - Huguenot VFD, Powhatan, VA
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