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DeereJason wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:53 am

redglasses wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:23 am

cr41g_1965 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:41 pm being a simulator....I cant wait till everyone in game has to start taking there smart tractor on a flat bed to the dealer because you can't do self service or maintenance

Just remember when you drive a Deere...you don't own it..LOL

Ya, you dont own deere, you own a match

You'd see more red tractors on fire if people actually bought them.

BigNRichlll wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:54 pm I have personally burnt down 3 JCB Fastracs. I still love em. But we switched to Challengers finally. 3 years no fires.

DeereJason wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:07 am

BigNRichlll wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:54 pm I have personally burnt down 3 JCB Fastracs. I still love em. But we switched to Challengers finally. 3 years no fires.

I think the new 4000 series Fastracs received different engines.

BigNRichlll wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 5:41 pm
Yep. They also changed the hydraulic pump which started 2 of the fires. Haven't heard of any issues in the last two years. But the new ones can't compete with the fuel economy of the Challengers. We're talking several gallons/hour HP for HP.

Jballak9197 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:36 pm

Beastbubba wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:39 am

Jballak9197 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:57 am Although I've never seen wide tires on a hopper bottom before.

The wide tires are lighter than duals and any truck or trailer can get them. The down side is if one blows you have to call road side service, with duals you may be able to coast it to a shop if the other tire didn't go too... Neither of which matters in farm sim though. As a trucker, I prefer the wide tires, gives me a lil more weight for cargo.

We have super slicks on most of our trucks and all of our trailers. I pull a 50ft Wilson walking floor with a third tag axle. All of our trucks are equipped with pusher axles. I just had never seen the mud style tire like in the screen shot... Although it is a sim game. That was just something I noticed. Personally I'd just prefer the duals as for no more you really save in weight to reliability. Although I've put close to 100k miles on the super singles and never blown one... I have had to have one patched. Tag axle tires I've blown a few. We are starting to transition to Wilkens belt trailers. Just got 3 of them in last week.

BigC92 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:46 am Are them Super Singles any better than duals?

fcdrifter13 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 17, 2018 6:30 pm

BigC92 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:46 am Are them Super Singles any better than duals?

Depends on the use. They seem to wear better on our van trailers and the OTR truck but the concrete guys like the duals better for the worksites and on those trailers. If you have one flat with a super single on the drives you are pretty much done, you can single out the duals and at least get to a truck stop.