Download or read book Wide-base Truck Tires written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper provides a summary of the findings on an ontario study focussing on the operational characteristics of wide-base tires and their impact on pavements. wide-base tires are compared to those of conventional dual tires in terms of their allowable load limits, inflation pressures and fuel economy. information for this part of the study was collected to a large extent from tire and trucking industry surveys. it is concluded that the operation of wide-base tires can be an economically feasible alternative in spite of their lower allowable load limits. a review of available literature indicates that without exception, wide-base tires are more damaging than conventional dual tires. depending on the criteria and method used, respective equivalent loads range from 44 to 7n kn versus the standards 80 kn axle load on conventional dual tires. for the covering abstract of the conference see irrd 807058.