Twin wheel axles - best practice
Can someone elighten me further on the whole twin-wheel debate? I'm taking a twin rear wheel van to africa and hadn't anticipated that being a problem.
like nick, I assumed that twin rear wheels would be preferable in mud and sand as they would spread the load over a wider area.
Can any one explain the following:
- The mechanics of why they are worse? (so i can attempt to adapt my driving style)
- How effective / dangerous is letting the tyres down? Are we talking 'not ideal but effective' or 'heading for a blow-out in a couple of miles??'.
- How often one should check for trapped stones (once a day or more often?)
- Whats the best way of getting a twin wheel with no difflock over sand and mud? (i.e. tyre inflation/entry speed/use of sand ladders/snow chains)
Cheers!!!
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