I tow a lot as well. I look forward to any TPMS recommendations. Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill via Fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
To: "Don Marshall" <dmar823 at gmail.com>
Cc: "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>, "Brad Kahler" <bkahler1 at
gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 11:51:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Tire pressure monitoring systems
I plan to add TPMS to both of my trailers and to the GMC motor coach I?m
restoring. I?m a big believer in the value of knowing what is going on with
your tires before they disintegrate.
On Jan 31, 2018, at 6:00 AM, Don Marshall via Fot < fot at autox.team.net >
wrote:
Hi Brad. I'm a believer. I bought the EezTire TPMS for my 5th wheel after
having a blowout and significant damage a couple years ago. This past summer we
drove from Florida to Minnesota, stopping at Blackhawk farms along the way to
watch the Kasner Cup. Anyway, around Bloomington IL I noticed that the right
rear trailer tire was 20 degrees hotter than the others and getting hotter. I
got to a trailer place where they backed off the brake adjustment and that
helped. When we got to Duluth I had a guy come out and inspect everything. He
found that the brake arm on the right rear was jammed and was holding the shoe
against the drum. He fixed all that and everything looked fine. At that point I
was happy I had bought the system, it probably saved me from a blowout on the
way up. Then, when we headed back toward Florida, after about 50 miles the
right rear showed hot again. Come to find out the repair guy hadn't pushed the
hub all the way onto the axle and it was wobbly loose. Without the TPMS I'd
probably have pulled all the way home, or at least until the bearings burned up
and the wheel fell off. Got that fixed in Wisconsin and everything was fine all
the way home and for several trips since. So, for a couple hundred dollars, it
saved me twice on that one trip. Based on that experience, I would insist on a
system that shows temperature as well as tire pressure. Don
On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Brad Kahler via Fot < fot at autox.team.net >
wrote:
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Just curious if any of you use a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) on your
cars, trailers or tow vehicles. If so do you have any recommendations?
Thanks!
Brad
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