Don and all who have replied,
Thanks for the great feedback. Based on the emails I've received the
majority feel a TPMS is a great addition to their motorhomes and/or
trailers. Their have been a few who feel (and I don't disagree by the way)
that proper maintenance and pre drive checks are a good way to go. With
luck my motorhome will be on the road late this year with new tires and
wheels so if I'm going to add a TPMS that would be a perfect time to do
so.
Thanks again!
Brad
On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 11:00 AM, Don Marshall <dmar823 at gmail.com> 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:
>
>> 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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