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Re: [Vintage-race] Trailer tires

To: <twobees@sprynet.com>, "Vintage Racing Digest"
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] Trailer tires
From: "DGreimel" <dgreimel@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:53:20 -0400
When the tread came off of my trailer tyre it did not loose pressure.  I 
discovered it when I had stopped for the night.
A pressure monitor would not have helped untill it blew out.

Don Greimel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norm 2Bs" <twobees@sprynet.com>
To: "Vintage Racing Digest" <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] Trailer tires


> All this discussion has me thinking about one of those remote, digital 
> tire
> pressure monitors.  While it wouldn't do anything to warn of a puncture, 
> it
> might give indication of heat build-up that leads to de-lamination.  And,
> even with a puncture, I had one on a dual-axle trailer & drove with it for 
> a
> while because the trailer & racecar towed so well even with 1 tire down.
>
> I've seen them for a couple hundred dollars that monitor pressure & temp.
> Can't seem to find the company name right now though.  When I do, I'll 
> post
> it.
>
> Norm Sippel
> 20' ATC
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