[Fot] Tire pressure monitoring systems

[Brad Kahler]

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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