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07-29-2013, 08:36 AM | #1 |
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Trailer tire failure
All you guys out there pull trailers with your race car on them, right? How do you know when you have a flat? I've had 3 and I only knew about one cause I heard it blow. The other 2 I was told by a passing motorist. My boy found this neat little gadget called a TPMS, tire pressure monitering system. The valve stem caps have little transmitters in them that send the tire pressure and temperature to a receiver that you have in the cab. It sends an alarm when tire pressure drops 3 pds and it tells you which tire. It won't save me from having a flat but it will save me from tearing up a fender when the tire shreds.
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07-29-2013, 08:43 AM | #2 |
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Re: Trailer tire failure
same here, usually a very loud bang! do you have a link to this monitor system? or an idea of price? may be something to look into.
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07-29-2013, 08:48 AM | #3 |
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Re: Trailer tire failure
Hey Keith,
They are just now being brought into the states. They have a list of $345.00. Davies Craig Tyreguard 400. I got the first one. USA Warehouse 3P Connect USA 9469 Richmond Place Rancho Cucamonga CA, 91730 Tel: (909) 476-6068 Fax: (909) 476-2594 E-Mail: sales@3pconnect.com Web: www.3pconnect.com
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07-29-2013, 09:30 AM | #4 |
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Re: Trailer tire failure
These are popular with the RV crowd...the folks at Techno RV are real pros
http://www.technorv.com/TireTraker_T...p/tt400c-4.htm#
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07-29-2013, 09:37 AM | #5 |
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Re: Trailer tire failure
That's looks like the same one private labeled.
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Re: Trailer tire failure
Camping world sells a couple of different models of them. Have not tried one myself but it does seem like a good idea. Especially if it will report temp as well. I just took a look over there after I saw this. All the ones they sell are discounted right now some as much as 90 dollars discounted.
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07-31-2013, 08:14 AM | #7 |
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Re: Trailer tire failure
I had two on my 48'. One was coming apart sitting in the storage lot, the other was running down the freeway at 65. It let me know it was flat. I couldn't believe how much it shook the truck.
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