[Fot] Tire pressure monitoring systems

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I tow a lot as well. I look forward to any TPMS recommendations. Richard 

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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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