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My first one on the road this weekend. 3 years on the trailer. Gladiator 10 ply. Didn't do the trailer any good for sure.

What really didn't help is that I had no idea it was gone, so it flopped around grinding down the fender until a kind person alerted me to it. Wondered why I wasn't getting passed much!

In the motor home, I couldn't see or feel it. Anyone using pressure monitoring? Anything reasonably priced?

Looked at the other tires, and the cracking must have started recently, and now they look bad as well. I didn't see the date code.


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Bucky there is a system my buddy has I think it was $270 for six monitors...I'll see if I can find it.


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I have lost the entire wheel and tire and never new it. Found it missing the next day when I got up after the weekend. Luckily no damage to the side of the trailer but did have to replace entire axle.

I will be watching this thread as I am also interested in pressure monitoring systems and what most of you are using.
 
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Ya gotta laugh a little once you figure out everyone is ok. Geeze I can't believe I couldn't feel or see anything. The good samaritans looked like the chase scene from Bullet coming up on us. LOL. If it were night maybe the sparks would have been visible.


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I added a system to mine as well, and expanded it to cover the mh tires also.....plus I went firestone transformer truck tires as well


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Sounds like your tires are too old and the may pops are now will pops! If your other tires were in good shape then I'd say you could have possibly ran it with low pressure which can also cause failures but based on your statement of their current condition that is likely not the case. After 5 or so years it's time to replace them, especially if your typically on long trips and on the heavy side.

Not sure you would ever feel a blow out when towing with a motorhome either. I had one a few years back and only noticed it by the sparks from the steel cords sticking out of the sidewall from the wrecked tire... it sucks to have to replace a tire with all that tread left on them but it's better than doing it on the side of the highway!
 
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we use TIRE TRAKER

pressure and temp up to 22 wheels.
 
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I have a TPMS system from eezrvproducts.com. It monitors pressure and temperature for up to 10 tires. It has already saved me once. Before I got it the only way I knew I had a blown tire was people passing me pointing at my trailer tires. I did see them sometimes in my mirrors in the daytime. Night was always a problem.
 
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I used the eezrv TPMS. It worked very well for me on the Fifth wheel. As Joe C. mentioned, it monitors pressure and temp and you can program both to your liking.

Another good system that the RV guys rave about is the TST.


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https://tsttruck.com


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These aren't cheap are they? Looks like a nice system.


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These aren't cheap are they? Looks like a nice system.


I recently had a inner dual blow out on my Duramax, it blew the bed side fender right off the truck, that sensor system is allot cheaper then that bedside to replace.
I think if you do allot of towing, especially in the hot summer months it would be worth the investment if you could prevent just 1 blow out.
 
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https://www.amazon.com/Sensor-...toring%2Bsystem&th=1Ordered this one yesterday...


^^^ That one looks like a good choice. I am also considering this one, Tire Minder Smart TPMS System
which uses your smart phone as a monitor via an App and Bluetooth. $308 with 4 sensors, another $10 gets you 6. Lifetime warranty, and free battery exchange for the sensors. It includes a signal booster to put in your trailer, but details are a bit fuzzy on that, sounds like it needs a power connection...


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Originally posted by Big Steve:
I recently had a inner dual blow out on my Duramax, it blew the bed side fender right off the truck, that sensor system is allot cheaper then that bedside to replace.
I think if you do allot of towing, especially in the hot summer months it would be worth the investment if you could prevent just 1 blow out.
Agree, Steve. And the Summer months are when tires seem to just blow out with no warning.
What I do like about most of these new systems, is they also transmit tire temperatures, and you can set whatever temp threshold you want to trigger a warning.


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I tried Toyo's and got a little over 2 years before they started going. Switched to Goodyears...wowser they were like 3 times as high and got 2.5 years before they started going.

I decided to go with Sailun this time, its what Vintage puts on their stackers. Nice tire and cheaper than Toyo and Goodyear, like $1000 for 6. My plan is to change every Two years...hopefully before one goes!

Will be looking into the monitoring systems talked about on here.


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So what would you look for on the screen that would tell you that a tire is going to blow?


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So what would you look for on the screen that would tell you that a tire is going to blow?


Mainly the temperature. It will beep like crazy in a high / low pressure situation as well as a high temp situation.


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So what would you look for on the screen that would tell you that a tire is going to blow?

when tires get low heat goes up ,this leads to a blown tire.tires that go flat and still run will throw rubber and do possible damage to trailer.my experience has been that tires that are overloaded and used in extreme heat,and high speeds,2.5 years is the limit.if not overloaded they will last longer.most of mine have been overloaded.that said low or flat tires can be seen on screen


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