TPMS

I have the TST 507 system with flo thru monitors. I'm going to replace with the standard monitors. On my trailer with metal stems they stick out past the rim. I have hit road alligators(recap treads) twice and lost a flo thru both times. Right now I only have 3 working monitors. I think I'll just replace the whole unit since 4 monitors will cost me $200. I'll stick with the TST though.

Do you folks use the flow through type or none flow through ? I'm looking at theTST 507. Should I change the Stims to metal?

A good TPMS is another line of defense. It won't alert you to an instantaneous tire failure or a tread separation where the carcass is still holding full air pressure, but it will alert you to a tire that's losing pressure or running abnormally hot. As mentioned, it also allows me to check the pressure in all 10 tires when I hitch up. I use the Truck Systems Technologies (TST) 507 TPMS.

Rusty

I have the Tire Minder brand. Alarm has gone off 3 times. 1st 2 were when I took a right hand turn from a stop too fast. The rim bead was momentarily broken and air leaked. The monitor shut off once I was going straight (I take turns much slower now). The last time it was an alarm showing an air leak as I was pulling into storage lot (just lucky). It lost about 20PSI in 25 minutes and was flat the next day. Had I been on the highway I would probably have been able to get to the shoulder before anything bad happened. I use it while on road trips to keep track of the tire PSI and Temp. No guarantees this will prevent disaster in the future but I am happy I have it.

avvidclif1 wrote:

Do you check the tire pressure before each trip? I do. I turn on the TPMS receiver and when I get finished hooking up I know the tire pressure in all 4 tires without touching a gauge. Peace of mind and convenience.

Same for me. I get to where I feel naked if I forget to turn it on. It has saved me once too.

I ran over a large piece of wood shaped like a thorn. The TPMS warned me the tire was rapidly loosing air. I stopped and confirmed it. As I was less than 1/4m from the house I went on home and in less than 5 min the tire was flat. If I had been on the freeway I wouldn't have known about it until it was destroyed and probably damaged the trailer.

Do you check the tire pressure before each trip? I do. I turn on the TPMS receiver and when I get finished hooking up I know the tire pressure in all 4 tires without touching a gauge. Peace of mind and convenience.