cold weather travel

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Reading some of the posts it is becoming very clear why some people have trouble with their tires. Of course, according to them, it is always the manufacturer's fault.
Maintaining proper air pressure at all times seems so basic and so important that it is preached by every tire manufacturer.

The problem with changing pressures is accelerated by our desire to maintain the ideal pressure for the weight being carried.

If we follow that thinking then adjusting the pressure every time we stop or the temperature goes up or down a few degrees would be the norm.

Running tires underinflated is asking for trouble in most cases. Those of us who run higher pressures than the supposed ideal based on weight will rarely see pressures drop enough due to temperature decreases to become a factor. If we as RV owners are anal enough about maintaining ideal pressures we would be stopping frequently to check the pressures and adjusting for low pressure as well as high pressure. I see drivers adding air, but have never seen anyone removing air because the pressure increased due to higher temps.

Reading some of the posts it is becoming very clear why some people have trouble with their tires. Of course, according to them, it is always the manufacturer's fault.
Maintaining proper air pressure at all times seems so basic and so important that it is preached by every tire manufacturer.

JimM68 wrote:

My tires have not loast any air, the air in them just got "smaller" is all...
Next spring it will get bigger again, and the machine will be happy.

Let's have some votes?
Should I:
A ignore the machine
B put air in the tires
C change the machines low limit so it quits *****ing

So.... You didn't lose air, but you did lose pressure. That's what counts. Pressure.

Put air in the tires. That's a Manufacturer's recommendation.

JimM68 wrote:
I also use a TPMS. With the current cold weather in Northern Illinois, most if not all of my tires are below the set threshold, and the TPMS is NOT happy.

My tires have not loast any air, the air in them just got "smaller" is all...
Next spring it will get bigger again, and the machine will be happy.

Let's have some votes?
Should I:
A ignore the machine
B put air in the tires
C change the machines low limit so it quits *****ing

B The tire manufacturer and the experts say to check the air pressure with the tires cold and before you drive. A TPMS does not change anything. It is just warning you of something you should already know.

I also use a TPMS. With the current cold weather in Northern Illinois, most if not all of my tires are below the set threshold, and the TPMS is NOT happy.

My tires have not loast any air, the air in them just got "smaller" is all...
Next spring it will get bigger again, and the machine will be happy.

Let's have some votes?
Should I:
A ignore the machine
B put air in the tires
C change the machines low limit so it quits *****ing

Shortly after I started RVing I got in the habit of checking tire pressures with a decent gauge each morning before getting on the road. This gets old when it is raining and cold, or just cold, but it "was" a habit.

I added Tire Trakker TPMS which monitors temperature and pressure in all 10 tires. I expect to be adding air before I leave Red Bay. It was 70's when we arrived and it is now 30's. Grateful to have a DP with an on board air compressor so I don't have to drive someplace with a high pressure compressor to inflate my tires properly.

TempatureControlMan wrote:
Figure 1 Lb drop for every 10 deg drop in outside temperature.

If you read the link that I gave it is actually a 2.4 pound drop for each 10 degrees.

Figure 1 Lb drop for every 10 deg drop in outside temperature.

Jees.. don't people on here read and follow the simplest instructions??

Yes, when traversing wildly different temperatures, check the morning air pressure.

If you are not running maximum pressure now why not add 6-8 lbs. before you leave. Then you will probably be ok whatever the temp.