Tire Temperature - What is Significant?
I got an IR thermometer "gun" and started using it on this trip for the first time. I'm not sure what I'm looking for. After an hour of 60mph driving in 70 degree F temperature, I pulled off the roa...
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1st i don't use a laser thermometer, a laser thermometer is only good when you're stopped....and on a long ride we might rack up 8-12 hrs between stops.
My TST tpms, pressure/temp monitoring system has registered 165* in stop an go traffic on 105* days
ive also seen tire temps drop quickly (to near ambient air temp) with the slightest bit of rain.
I have also noticed slightly higher temps on the tires closest to my generator (when i run the generator).
I wonder at the stops you use the laser thermometer are you ask checking the tire pressure ? Tire pressure can effect tire temperature.
with a TPMS system you know both - realtime, rolling or stopped.
My TST tpms, pressure/temp monitoring system has registered 165* in stop an go traffic on 105* days
ive also seen tire temps drop quickly (to near ambient air temp) with the slightest bit of rain.
I have also noticed slightly higher temps on the tires closest to my generator (when i run the generator).
I wonder at the stops you use the laser thermometer are you ask checking the tire pressure ? Tire pressure can effect tire temperature.
with a TPMS system you know both - realtime, rolling or stopped.
