Tire Pressure Monitor Systems
After seeing another post asking about TPMS I felt compelled to jump back up on my soapbox. A friend of mine recently avoided disaster when a quite new front tire blew on his Class A putting him in th...
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BB_TX wrote:
While I agree with you that many, if not most, tire failures are due to slowly losing air and being destroyed by low inflation, there are also tires that simply blow out instantaneously. A TPMS can prevent tire loss and damage due to the first, but not the second.
This is true. However in the case of a tire blowing on a trailer or toad, without a TPMS, you probably won't have any idea until a passer-by honks and waves you down to get your attention.
There are posts here weekly of someone who pulled a trailer or toad for miles and miles not knowing a tire had blown and is tearing up the sheet metal (fiberglass) wiring, plumbing as he blissfully drives down the highway.
Ron
