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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The vehicle TPMS system uses an "in the tire" pressure monitor. Some of those are wrapped around the wheel, but most replace the valve stem with a pressure monitor device.
There is also some type of technology used to change the monitor display when the tires are rotated. (My Ram 2500 pickup knows when the tires are rotated, usually alerting me that the folks did not change the tire pressures to the correct amount for the position)
Aftermarket TPMS systems with external monitors which screw onto the outside if the valve stem can be used to monitor the toad from the motor home.
However, check the TPMS mfr. Some, like Tire Minder, might require a different type of sensor on the toad tires than on a trailer tire. Also the toad built in TPMS sensor might send a signal on the same frequency band as the towing TPMS, requiring that a signal booster be installed.
There is also some type of technology used to change the monitor display when the tires are rotated. (My Ram 2500 pickup knows when the tires are rotated, usually alerting me that the folks did not change the tire pressures to the correct amount for the position)
Aftermarket TPMS systems with external monitors which screw onto the outside if the valve stem can be used to monitor the toad from the motor home.
However, check the TPMS mfr. Some, like Tire Minder, might require a different type of sensor on the toad tires than on a trailer tire. Also the toad built in TPMS sensor might send a signal on the same frequency band as the towing TPMS, requiring that a signal booster be installed.
