do tow vehicles need tire pressure sensors
very new to dinghy towing, will be the very first time this spring. Do i need to invest in tire pressure sensors for the dinghy? yes no maybe so? what do you use on your dinghy?
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Well everyone has their opinions. I am personally happy that I equipped my Class C and toad with a 10 sensor TPMS system. Have have a Advantage PressurePro system for 12 years. It has never failed to work except when the sensor batteries died. It is on its 2nd set of sensors that seem to last about 6 years if you remove them to save internal battery life whenever your motorhome is not being used.
Over the years it has caught two leaking rubber valve stems on the motorhome and a leak from a bolt puncturing a rear tire on my toad. Two leaking valve stems caused me to change out all of the motorhomes valves stems with custom metal valves stems from Borg tire.
I can't see the tires on my toad from the mirrors on my motorhome so there is no way to know that a tire is going flat with imminent damage waiting.
Several years ago, I was riding with a friend in his diesel pusher pulling a VW Golf toad on I29 heading north in North Dakota. A car came up on our right side displaying a sign that stated FLATTE TYRE. We pulled off as soon as we could and discovered that the left rear tire had disintegrated and was running on the aluminum wheel rim. No damage to the car itself luckily but the tire and rim were destroyed.
Click on the link below to see the system I use.
Advantage PressurePro 10 Sensor System
Over the years it has caught two leaking rubber valve stems on the motorhome and a leak from a bolt puncturing a rear tire on my toad. Two leaking valve stems caused me to change out all of the motorhomes valves stems with custom metal valves stems from Borg tire.
I can't see the tires on my toad from the mirrors on my motorhome so there is no way to know that a tire is going flat with imminent damage waiting.
Several years ago, I was riding with a friend in his diesel pusher pulling a VW Golf toad on I29 heading north in North Dakota. A car came up on our right side displaying a sign that stated FLATTE TYRE. We pulled off as soon as we could and discovered that the left rear tire had disintegrated and was running on the aluminum wheel rim. No damage to the car itself luckily but the tire and rim were destroyed.
Click on the link below to see the system I use.
Advantage PressurePro 10 Sensor System
