What is used to measure temp of tires?

powderman426 wrote:

Now all you need to do is figure out how to keep your hand on the tire while traveling down the road.

I like it.
Isn't that what the wife is for???
Or you could fill your tires with Nitrogen...then you would never have to worry about blow-outs.

(yes, I'm trolling in case you didn't notice).

Cummins12V98 wrote:
My hand works well at all stops.

There you go.

Now all you need to do is figure out how to keep your hand on the tire while traveling down the road.

Or just get the TPMS.

Best money I ever spent.

My hand works well at all stops.

tworootless wrote:
If you're really worried about having a blow out; Pressure PRO will not be of any help!

Could you please expound on this????????........thats a very interesting statement to make ,as it saved me when I had a blowout.

I got an alert from my pressure pro that my tire pressure was dropping by 10 pounds in increments each time this fast leak detector....did another reading.....by the time I got pulled off to the side of the road safely.... it was at 20 pounds


I discovered a blowout in the side wall approximately an inch long... So,seeing as how I did not damage my wheel And..... I did not damaged my R.V.

Could you please explain how did that not HELP ME????????????

I had the BLOWOUT,not, someone I knew who knows someone that they know..... it happened to me.....

So gonna call that one not true.....It helped me.

Many of us carry a thermometer like this one from Harbor Freight.

This little gizmo is accurate enough and easy to use. Some variation from the sunny side to the shady side is normal, but a big variation (hot wheel) is a warning of something you need to fix ASAP.
Although high temps could cause a tire failure, the most likely cause of a hot wheel would be a bad bearing or a stuck brake.

tworootless wrote:
If you're really worried about having a blow out; Pressure PRO will not be of any help!

Nonsense!!! A TPMS is worth its weight in gold in avoiding blowouts.

X2 on getting a TPMS.

I have a Pressure Pro but there are others that are good.

I check my pressures first thing in the morning before the sun hits the tires.

The TPMS is non evasive. Checking pressures with a tire gauge has risks as a schrader valve may fail to seat and cause a slow leak. That may result in a tire failure later in the day.

I also check pressures with my TPMS as I travel. Helps the Borden of driving. My trailer tires are always within 2lbs of each other. That is what is most important. If a tire is more than a couple lbs off there may be something wrong.

I caught a tire that had a 3/8 bolt in it once before the pressure dropped to the alarm point. Gave me enough time to find a safe shady place to pull over and put the spare on. I was in south Arizona 95 degrees at the time.

If you're really worried about having a blow out; Pressure PRO will not be of any help!

I use Doran Pressure Pro.........
Made in U.S.A...........it has a monitor, that is mounted to my dash....and Transmitters on each tire.

If the Pressure Drops,it alerts me,if the Pressure RISES over a set rise,it alerts me.

Some units tell you the Temp,......but, if the Temp Rises a lot,By Default,Pressure will also rise.

I check my tires each time I turn the monitor on.....and tire pressure is Constantly Automaticaly being checked...as I Drive.


Get some type of TPMS....system,it could save you Thousands of dollars,in damages to your rig.

Harbor Freight sells a relatively inexpensive temp. tester. You aim it at whatever, and it will give you an LED readout. I've no idea how accurate it is. Although, in 40 years of towing, I never thought about tire temps getting out of hand. Remember; the faster you go, the hotter the tires. Just make sure you have the correct amount if air in them.