My main concern is your preferred Vendor for a TPMS system.My tow vehicle has the tire Pressure sensors mounted inside the rims.The sensors match my external, hand held digital tire pressure gauge.My concern is with the 4 tires on my dual axle tag along travel trailer.I am considering purchasing and installing a TPMS system on the 4 tires for my tag along. What about the Doran 360RV, the TST, or this another option to review and consider?Tom

The Doran is a knockoff of the Pressure Pro. Our PP has worked perfectly on the same batteries for the past five years; however, replacements cost $36 each....not looking forward to that. We do remove them when stored or parked for an extended period of time. It monitors both high and low pressures plus temperature.Ron

A lot of us use the TireTraker tpms. Works well. Uses replaceable CR1632 Lithium batteries, which are available on the TireTraker website for $7.50 for a 5-pack. I found that the batteries last about a year.TireTrakerBruce

T. Faith wrote:My main concern is your preferred Vendor for a TPMS system.My tow vehicle has the tire Pressure sensors mounted inside the rims.The sensors match my external, hand held digital tire pressure gauge.My concern is with the 4 tires on my dual axle tag along travel trailer.I am considering purchasing and installing a TPMS system on the 4 tires for my tag along. What about the Doran 360RV, the TST, or this another option to review and consider?TomI have the Doran Pressure Pro. Very pleased with it. A good company as well. Couple of years back the display stopped working properly, I contacted them (out of warranty by the way), they gave me a return authorization, instructed me to return the unit (sensors and all). They checked it and the sensors/sensor batteries, found a broken wire causing an intermittent short in the 12v plug. Repaired and returned. No charge.There are cheaper options, some claim to record tire temp as well. All a matter of what's in your wallet and personal preference.

Love my Pressure Pro. FYI my TV is a 2010 Ford which has some sort of useless pressure sensors on a strap on the rim, inside the tire. I change wheels between summer and winter, and I do not bother with the stupid Ford system, I only use the Pressure Pro. That means I know what my pressures really are, unlike the useless Ford system. Only disadvantage is a small constant yellow light on the dash, and every time I start the car I get a message saying their dumb system is unhappy, but hitting reset eliminates that junk.

TST 507 system here. I have had it for a little over a year and it works perfectly. The only time it has "saved me" so far was my error. I had checked the pressure in my 5'er tires late one evening before an early morning departure from a very quiet campground. I didn't want to run my air compressor immediately prior to departure out of courtesy to the other campers. Obviously I didn't screw the wheel sensor back on tight enough on one wheel and it had been leaking overnight. I had moved 50' or so and the TST alarm went off. Since I saw it was low pressure I left the park and stopped on the road right out front. Fired up my generator and compressor and aired the tire back up, it was only down about 10 psi, and went on my way. The TST system allowed me to watch that tire until I arrived at my destination. The pressure help up so obviously I was the error. I would have left the site with a low tire and not known it without a TPMS system.Yeah I know if I hadn't had the TPMS system I wouldn't have made the mistake of not tightening the sensor enough, but then I wouldn't have the TPMS system either. At last I won't do that again.

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nolra
Explorer
May 29, 2013
I use the TST 507 also. I have an old truck I use when towing and an old AWD van I use a lot or solo trips and some of it off road. I like the TST system, just number the sensors and I can run them on any vehicle I own in about 2 minutes. I have 2 for the trailer and 4 for the vehicle of the day. I'm sure that all of them work and at the end of the day there isn't that much difference between them.

It sure is comforting knowing exactly what my tires are doing be it trailer or the van down some crazy dirt road. I'm a TPMS fan for sure.
BurbMan
Explorer II
May 29, 2013
I went with the Dill TPMS. Dill is the OEM mfr for many vehicle systems, and they make a kit for trailers now. Sensors are internal, so you have to dismount and re-balance the tires, but they give you temp readings as well as pressure readings. Batteries last many years, like OEM systems, and very reliable.
livingaboard
Explorer
May 29, 2013
W.E.BGood wrote:
I received our TST 507 system 2 weeks ago for our dual-axle TT, right before going on a 1500 mile excursion that we just got back from. It alerted me once when one tire hit the programmed "over 10 lbs. over maximum limit"...I had aired them up to the recommended level of 65 lbs. in lower 50's temps before leaving and wound-up driving in 85 degree temps. It also told me tire temps were in the 90's. Works for me.

BUT, and I'm planning on posting a separate thread with pictures on this after I notify the manufacturer, I have rubber valve stems and the stem-end mounted senors left little scuff marks on the outer edge of the aluminum rims, indicating they had flexed quite a bit. I'm not so concerned about the cosmetics, more so the amount of flex and wear on the stem. I'll be getting full-metal stems installed shortly.

Regards, BGood

i am pretty sure you will find that no systems out there with an external thread on transmitter will tell you that rubber valve stems are ok to use. They will specify metal stems only
trail-explorer
Explorer
May 11, 2013
http://www.tiretraker.com/
Winged_One
Explorer
May 08, 2013
281bullet wrote:
I bought the Tire Minder system, It works great, and it has a battery exchange program.

+1 Like it a lot.
W_E_BGood
Explorer
May 06, 2013
I received our TST 507 system 2 weeks ago for our dual-axle TT, right before going on a 1500 mile excursion that we just got back from. It alerted me once when one tire hit the programmed "over 10 lbs. over maximum limit"...I had aired them up to the recommended level of 65 lbs. in lower 50's temps before leaving and wound-up driving in 85 degree temps. It also told me tire temps were in the 90's. Works for me.

BUT, and I'm planning on posting a separate thread with pictures on this after I notify the manufacturer, I have rubber valve stems and the stem-end mounted senors left little scuff marks on the outer edge of the aluminum rims, indicating they had flexed quite a bit. I'm not so concerned about the cosmetics, more so the amount of flex and wear on the stem. I'll be getting full-metal stems installed shortly.

Regards, BGood
mikefos
Explorer
May 06, 2013
Bruce H. wrote:
... CR1632 Lithium batteries, which are available on the TireTraker website for $7.50 for a 5-pack. I found that the batteries last about a year.
TireTraker

Thanks for the tip about the batteries. TST 507 here, love it.
281bullet
Explorer
May 06, 2013
I bought the Tire Minder system, It works great, and it has a battery exchange program.
Cecilt
Explorer
May 05, 2013
Started using the tiretracker system this year. 1900 miles later and all is well. Any system is better than no system.
bob213
Explorer
May 05, 2013
I have the TST 507 system also. Very happy so far. Dealing directly with the company makes it a breeze. They are great people to work with.