TPMS system on trailer
Who has added TPMS to their TT or other trailer? Either as cap, or complete valve replacement, which system have you chosen? How much did you pay? What are the pro/cons of what you installe...
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RinconVTR wrote:
Who has added TPMS to their TT or other trailer? A whole bunch of rv'er have.
Either as cap, or complete valve replacement, which system have you chosen? As a cap on the valve stem.
How much did you pay? My initial system was a 10 tire (6 on the mh, four on the toad) unit from Pressure Pro. I then up graded to a 16 tire unit for our new coach (8 on the mh, four on the toad...and have 4 left over). Initial unit cost me about $550 and the new 16 tire monitor plus two more sensors cost me an additional $300. Not cheap!
What are the pro/cons of what you installed (your opinion of the system, not the pro/cons of TPMS)? Pro is total coverage of all tires that allows me to monitor the tires as I travel. Con is $$ invested. But, one blowout could possible cost me much more than the cost of the TPMS.
Has it ever saved you from a blow out? Or did a blow out occur while you had TPMS? Twice I've had tires on the motor home (previous coach) pick up nails that caused a slow leak. The TPMS alerted me to a low pressure situation given me ample time to pull over and get the tire fixed. Yes, I did have a blow on the the toad that was instantaneous with no loss of pressure prior to the blowout.
FWIW, for the purpose of evaluating a TPMS system, a mh and toad is basically the same thing as a tow vehicle and a trailer. I would highly recommend that you do a search on "TPMS". You'll find a whole bunch of information.
Hope this helps
Ron
