More tire pressure monitor discussion.
People continue to post "China bomb" warnings but in my decades of RVing I've seen plenty of people who have also had Goodyear and other American brand tires fail. I've used TPMS for many years and si...
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Gulfcoast wrote:
I've been towing RV's for 50-years and never had a flat, nor a problem with a tire.
I do change my tires often and rather spend my limited $$$ on new Goodyear tires than a TPMS.
If I ever get a flat.... I will stop and change it myself.
My only blowout in a motorhome was on our previous coach with no TPMS. The tire that blew was a 10 month old Goodyear inside dual. I don't know if it was low pressure or road debris that got it, but it took out the brake/turn/tail light wiring, destroyed a 7' fiberglass rocker panel, and bent up a 16 ga steel storage bin, ripping one end open. Would having a TPMS have avoided that situation? Maybe. I don't go without one now though, and it has alerted me to slow leaking tires, a sticking brake caliper, and a failing wheel bearing at various times on various motorhomes and toads. Consider that the Federal DOT mandated them on passenger cars for a couple of good reasons, safety and fuel economy. Why wouldn't you want the same tool on your RV and toad or tow vehicle?
