Well, might be time for additional TPMS for the Jip!
Cruising down I-8 eastbound, just west of Gila Bend AZ, a car pulled up alongside me and motioned to the toad, waving his hands in a circular motion. Hmmmm, not good. So, I pulled AMTRAK over as soon as possible, with almost no shoulder on that highway, and got out to see what the commotion was all about. What you see below, is what I found. NOT GOOD!!!!!!!!!! I have a TPMS for the coach. It's the TST 507 system and so far, seems to work pretty good.
The tire, or what's left of it, was on the right rear of our toad, a '15 Jeep JKUR. We've been towing this "JIP" for about 18 months now with oh, maybe 10 thousand miles on those tires in both driving and towing. All the tires on that Jeep were at the correct pressure. I know 'cause I just aired them up prior to taking off on this trip, from an off roading run the previous evening.
I had absolutely ZERO notification that this tire had decided to quit being a tire and become a pile of rubber shreds. I had had numerous cars pass us on that section of the highway with no real showing of concern 'till the one that pulled up along side. So, did other folks not care, didn't see the badly damaged tire or, did it just happen and self destruct in a matter of maybe a mile or two? I have no idea how long it took to get into that condition, at 65 mph.
There was no odd feeling in the coach. NO ill handling effects, no pulling, no noise, no drag on my CAT C-7, NOTHING. We've been towing Jeeps now for over 35 years and not one tire has ever given up the ghost on us, 'till now. So, I might be thinking about adding four sensors to the TST system. Good thing I purchased the "Certificate" packages with all the tires for that Jip.
Once we got settled in our campground in Benson AZ, I scuttled back to Tucson to one of the Discount Tire locations there that had ONE of the tires I have on our Jip. They took great care of me. I was in and out in about 25 minutes, even with a crowd (as usual for Discount tire anywhere). A mere $47.00 for a brand new $222.00, 315-70-17 Hancook Dynapro All Terrain.
Even though this is the first time for such an event, in over 35 years of towing, I'll look into some additional sensors.
Scott
The tire, or what's left of it, was on the right rear of our toad, a '15 Jeep JKUR. We've been towing this "JIP" for about 18 months now with oh, maybe 10 thousand miles on those tires in both driving and towing. All the tires on that Jeep were at the correct pressure. I know 'cause I just aired them up prior to taking off on this trip, from an off roading run the previous evening.
I had absolutely ZERO notification that this tire had decided to quit being a tire and become a pile of rubber shreds. I had had numerous cars pass us on that section of the highway with no real showing of concern 'till the one that pulled up along side. So, did other folks not care, didn't see the badly damaged tire or, did it just happen and self destruct in a matter of maybe a mile or two? I have no idea how long it took to get into that condition, at 65 mph.
There was no odd feeling in the coach. NO ill handling effects, no pulling, no noise, no drag on my CAT C-7, NOTHING. We've been towing Jeeps now for over 35 years and not one tire has ever given up the ghost on us, 'till now. So, I might be thinking about adding four sensors to the TST system. Good thing I purchased the "Certificate" packages with all the tires for that Jip.
Once we got settled in our campground in Benson AZ, I scuttled back to Tucson to one of the Discount Tire locations there that had ONE of the tires I have on our Jip. They took great care of me. I was in and out in about 25 minutes, even with a crowd (as usual for Discount tire anywhere). A mere $47.00 for a brand new $222.00, 315-70-17 Hancook Dynapro All Terrain.
Even though this is the first time for such an event, in over 35 years of towing, I'll look into some additional sensors.
Scott
