Berjmobile
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Pre-trip inspection always includes tire pressure checks. It is part of safety management and does not take a lot of effort. Jim.
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crickeydog
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tropical36 wrote:How many of you honestly and without fail check all your tires with a pressure gauge before starting out, each and every day before traveling?
I do. Each day, every day. Period!!! I check the tire pressures and do a visual and physical tire check in the mornings when we're stopped and not traveling that day as well. I'd hate to be stopped at a CG for a week sightseeing only to find a flat tire I could have repaired day's ago instead of the morning we're planning to leave.
I don't have a P Pro or TST system: I don't trust'em to be calibrated and as accurate as my calibrated commercial made in the USA tire gauges.
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wandering1
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So what do you do?
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shadoow
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Dutch_12078 wrote:Not with a manual tire gauge, but part of my getting ready to roll check includes a walk around with a visual tire condition check, and checking the pressure readings from all 10 tires on the TPMS before pulling out.
same here
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Lentz
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I use the TMS on all 10 of my tires and find it to work well so far. Lot easier than bending over at all the tire locations and whaking my head on one of the slides. Mine also gives me the tire temp as well as pressure.
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mrblanche
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tropical36 wrote:How many of you honestly and without fail check all your tires with a pressure gauge before starting out, each and every day before traveling?
I do. But I'm an old trucker, too.
But, just as a warning, just checking your tire pressures with a pressure gauge can cause a flat tire, if the valve core is corroded or sticky, so I stop and check all the tires with a thumper after an hour or so of driving.
(Yes, it HAS happened to me, on a brand new truck!)
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ressless1
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I guage all of the tires before the trip, and then thump them at every stop.
I been doing it with my travel trailers for years and will continue with the motor home.
I do plan the pick up a laser temp gun.
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Lobstah
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"One thing is for sure, they don't properly air up their automobiles and besides excessive speed is thought to be responsible for millions of gallons of wasted fuel each year. "
Okay...you completely lost me here. What does any of this have to do with checking RV tires, especially the speed comment?...
Nah...on second thought, I don't wanna know
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tropical36
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Lobstah wrote:"One thing is for sure, they don't properly air up their automobiles and besides excessive speed is thought to be responsible for millions of gallons of wasted fuel each year. "
Okay...you completely lost me here. What does any of this have to do with checking RV tires, especially the speed comment?...
Nah...on second thought, I don't wanna know
Jim
Well, lemmi tell ya anyway. My point was that it's human nature with most people not to check tire pressures and especially with non RV owners. The wasted fuel and other causes of such, I just threw in there for added education, but I do think I save a little fuel given the air pressures that I run.
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tropical36
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wandering1 wrote:So what do you do?
Right now, I just check them periodically and the rest of the time I do a visual and a whack with a ball peen hammer.
The point I was trying to make to myself, is that a little cushion of psi over the recommended rating, until you discover a slow leak, is a good idea, as I still don't think the largest percentage of owners do much checking at all.
I think I see a trend here from the number of reads and responses,... that the ones that do respond are the ones that take this seriously and the others don't bother to respond. I'm sure there are a good number that didn't bother to even read the post, either. How about the countless owners who don't read or participate in any manner when it comes to RV forums?
One thing is for sure, they don't properly air up their automobiles and besides excessive speed is thought to be responsible for millions of gallons of wasted fuel each year.
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