Caravan tyre monitoring

I have one I got from China but looking at the ones Derek (on here) sells they would do the job perfectly

Get two extra senders for your spares as well.

I have a 10 sender unit 4 on car and 4 on van and two for spares

www.sidewinder.com.au

Check the posts from a few weeks ago, was a quite detailed thread on these units. Cheers. John

Theres a big long thread about tyre senders (TPMS type) HERE.

It makes good reading and it a tip for the unwary.

I have bought the Jette 400 set from Derek. I had one cap crack, possibly from a rock or similar, I araldited it and put a strip of race tape around it to hold it on and after reading the other thread wil also put tape on the others, it appears that a few caps have been lost. Other than that they have worked fine so far, only one bush trip of about 2100 km last week and no other probs.

After reading feedback here and elsewhere, it seems these units all get a terrible flogging on unsealed roads (as expected) and design is everything if they are to survive that. IMV, the only type that can be expected to survive are some that I've seen (wish I knew where) that fix to the inside centre of the rim - down on the lowest inside flange that is - well protected from just about everything. The senders that are external on the filler valve are entirely exposed - as seen reported here, they can get hammered on the rim due to flexing , if not by stones - those that sit inside the rim on the other end of the filler valve are protected, but tyre removal is a great hazard for them - manual levers and auto tyre removal hardware are all high risk. BTW - seems that heat buildup is the best indicator of impending doom - the deflation stage is often too late (except in the case of slow punctures).

I had a look at the tyredog system the other day in Tyrepower. I use the sensatyre system which has an internal wireless sender system secured to the rim but need the capability to monitor trailer tyres as well. The Tyredog system seemed good. The sensatyre is a good system that I've used effectively for 4 years now. Here's the link to Tyredog.

Cheers

Mick

K I S S ...check them every pitstop , give them a whack with a hammer, cost..$ 8.00 and lasts forever...

How many tyres have you lost in the past, without this wonderful technology ?

thanks all for your replies, I've been to the discussion and products links as suggested - very thought provoking. The jury is out at the moment. My van doesn't go off the seal very often so sensors wouldn't get the same kind of hammering. I can see the pitfalls and will give that careful thought. I had a rapid deflation and tyre shred recently on a major highway and that was a brown trou experience, so I'm still interested in getting some kind of monitor. I do check the temp and pressures at every stop though.
cheers
T.R.