Wireless Tyre Pressure System

I read on one of these forums that the company that makes the Autron ones has got out of tyre sensors. You might want to check that. Also the tyredog ones have a good display for trailers. But not sure of the performance.

I am running the Sensa model, also towing a tandem trailer. To date they are working great.

David

I also was going to go for a wireless tyre pressure system, but after reading all the different problems associated with the various systems I went for the manual type.
Tyre Checkers and they work just fine. They cost under $50 for six. All you have to do is do a walk around when you take your 2 hour brake and if you see green on the indicator away you go.

Hi Anthony
I am using tyredog but only on the vehicle but there is a model that has sensors for trailer etc. I have had a few issues with readouts although one always wonders if tyre gauges at servos actually ever read correctly anyway ( even the digital ones ! ).Yet to decide if it was really worth the money. Having said that the retailer is replacing the system for me this week as one/two of the sensors may be playing up....

I am running atyre dog system at present. The first kit had a couple of dodgy sensors that gave incorrect pressure readings but was replaced under warranty with a new kit. The new kit has been great and I would recomend the set up. The only down sides I have found is that my kit only does 4 wheels (I think they have a new one that does 6 now) and the batteries seem to only last 4-5 months max.

I also have a sensatyre kit to do up to 10 wheels but I have elected not to sue iy as I am fitting intenal beadlocks and the senatyre internal sensors aren't compatable, so they will be sold. The whole senatyre kit looks pretty well made though and the manual is very comprehensive.

Have a look at the Schrader ones supplied by Repco in most states I think. This is the one you will find in your LC200 option list actually but you can get them much cheaper from Repco. They are a true pressure and temperature monitoring system (TPMS) and are much more cost efficient that the others mentioned on this thread, although that is in South Austrlia.

One thing that is not welll understood about TPMS is that it is normally, the temperature that provides the first indication of a puncture. The most common puncture is generally a sidewall failure and these are catastrophic as the sudden lost of a lot of air can cause a loss of vehicel control and then things get much worse.

Sidewall failures, in our experience, result from a very slow leak, often very hard or impossible to immediately detect. These comments apply to radial ply tyres on radial rims only. As the tyre pressure slowly goes down then at a particular point the friction caused by the deflating tyre causes a build up of heat and that blows out the sidewall. Similiar with a slow puncture from a nail or whatever but in these instances the deflation is much slower but at some point there will be a build up of heat.

Regards

RobA

I think the increasing reliance on all this electronic stuff is just great ........

Just imagine .... when the trailer wheel separates from the trailer ...

the flash little guage on the dash that saves you wandering around checking your vehicle tyres ( and subsequently -everything else ) ...

will register a loss of tyre signal/pressure whatever and let you know something is wrong ....

woo hoo - I want one.

Hi Tony
I had the 4 wheel tyredog system and was very happy with it. The pressures shown were always within 1 psi of my digital pressure gauge.
Last year we bought a camper trailer and i wanted that covered too. A friend bought my old 4 tyre system and i bought a new 6 tyre one. Actually the 6 tyre one can monitor more tyres if you buy extra sensors. It takes literally less than a minutes to switch from 4 to 6 tyre monitoring so the unit is great with or without the trailer. They are not cheap but are easy to use, do not require tyre removal and in my experience are accurate. I recommend them.
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Cheers

Dave