we have a single axel van ,pulled in to a servo to refuel,and noticed one tyre was flat,must of just happened as we pulled in,lucky eh,so Iam thinking about buying tyre pressure sensors to monitor the tyre pressure, a new mag wheel and tyre would cost big dollars,haveing to change a tyre on a busy freeway your life would be at risk,does any one have tyre pressure gauges fitted,cost ?we have a single axel van do you have to buy an expensive kit with ten sensors ? I am only interested in the van tyres ,the car tyres are nothing to change .....
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JeffRae said
11:13 AM Aug 2, 2018
Hello Ron-D, there has been a bit of discussion about tyre monitors, I seem to remember that the Safety Dave being a reasonable brand
-- Edited by Yuglamron on Thursday 2nd of August 2018 11:31:58 AM
-- Edited by Yuglamron on Thursday 2nd of August 2018 11:34:41 AM
Plain Truth said
03:34 PM Aug 2, 2018
This is not a FLATtering review of one brand.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9GPR26x6Mk&t=4s
Aus-Kiwi said
03:56 PM Aug 2, 2018
For goodness sake !! DRIVE off the road . He tyre is possibly stuffed anyway . Have seen a guy walk out into the truck in front of me on M1 . Killing him instantly. CPR wasnât enough . All because he was worried about the tyre . !!
Ron-D said
05:52 PM Aug 2, 2018
Aus-Kiwi wrote:
For goodness sake !! DRIVE off the road . He tyre is possibly stuffed anyway . Have seen a guy walk out into the truck in front of me on M1 . Killing him instantly. CPR wasnât enough . All because he was worried about the tyre . !!
I never want to be in a position like the above ,but if its on the expressway like the one leading to pennant hills Sydney your right your dead meat for sure if you pull up,you will also be in a dangerous situation towing a caravan with one wheel in that huge triuck infested speedway of a road for hours ,Theres only one fuel stop on that high speed trucking highway,maybe a little early warning on your tyre situation might not be a bad idea eh....
safety Dave has a good product but expensive,those cheap eBay ones are they any good ,anyone here useing them thanks for the feedback plain truth,yuglamron,and Jeff,,,,
Yuglamron said
09:35 AM Aug 3, 2018
Please don't quote me here. As I understand it China's Copyright laws are a little shall we say Lax.
Any company that designs and then builds their product in China know the design will be copied. Take the Eberspacher Truck Diesel Heater. It doesn't take a lot to see the ones they sell from China are remarkably similar in design.
We all know the Honda Gennie motor is copied and put into a myriad of other brand generators.
One of the reasons for the looming trade war between China and the USA is the copying of designs.
My no name brand of Tyre monitors has been working for the last two years. Once I got a warning of low tyre pressure. Tyre place replaced the valve insert and have had no problems since. Once a week if I'm parked up I go round with the softball bat and test the tyres but the monitors have shown no issues.
Personally I though it was a risk worth taking to use a cheap no name monitor as the ones sold here are up near the $1k mark for six tyres at 100PSI
I think I paid $79 for mine.
Lasted two years or so. I reckon for me it was worth it.
Ron-D said
04:39 PM Aug 3, 2018
Thanks yuglamron nothing to lose at that price any chance of PM ing me the brand would be much appreciated thanks Ron...
SaGDay said
10:40 PM Aug 4, 2018
Gday Ron, I have had the tyre gauges on both van (2) wheels and also on our tow vehicle, and they have on 2 separate occasions alerted me to First time=Overheated Tyre and the second was a tyre pressure suddenly dropping. I would never travel without these fitted as they have possibly saved me from 2 serious accidents or worse.
Ron-D said
09:05 AM Aug 5, 2018
SaGDay wrote:
Gday Ron, I have had the tyre gauges on both van (2) wheels and also on our tow vehicle, and they have on 2 separate occasions alerted me to First time=Overheated Tyre and the second was a tyre pressure suddenly dropping. I would never travel without these fitted as they have possibly saved me from 2 serious accidents or worse.
thanks for your comments sagday just curious brand safety Dave ?
Rusty W said
09:10 PM Aug 5, 2018
Hi Ron, I use to worry about getting a flat tyre on the van and not picking it up soon enough. You could feel the car labouring a bit, are we going up hill a bit ? is there a headwind
is a tyre starting to go down ? hard to pick on a dual axle heavy van. Now with tyre pressure moniters I know it's not a tyre. Also I don't have to check the tyre pressures at the tyres the monitor does this. Put them on the car also, Wouldn't go without them.
Regards Russell
rockylizard said
08:08 AM Aug 6, 2018
Gday...
I can certainly see the advantage of having TPMS fitted to all wheels of the rig.
However, just a thought from an old-fashioned Luddite
If one checked the pressures of one's tyres on a regular basis - eg at least weekly - and gives the tyre a good 'looking at' then one is well on the way to forestalling an unexpected tyre failure.
Yep, I know there is always the chance to pick up a foreign object that causes deflation - and very often that is completely unavoidable - but if the tyre is well within 'road worthy depth', tread wearing evenly, no cracks or bulges or any other sign of degradation then one is well on the way to avoiding unforeseen deflation.
I check my tyres visually every morning at minimum, and check pressures weekly. I also do my own tyre rotation because that gives me the chance to see what the 'inside' of the tyre looks like for cracks, damage, bulges etc. It also gives me a good chance to examine the rims for any damage too.
I am reluctant to hand too much over to 'technology' - a losing fight I must admit.
Jest sayin'
Cheers - John
Ron-D said
08:54 AM Aug 6, 2018
Rusty W wrote:
Hi Ron, I use to worry about getting a flat tyre on the van and not picking it up soon enough. You could feel the car labouring a bit, are we going up hill a bit ? is there a headwind is a tyre starting to go down ? hard to pick on a dual axle heavy van. Now with tyre pressure moniters I know it's not a tyre. Also I don't have to check the tyre pressures at the tyres the monitor does this. Put them on the car also, Wouldn't go without them.
Regards Russell
Good advice Russell.
Ron-D said
09:03 AM Aug 6, 2018
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
I can certainly see the advantage of having TPMS fitted to all wheels of the rig.
However, just a thought from an old-fashioned Luddite
If one checked the pressures of one's tyres on a regular basis - eg at least weekly - and gives the tyre a good 'looking at' then one is well on the way to forestalling an unexpected tyre failure.
Yep, I know there is always the chance to pick up a foreign object that causes deflation - and very often that is completely unavoidable - but if the tyre is well within 'road worthy depth', tread wearing evenly, no cracks or bulges or any other sign of degradation then one is well on the way to avoiding unforeseen deflation.
I check my tyres visually every morning at minimum, and check pressures weekly. I also do my own tyre rotation because that gives me the chance to see what the 'inside' of the tyre looks like for cracks, damage, bulges etc. It also gives me a good chance to examine the rims for any damage too.
I am reluctant to hand too much over to 'technology' - a losing fight I must admit.
Jest sayin'
Cheers - John
I kept a good an eye on my tyre pressures and condition John,but those T/P alarms really Would let you know instantly if the tyre suffers damage at any moment,that tyre especially on a single axel van is incredibly important ...
dogbox said
01:02 PM Aug 6, 2018
if it works once it was well worth the cost. when a tyre blows it usually does a bit of damage as well as the cost of a tyre an possibly a rim ect.
we have a single axel van ,pulled in to a servo to refuel,and noticed one tyre was flat,must of just happened as we pulled in,lucky eh,so Iam thinking about buying tyre pressure sensors to monitor the tyre pressure, a new mag wheel and tyre would cost big dollars,haveing to change a tyre on a busy freeway your life would be at risk,does any one have tyre pressure gauges fitted,cost ?we have a single axel van do you have to buy an expensive kit with ten sensors ? I am only interested in the van tyres ,the car tyres are nothing to change .....
-- Edited by Ron-D on Thursday 2nd of August 2018 08:57:05 AM
safetydave.com.au/tyre-pressure-monitoring-system/
and also suggested as a dearer alternative
www.lsmtechnologies.com.au/item.cfm
Cheers
Try checking out this site.
https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=AS_20180801172628&SearchText=tpms+systems+tire+pressure+monitoring+system
They have every type from the el cheapo red or green warning caps at a couple of bucks to wireless Bluetooth systems.
There are even systems that tie in with your digital display on some modern vehicles and flash up warnings on screen.
This one for the Nissan XTrail as an example.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/new-Teana-new-X-trail-new-Tiida-Kick-Venucia-T70-T70X-OBD-TPMS-tire-pressure-monitoring/32850608798.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.179.6ac235afa18Vl9&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10152_10151_10065_10344_10130_10068_10342_10547_10325_10546_10343_10340_10548_10341_10696_10084_10083_10618_10307_10131_10132_10133_10059_100031_10103_10624_10623_10622_10621_10620,searchweb201603_46,ppcSwitch_7&algo_expid=a46f6a3b-1757-41de-8746-3f18511874b5-26&algo_pvid=a46f6a3b-1757-41de-8746-3f18511874b5&priceBeautifyAB=0
Others that send to your smart phone/tablet.
-- Edited by Yuglamron on Thursday 2nd of August 2018 11:31:58 AM
-- Edited by Yuglamron on Thursday 2nd of August 2018 11:34:41 AM
This is not a FLATtering review of one brand.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9GPR26x6Mk&t=4s
I never want to be in a position like the above ,but if its on the expressway like the one leading to pennant hills Sydney your right your dead meat for sure if you pull up,you will also be in a dangerous situation towing a caravan with one wheel in that huge triuck infested speedway of a road for hours ,Theres only one fuel stop on that high speed trucking highway,maybe a little early warning on your tyre situation might not be a bad idea eh....
safety Dave has a good product but expensive,those cheap eBay ones are they any good ,anyone here useing them thanks for the feedback plain truth,yuglamron,and Jeff,,,,
Please don't quote me here. As I understand it China's Copyright laws are a little shall we say Lax.
Any company that designs and then builds their product in China know the design will be copied. Take the Eberspacher Truck Diesel Heater. It doesn't take a lot to see the ones they sell from China are remarkably similar in design.
We all know the Honda Gennie motor is copied and put into a myriad of other brand generators.
One of the reasons for the looming trade war between China and the USA is the copying of designs.
My no name brand of Tyre monitors has been working for the last two years. Once I got a warning of low tyre pressure. Tyre place replaced the valve insert and have had no problems since. Once a week if I'm parked up I go round with the softball bat and test the tyres but the monitors have shown no issues.
Personally I though it was a risk worth taking to use a cheap no name monitor as the ones sold here are up near the $1k mark for six tyres at 100PSI
I think I paid $79 for mine.
Lasted two years or so. I reckon for me it was worth it.
Thanks yuglamron nothing to lose at that price any chance of PM ing me the brand would be much appreciated thanks Ron...
Gday Ron, I have had the tyre gauges on both van (2) wheels and also on our tow vehicle, and they have on 2 separate occasions alerted me to First time=Overheated Tyre and the second was a tyre pressure suddenly dropping. I would never travel without these fitted as they have possibly saved me from 2 serious accidents or worse.
thanks for your comments sagday just curious brand safety Dave ?
is a tyre starting to go down ? hard to pick on a dual axle heavy van. Now with tyre pressure moniters I know it's not a tyre. Also I don't have to check the tyre pressures at the tyres the monitor does this. Put them on the car also, Wouldn't go without them.
Regards Russell
Gday...
I can certainly see the advantage of having TPMS fitted to all wheels of the rig.
However, just a thought from an old-fashioned Luddite
If one checked the pressures of one's tyres on a regular basis - eg at least weekly - and gives the tyre a good 'looking at' then one is well on the way to forestalling an unexpected tyre failure.
Yep, I know there is always the chance to pick up a foreign object that causes deflation - and very often that is completely unavoidable - but if the tyre is well within 'road worthy depth', tread wearing evenly, no cracks or bulges or any other sign of degradation then one is well on the way to avoiding unforeseen deflation.
I check my tyres visually every morning at minimum, and check pressures weekly. I also do my own tyre rotation because that gives me the chance to see what the 'inside' of the tyre looks like for cracks, damage, bulges etc. It also gives me a good chance to examine the rims for any damage too.
I am reluctant to hand too much over to 'technology' - a losing fight I must admit.
Jest sayin'
Cheers - John
Good advice Russell.
I kept a good an eye on my tyre pressures and condition John,but those T/P alarms really Would let you know instantly if the tyre suffers damage at any moment,that tyre especially on a single axel van is incredibly important ...
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