[whatsnewell]

Over the 13+ months we have been on the road I have only had to add air once, or twice when checking the coach tire pressures. Today I had to add 5 lbs psi to the right front....all the others were just where they were the last time I checked.....back in mid January. I've only had one tire fail, and that was right after we bought the coach....the cause was age. Some of you will recall the prior owner of my coach was sold tires off the rack that were 7+ years old according to the date codes, even though the bill of sale was less than a year old.

I know there are folks here that check air pressure every day they are on the road, and many have tire pressure monitors that give you continuous updates.

Okay, I probably should check the pressure more, but over the past 5 years I check the pressure less often, not more often. I probably check the oil level more often than tire pressure. I do check the temperature of each tire days we travel each time we stop at a Rest Area. I'm getting out to stretch my legs anyway, so this seems a good time to do this.....as long as I'm getting consistent temp readings on the tires I see no reason to check the air pressure too unless I'm getting a hot reading on a tire(s). I think checking the temperatures (and I check the trailer ones too) is a good middle ground to checking the pressure on 10 tires every day. Keep in mind that each day before we roll I do a visual inspection of the tires checking for obvious low pressure, damage, etc.

Now regarding the trailer, I have had to add air to individual tires every week, or so. When one of them is running hot in relation to the others I then check the pressure, and find it is a little low, so I add air on the spot using my bicycle floor pump.....it takes a while, but it is good upper body exercise, and handier than getting out the compressor.

I have three questions:

1) How often do you check your air pressure?
2) Have you still had tire failures in spite of regular air pressure checks, and tire monitoring systems?
3) Am I the only one who takes this laissez-faire (hands off) approach?