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Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - Richard - 06-10-2017

For years I thought tire monitoring systems were not really a necessity if one paid close attention to your tires. I always checked the tires at each stop for excessive temps, and once a week or so, I would check all the pressures. Never did I find a tire low on pressure.

However, last year I lost a drive tire while on the road which got me to wondering if a TPMS would have alerted me before all the drama.
My buddy Ron Skeen had tried to convince me of the benefit of a system he uses EEZRV. So while at Bella Terra, I installed one. Then Tom came in with his tag tire all askew, and I felt even better about the purchase.

Two days ago I notice one of the tags a couple of lbs lower than I remembered based on the readout on the
TPMS. I aired it back up just for grins and drove all day with no problems. This morning that tire was down 10 lbs. So off to a tire shop to find a nail right at the edge of the tire. Something I did not find acceptable to patch.

The point is that I doubt I would have noticed the tire being down. It didn't look down this morning on visual. I don't know if it would have been hot at the first stop of the day or not. What I do know is I had early warning to do something about it at a safe and leisurely place instead of on the side of the road.

I wasn't sure of the benefit before know, but I think I paid for the system today, if nothing else in lack of drama.

Thanks Ron for nudging me to install the system.

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - Land Yacht - 06-10-2017

Happy your and your bride are safe! We are all carrying precious people, pets, etc. and extra safety is important. How difficult was the install?

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - encantotom - 06-10-2017

i bought the same system and had it shipped to ruidoso. we are leaving in the morning with new TPMS installed

tom

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - RussWhite - 06-11-2017

I may have mentioned this on the forum previously, but my TPMS ( monitoring the toad as well ) paid off when I noticed unusually high temps on the toad. My auxiliary braking system on the toad was incorrectly installed and the brakes were dragging. Saved me at least a brake job and maybe prevented a fire.

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - encantotom - 06-11-2017

i ran the system for the first time today. you have to have the repeater. i do and it stopped working for a little while and 8 of the 12 sensors dropped out. it was a loose connection.

the temp and pressure on my drivers side front on my honda was hotter by ten degrees than the rest. and a couple pounds higher. my coach exhaust is on that side only a few feet from that tire....

tom

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - Land Yacht - 06-11-2017

(06-11-2017, 03:26 PM)encantotom Wrote: i ran the system for the first time today. you have to have the repeater. i do and it stopped working for a little while and 8 of the 12 sensors dropped out. it was a loose connection.

the temp and pressure on my drivers side front on my honda was hotter by ten degrees than the rest. and a couple pounds higher. my coach exhaust is on that side only a few feet from that tire....

tom

Tom, where did you mount the repeater and get power from?

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - encantotom - 06-11-2017

i have a rear bath. there is a closet all the way across the back of the bathroom. on the right hand (drivers side) wall in the closet is the power panel. i mounted the repeater on the back carpeted wall of the closet and drilled a hole in the carpeted wall that houses the power panel and used a spare fuse slot there.

richard did the same thing for his

tom

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - RegaNewell - 11-14-2025

(06-10-2017, 07:44 PM)Richard Wrote: For years I thought tire monitoring systems were not really a necessity if one paid close attention to your tires. I always checked the tires at each stop for excessive temps, and once a week or so, I would check all the pressures. Never did I find a tire low on pressure.

However, last year I lost a drive tire while on the road which got me to wondering if a TPMS would have alerted me before all the drama.
My buddy Ron Skeen had tried to convince me of the benefit of a system he uses EEZRV. So while at Bella Terra, I installed one. Then Tom came in with his tag tire all askew, and I felt even better about the purchase.

Two days ago I notice one of the tags a couple of lbs lower than I remembered based on the readout on the
TPMS. I aired it back up just for grins and drove all day with no problems. This morning that tire was down 10 lbs. So off to a tire shop to find a nail right at the edge of the tire. Something I did not find acceptable to patch.

The point is that I doubt I would have noticed the tire being down. It didn't look down this morning on visual. I don't know if it would have been hot at the first stop of the day or not. What I do know is I had early warning to do something about it at a safe and leisurely place instead of on the side of the road.

I wasn't sure of the benefit before know, but I think I paid for the system today, if nothing else in lack of drama.

Thanks Ron for nudging me to install the system.

Richard,

Are you still using the EEZ TPMS? Our Pressure Pro batteries on the sensors are ran down again and useless, and we have replaced this system now twice. I'd like to get a system that I don't have to replace the sensors with every few years. I see with the EEZ you can replace the batteries.

Thanks
Pam

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - Richard - 11-14-2025

Pam,

I am still using the EEZ system. I left the original one with the Newell, and bought a new EEZ for the Prevost.

I find the batteries last two to three years.

RE: Tire Monitoring System, now a believer - hbens - 11-14-2025

(11-14-2025, 08:08 AM)RegaNewell Wrote:
(06-10-2017, 07:44 PM)Richard Wrote: For years I thought tire monitoring systems were not really a necessity if one paid close attention to your tires. I always checked the tires at each stop for excessive temps, and once a week or so, I would check all the pressures. Never did I find a tire low on pressure.

However, last year I lost a drive tire while on the road which got me to wondering if a TPMS would have alerted me before all the drama.
My buddy Ron Skeen had tried to convince me of the benefit of a system he uses EEZRV. So while at Bella Terra, I installed one. Then Tom came in with his tag tire all askew, and I felt even better about the purchase.

Two days ago I notice one of the tags a couple of lbs lower than I remembered based on the readout on the
TPMS. I aired it back up just for grins and drove all day with no problems. This morning that tire was down 10 lbs. So off to a tire shop to find a nail right at the edge of the tire. Something I did not find acceptable to patch.

The point is that I doubt I would have noticed the tire being down. It didn't look down this morning on visual. I don't know if it would have been hot at the first stop of the day or not. What I do know is I had early warning to do something about it at a safe and leisurely place instead of on the side of the road.

I wasn't sure of the benefit before know, but I think I paid for the system today, if nothing else in lack of drama.

Thanks Ron for nudging me to install the system.

Richard,

Are you still using the EEZ TPMS? Our Pressure Pro batteries on the sensors are ran down again and useless, and we have replaced this system now twice. I'd like to get a system that I don't have to replace the sensors with every few years. I see with the EEZ you can replace the batteries.

Thanks
Pam

Pam,
I use the EEZ TPMS. It alerted me to a leaky drive tire and was able to drive 20 miles to a safe spot for a service truck to come out and replace it.
These have replaceable batteries you can pick up at any store like Lowes or Walmart.
I am very happy with this system. I remove the sensors on our toad when we aren't going to travel for a few weeks or more to conserve the batteries in them.