Are there low pressure TPIS warnings on a 3500?

[dieselshadow]

What did we do BEFORE TPIS/TPMS?

I got out and actually checked tires and hubs. I don't drive a Honda with the hood welded shut.

 

[Cummins2014]

What did we do BEFORE TPIS/TPMS?

I got out and actually checked tires and hubs. I don't drive a Honda with the hood welded shut.

"What did we do before"

Left LAS Vegas this past winter from an RV park . All four tires were okay on the fifth wheel 95 psi. 20 miles outside Kingman, when I looked in my mirror it looked like my fifth wheel was on fire, and small pieces of rubber were starting to come off the tire. It was not a blow out, it was a road hazard of some sort ,nail or a pothole cut it, the road was terrible, and the potholes were deep , and hard to miss.

Here's just a guess either a sudden loss of air from a cut tire ,, or a slow leak from a nail or whatever. The sudden loss , a TPMS would of not done me much good. Slow leak ,yes. I could of got pulled over , and hopefully saved a tire . I was lucky no damage to the wheel or the fifth wheel, could of been worse.

To answer your question"What did we do before TPMS" , we suffered the consequences . Sure I will continue to check tires ,and hubs before hitting the road, but there is a good chance I would not have lost a tire if I would have been running a TPMS on my fifth wheel. No amount of checking tires is going to save your tire unless you have a TPMS, if it picks up a nail or whatever ,and gets a slow leak . Yes I have one on now , one tire is enough .

 

[Ozymandias]

TPMS saved me 2 Tires, on screw, one nail.

In past, $$$$

 

[Cummins2014]

TPMS saved me 2 Tires, on screw, one nail.

In past, $$$$

My point exactly . We got by on a lot of things, but much better off today, then years past. I was just foolish not running a TPMS on my fifth wheel, and it most likely cost me.

I too had the attitude of checking things was good enough, well that sure changed with that tire. I had to pull over immediately that tire was coming apart, and it was in a terrible place, had I had a warning ,I may of been able to pick my spot to pull over.

 

[TFucili]

I would add that the TPMS I bought for my trailers will alert for slow or rapid air loss before it reaches my low threshold. Obviously, this does not take a catastrophic failure into account, but it does alert to the trend.

 

[Cummins2014]

I would add that the TPMS I bought for my trailers will alert for slow or rapid air loss before it reaches my low threshold. Obviously, this does not take a catastrophic failure into account, but it does alert to the trend.

I have the TST brand, seemed to be the most popular. I don't want to test it

 

[dieselshadow]

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

 

[Cummins12V98]

I won't add TPMS to my RV like many do. I simply buy quality tires. This tire rode like this for almost 100 miles. I heat gun my tires and hubs at every stop when towing. First and only GY tire issue with well over 100k in GY towing miles.

 

[gsbrockman]

I won't add TPMS to my RV like many do. I simply buy quality tires. This tire rode like this for almost 100 miles. I heat gun my tires and hubs at every stop when towing. First and only GY tire issue with well over 100k in GY towing miles.

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So......are the above tires impervious to alternator brackets, sections of brake shoes or drums, from a semi truck, etc. ?

 

[Cummins2014]

I won't add TPMS to my RV like many do. I simply buy quality tires. This tire rode like this for almost 100 miles. I heat gun my tires and hubs at every stop when towing. First and only GY tire issue with well over 100k in GY towing miles.

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You most likely will not until you have one pick up a nail or whatever, then go flat ,and start coming apart before you notice. I too had the exact same attitude. Checked my hubs ,checked my air pressure etc etc. That tire you showed was not flat, no loss of air, if so you would had a whole lot different outcome. I have seen the results of those Goodyears when they blowout, in most cases its pretty ugly. But like me , it will take something like that before you change your mind on TPMS.

I run tires that at this point have a great track record Sailun S637's ,would not run anything but. To its credit it held together very nicely, IMO a lesser quality would have come completely apart.

 

[Tuesdak]

common sense!

What did we do before TPMS:
"Warning: This Ford Equipped With OEM Low Bidder Firestone Tires!" And people died. Enough that we get a tire pressure placard and TPMS by law now.

No-so-Common sense. Look at the un-workable systems the 2500's have. Pull teeth, twist arms off, and maybe you can pay through the nose, if and only if liability doesn't stop them at Dealer ( or aftermarket software) to reflash something to have usable unloaded tire pressures. Otherwise it's useless as light is on all the time unloaded.

The information and technology is there: MPH limits to have a air-down off road mode, unloaded mode via airbag type loaded height sensors, etc. Low budget and laws make the current system useless for unloaded 2500's. Thus not-so-common-sense.

Overinflated tires also cause problems like easier to damage, less tread patch contact with the road, center tire wear.

I will pay closer attention in the future and make the dealer swap out the low bidder OEM Firestone krap like my 2018 came with. Already went 2 rounds with Firestone over a radial pull. Horrible Firestone warranty that doesn't even last till first rotation for problem like this. Point of fact the first 2018 I test drove had a worse unknown at the time pull ... And I Didn't Buy That Truck!

 

[Cummins12V98]

So......are the above tires impervious to alternator brackets, sections of brake shoes or drums, from a semi truck, etc. ?

not interested in any junk cluttering up my dash. I have good insurance. If it’s the tires fault GY will pay damages and replace tires.

do you monitor your trailer tires?

 

[Cummins2014]

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

Not really ,not until you have a blowout or flat tire. Heck who needs these great warning devices.

 

[Cummins2014]

not interested in any junk cluttering up my dash. I have good insurance. If it’s the tires fault GY will pay damages and replace tires.

do you monitor your trailer tires?

If you could of been in my shoes on that road outside Kingman last winter, and seen where I had to pull over, you may change your mind about having some kind of warning to pick your spot to pull over. You are down playing something that is apparent you have never been in . I had not either, its not fun . I got news for anyone that blows off a simple device for their fifth wheel like TPMS.

Insurance ,and all that is way after the fact.

 

[lpennock]

No-so-Common sense. Look at the un-workable systems the 2500's have. Pull teeth, twist arms off, and maybe you can pay through the nose, if and only if liability doesn't stop them at Dealer ( or aftermarket software) to reflash something to have usable unloaded tire pressures. Otherwise it's useless as light is on all the time unloaded.

Don't blame the dealer, it's the feds that mandates that tpms has to trigger at the tires portion of the GAWR minus 10% (might've 20% since I working from memory). TRA convinced the government that overloading tires was more of an issue than the increase in stopping distance caused by having more pressure than required by the load. FCA use to have a heavy/light load switch and feds made them remove it. FCA took the ability to set TPMS threshold out of the scanners the dealer has because of the Fed mandate on trigger point. Both GM and FCA filed brief at the time this rule was coming into being arguing against it