Tire gauge for DRW? Wet traction with stock tires?

[willy1947]

Does anyone suggest a good style tire gauge to measure the pressure in the DRW? It seems nearly impossible for me to get a good reading because of the chrome ring on the stock tires. What about valve extensions?



Also, has anyone had any traction problems in wet weather with the stock rear tires? They seem to break loose fairly easily when it rains. Especially when I am towing a trailer.



Thanks,

Dave

 

[GerryDrake]

tire guage on duallys

Any of the ones that have the two fittings, one forward and one back will work. The particular one I got came from Camping World. My dually came with extensions on the inner wheels and it is quite easy to check them all. When I rotated tires, I made sure to move the extensions to the 'new' inners, and made sure they were lined up such that the valve stems for the inners and the outers were in the same access hole... Hope this helps. . Gerry

 

[y-knot]

Take yourself to a good truck stop and get a DRW tire gauge. They have a dual use head, which is nesseccary for checking the inside tire. They are about 12" long and have a very accurate and easy to read reading. I think they run about 12-15 dollars, not sure I got mine a long time ago. Good luck

 

[Pawpaw]

Wal-Mart sells a good gauge for duals. It's a dial-type gauge with a pressure release button. Flexible hose, dual-use head, and rubber coated housing make it very durable.



I'm can't remember the price, but I got one for my father to use on his dually, tractors, and everything else he owns that rolls. He likes it better than any gauge he has used. That means a lot coming from a guy that used to drive a bus and was born in 1925. He's probably used more gauges than most of us have seen.

 

[GerryDrake]

Losing traction in the rain

Some people don't realize that with a dually, for any given load, you have half the downward force between the tires and the road that a SRW truck would have. Therefore, spinning the tires is easier, and between wet pavement, high torque, and that lessened downward force, spinning is sometimes hard to avoid. With the added weight of our 5th wheeler to get going, wet pavement is sometimes a real bear.