Tire Pressure Monitors

[qayqayt]

I tried to search this topic but nothing comes up.  I'm thinking of springing for a wireless tire monitoring system.  The November 2011 issue of Family Motor Coaching (FMCA) magazine has an article where they looked at 8 different systems but typical of that magazine, they didn't list pro's and con's or make any recommendations.  The article was useful for pricing and a list of features, but not much else. 

I just wondered if anyone has had any good or bad experience with these things and if you would recommend any?  If you use one, have you needed the booster to include the tires on your toad? 

Bryan

[redbus]

I use a Pressure Pro on the bus and toad without a booster and would not be without it.

[Lin]

Pressure Pro. No booster.  Works fine.

[Seayfam]

X3, pressure pro no booster. Works great with no issues so far.

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[PSmith]

Pressure Pro - just bus so far (need to change Jeep valve stems to metal type - then add sensors )  works great !

[wg4t50]

Have the Pressure Pro setup, while I am happy to know some folks are delighted with the results, I must say my experience has not been all wine & roses, start off with the persistant slow leaking issues, then when a big temp change, the alarms go off, but for me the issues is simply, towning a F150 p/u, behind the 36' fiberglass coach, do not get a reliable signal, am told for another $90.00 A  repeater would help.
When I talk to the dealer, asking for tips on the leaking issue, I am told I must be too stupid to breathe and no offer of a tip.
SO my inclination is to just junk the entire system w/10 sensors, I prefer to communicate with a rep who can get past the too stupid issue.
FWIW
Dave

[Oonrahnjay]

    It looks pretty good but for $205 for a monitor and $50 X 6, we're talking over $500 for a basic system for six tires/wheels.  It better be perfect for that!

[Bill B /bus]

Traveling down the Natchez Trace we pulled in to an historical site. Our friends pulled right behind us. My wife and I got and walked back to the other bus. Something smelled. Their right front tire on the toad and thew wheel was destroyed. We has traveled less than 15 miles since the overnight stop.
Cost new tire, new wheel and unknown body repair. After insurance the deductible would have purchased the receiver unit. Figure on two days in Austin, TX at the campground for a new wheel and tire would have purchased two sensors.

Running Pressure Pro and the repeater. Repeater appears to be necessary with the metal skin for TOAD reception.

My $0.02
Bill

[Ace]

I bought the PP a couple years ago and haven't used it yet! At the time I had too many other alarms and issues to worry about to have it go off! I might try using it one day!


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[qayqayt]

Is there a retailer in the US that sells the Pressure Pro, or do you have to order it off their website?

[Jerry32]

I have been using the paressure pro for 6  or 7 years now and find that it works just fine. As we know temp change changes the tiore pressure so on some occasions while parked and very cold the alarm goes off as the pressure has dropped below the alarm value but as soon as you start rolliing the pressure starts climbing back to normal. Over the years I have had a couple of sensors go bad, probably low battery but no problem with reception in the bus or previous allegro bus I owned Jerry

[Uglydog56]

I don't have them, but my father-in-law does.  He bought the setup after a blown tire on his fifth wheel ripped a bunch of wires out from underneath.  Since installing it, he caught another tire about to blow - it was the temperature alarm that indicated a problem first.  He replaced all the tires the fifth wheel came with (it was only a year old, they must have been cheap tires or something) and hasn't had another problem.  It cost 2K to get the wires repaired, plus hotel rooms for a week, the wheel and tire, and taking his wife shopping the whole time because she was bored - that does put the price into perspective a little.  I plan to get the same system, I'm just waiting until it's time to hit the road to do so.

[Oonrahnjay]

I don't have them, but my father-in-law does.  He bought the setup after a blown tire on his fifth wheel ripped a bunch of wires out from underneath.  Since installing it, he caught another tire about to blow - it was the temperature alarm that indicated a problem first.  He replaced all the tires the fifth wheel came with (it was only a year old, they must have been cheap tires or something) and hasn't had another problem.  It cost 2K to get the wires repaired, plus hotel rooms for a week, the wheel and tire, and taking his wife shopping the whole time because she was bored - that does put the price into perspective a little.  I plan to get the same system, I'm just waiting until it's time to hit the road to do so. 

    Cheap at 10-times the price!

[Ed Hackenbruch]

 We met our first busnut  on our second day of fulltiming. He told me he had blown a front tire on the Toyota 4x4 truck that he towed. By the time somebody flagged him down he had destroyed the tire, wheel, fender, and done damage to the door and transfer case. Cost him $6000 to fix it.  I have the Pressure Pro on our 35 ft. MCI 5A and on our Jeep. Don't need the booster.

[belfert]

Pressure Pro and TST were two of the big players in tire pressure monitors before the Chinese got into the market.  I thought I read that TST is no longer in the RV market, but I still see RV systems listed on the TST website.  I know Sean likes the system that mounts to the wheel, but the costs of dismounting tires adds up.

Anyone found any of the inexpensive tire monitors that work well.  I'm not sure that I want to spend close to $800 for Pressure Pro.