Checking tire pressure
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Topic: Checking tire pressure
Posted By: shroomer
Subject: Checking tire pressure
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2016 at 6:19pm
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I usually check tire pressures just before I go to make sure they're all up to snuff. Today I had a few minutes to spare and decided to check them a few days before we go. Good thing. Right tire has 18 psi. Turned out there was a screw in the tread. Now I have a couple of days to get it fixed before we go. If I had waited and checked it just before liftoff, I'd be quite unhappy. Lesson learned: check tires far enough in advance to get them fixed if you need to. Same principle applies to every other damn thing that can break as well. ------------- Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6 New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8 |
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Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2016 at 11:32pm
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Ha Ha Ha, Truth! ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: shroomer
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2016 at 5:53pm
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Another corollary of Murphy's Law, no doubt. If something can break, it will break just before you need to use it. ------------- Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6 New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8 |
Posted By: WillThrill
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2016 at 11:45pm
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It's not a bad idea either to have a small 12 volt air compressor in your vehicle along with a tire repair kit. These repair kits are very easy to use and permanently fix the tire. Air it up with your compressor, and you're good to go. I also keep a can of Slime (better than Fix-a-Flat IMHO) as a backup, and then there's always the spare tire. ------------- "Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien 2014 Hood River 177 2005 GMC Envoy XL |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 9:40pm
Like the transmission dipstick tube on my truck. Found it cracked off on Saturday after a test-tow when I went to check my fluids. Needed it on Sunday to return some rental stage lights, had to find someone else to do it. And will definitely need the truck starting on Friday.... Currently in the shop. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 9:41pm
Don't forget a cheap pair of pliers along with the plug kit. Need something to pull the nail out. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: shroomer
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 9:45pm
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And a roll of Gorilla tape for anything else that might break. ------------- Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6 New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8 |
Posted By: WillThrill
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2016 at 11:04pm
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Got the pliers and the Gorilla tape, along with a lot of other stuff too (i.e. Rescue tape, ratchet set, etc.)! ------------- "Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien 2014 Hood River 177 2005 GMC Envoy XL |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2016 at 9:16pm
+1 love that stuff. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Trapper John
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2016 at 7:04pm
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I put a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in place that gives me real time feedback of tire pressure and temperature, one wheel at a time, on both the trailer and tow vehicle. It has presets for both high and low conditions for both variables. Assuming that I do not have a heart attack in the event that it sounds off, I figure it will help prevent the one that I would most certainly have in the event of a blow-out. ------------- "Open the pod door, Hal!" Trapper John in Oregon |
Posted By: Kantuckid
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2016 at 1:38pm
And remember that if you did use slime then the plug won't work properly-after you pull the nail! My pod came used to me with nitrogen tires, not something I'd pay for otherwise! Dealer money maker? |
Posted By: bjk
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2016 at 2:42pm
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Speaking of the nitrogen filled tires, I was wondering where would I refill them if they were low? Or does it really matter? ------------- 2016 HRE R-179 "CapPODccino" 2011 F-150 SLX |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2016 at 8:32pm
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I wouldn't worry about it. Air is mostly nitrogen anyway. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: shroomer
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2016 at 10:07pm
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Costco fills tires with nitrogen and the pump outside their tire centers dispenses it. ------------- Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6 New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8 |
Posted By: WillThrill
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2016 at 3:03pm
+1 I think it's a tire dealer gimmick. At any rate, even if the tire is filled with only nitrogen internally, the exterior will always be exposed to regular air. ------------- "Not all those who wander are lost." Tolkien 2014 Hood River 177 2005 GMC Envoy XL |