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Tire Temperature
Richard Cooper:
I'm sorry gentlemen. I am hard headed at times. You are right --- shoot the thing at all the tires and see which one(s) vary from the rest.
I'm an accountant and we don't think on the same side of the brain as those who understand mechanical things. ;D ;D
Bill Sprague:
--- Quote from: Bill Sprague ---Richard,
Next week I'll be driving to Quartzsite. I will try to remember to point the meter at the tires and give you a number.
Bill
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Oops! I can't find my meter. I may have loaned it out. If I did, it was so long ago I don't have a clue who it may have been!
Dick Simonis:
Just program your TPMS for 137 and if the alarm never goes off, you're good. Personally, I've never paid any attention to the temps on my car tires nor do I on the MH. If the pressure is up the temps will be good. Pressure is the key.
Tom and Pam Brown:
Gentlemen, I have spent over 25 years in the trucking industry and sat on numerous miantenence councils on the ATA. I have never been exposed to anyone in the industry that tests tire temperatures. Trucks run a 100,000 miles per year and haul 80,000 pounds. I for one will not concern myself with tire temperatures outside of touching the tires on occasion.
Having said that I know others feel otherwise and if you do test away. But keep in mind to do accurately you will have to know what position the sun is in what surface temp the road has and what lane you drive in. All,of these factors can effect your temperature readings.
Joel Ashley:
I usually allow for ambient conditions when using my sensor, including the sun and shade, etc. What I'm looking for is one tire with a significantly different temp. from the rest, which may be a clue that it has low pressure for some reason. The sensor is easy to use use, so in a few minutes I can walk the perimeter and ease my mind, or find an issue that needs more attention - out comes the tire gauge, and further inspection and tests upon complete cool down.
Given the number of "alligators" along our roadsides, I'd say more in the trucking industry should be using more reliable methods, whether bare hands, tire thumping rods, or heat sensors, to check their tires.
Joel
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