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scbwr · 03-01-2016, 05:45 AM

TPMS SYSTEM (6 SENSOR)

I just installed a six sensor system (two rear truck tires, four trailer tires) on my rig and I've just completed the first 1,200 mile leg of a trip. The system is working well, and it's nice to know at all times the pressure and temperatures of the tires. I went with EEZ RV due to the 3 year warranty.

TarheelGal · 03-01-2016, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by scbwr

TPMS SYSTEM (6 SENSOR)

I just installed a six sensor system (two rear truck tires, four trailer tires) on my rig and I've just completed the first 1,200 mile leg of a trip. The system is working well, and it's nice to know at all times the pressure and temperatures of the tires. I went with EEZ RV due to the 3 year warranty.

Glad to hear that you had a good experience with EEZ TPMS. We just installed the same system (6 sensors on our motorhome). We're currently parked in a campground but will be taking off soon, and I feel more confident knowing we have a TPMS.

Dr4Film · 03-01-2016, 06:06 AM

Stay FAR away from the Doran TPMS. I owned it for the first 2 years of my travels and had nothing but problems with Lost Signals with the sensors. On my last and final trip with that TPMS I had 5 sensors out of ten not reporting. So it was removed and dumped on eBay.

I now own the Tire SafeGuard TPMS and it has been the easiest and most user friendly TPMS to own. I have used it now for the past 4 years and it operates flawlessly.

There are now supplying the units with a new size monitor which does not offer the same feature as mentioned in an earlier post by one owner. No big deal for me.

Dr4Film ----- Richard

shiggs68 · 03-01-2016, 06:12 AM

If you do your research on the history of the various companies offering TPMS systems, you will find that TST originally designed their systems for the commercial trucking industry long before the others were on the market. Hard to beat experience.

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Triker56 · 03-01-2016, 06:30 AM

Air is 78 percent nitrogen, just under 21 percent oxygen, and the rest is water vapor, CO2 and small concentrations of noble gases such as neon and argon.

The TPMS works fine with that and will be no different with 100%

Dr4Film · 03-01-2016, 06:47 AM

A TPMS Buyer's Guide.

Dr4Film ----- Richard

Dr4Film · 03-01-2016, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by shiggs68

If you do your research on the history of the various companies offering TPMS systems, you will find that TST originally designed their systems for the commercial trucking industry long before the others were on the market. Hard to beat experience.

I took your advice and did some Internet Googling on TPMS history and the commercial trucking industry but was not able to find much if anything at all WRT the TST TPMS however there were many studies that included the HCI Tire SafeGuard TPMS.

Can you post some links to the TST commercial truck TPMS studies so I can read them?

Dr4Film ----- Richard

DriVer · 03-01-2016, 09:32 AM

Just a shout out for our vendor, Tire Systems Technologies, (TST).

In the Vendor Spotlight you will see TST TPMS Systems.

This tread has developed; 1,111 Posts and 147,967 Views.

During the past several National Rallies, TST has provided a 6 sensor model 507 door prize for us to give away and we sure appreciated that plus we have not seen and winners that have returned the systems. AFAIK.

When I buy a product, what I like is a lot of user feedback (reviews) and a quick turn around for any issue or problem with the system. What members see in regard to TST, almost on a daily basis, is the company principals responding to customers issues within a short period of time.

Not only does TST's response improve the relationship with that customer but the customer issue is shared with all the participants in the forum and one can surmise what issues might present and how the company handled the problem.

shiggs68 · 03-01-2016, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr4Film

I took your advice and did some Internet Googling on TPMS history and the commercial trucking industry but was not able to find much if anything at all WRT the TST TPMS however there were many studies that included the HCI Tire SafeGuard TPMS.

Can you post some links to the TST commercial truck TPMS studies so I can read them?

Dr4Film ----- Richard

Their web site History tells the story in short form. http://tsttruck.com/about-us/

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Dr4Film · 03-01-2016, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by shiggs68

Their web site History tells the story in short form. About Us -

Thanks...

I was hoping that you had found some independent studies about TST TPMS compared to others.

Unfortunately, what is posted on their own web site is not what I consider a fair and balanced non-partisan review.

Dr4Film ----- Richard

hypoxia · 03-02-2016, 06:44 AM

What I don't get is why we can't use the toad's existing TPMS. It seems like someone could make a remote receiver for the factory installed TPMS?

l1v3fr33ord1 · 03-02-2016, 07:21 AM

hypoxia-

There are some threads on iRV2 that have discussed this idea before- although I can't seem to find one of them to which to link.

Anyway, some frequently mentioned problems with using the "factory" TPMS sensors in towed vehicles are:

1) Sensors not standard between manufacturers
2) Some vehicle systems only provide a signal to light an "idiot light" vs. details of tire conditions (e.g., pressure, temperature)
3) Limited transmission and reception distance (can't reach the coach from the towed vehicle)
4) Battery life and replacement options
5) Would still require a separate set of sensors for the coach

In the absence of industry standards, it's not worth the TPMS manufacturers making their products compatible with towed vehicle systems.

docj · 03-02-2016, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by l1v3fr33ord1

hypoxia-

Anyway, some frequently mentioned problems with using the "factory" TPMS sensors in towed vehicles are:

1) Sensors not standard between manufacturers
2) Some vehicle systems only provide a signal to light an "idiot light" vs. details of tire conditions (e.g., pressure, temperature)
3) Limited transmission and reception distance (can't reach the coach from the towed vehicle)
4) Battery life and replacement options
5) Would still require a separate set of sensors for the coach

In the absence of industry standards, it's not worth the TPMS manufacturers making their products compatible with towed vehicle systems.

Add to that list things like the fact that the system on my CR-V doesn't even measure tire pressure. It's integrated with the ABS system and it "derives" a change in tire pressure by monitoring the wheel rotation rates, one wheel relative to the others. It "deduces" that there has been a pressure change by noticing that one wheel is turning at a different rate than the others (for example, an under-inflated tire will have a slightly smaller diameter which will cause it to rotate more than the others in travel over the same distance.)

There's no practical way this information could be effectively used by an after-market TPMS and it hardly provides any useful information, anyway.