| Replacing Tires [message #219409] |
Wed, 21 August 2013 08:38  |
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WD0AFQ
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I see lots of newer folks replacing or asking about replacing tires. This is good as where the rubber meets the road is very important. I have no expertise in this area but we have never had a tire issue. By replacing two tires every two years we save ourselves from needing to come up with a lot of cash at one time. The spare is also in this "mix". We started this shortly after purchasing a coach with four new tires on the rear but a poor set of tires on front. Never have tires over 4-5 years old this way. I dont care what the tread looks like, I swap them out. I also have 10 tire air monitoring system. Blow outs scare me. Most blow outs come from tires low on air pressure. I hate checking them so I have the monitoring system, but do double check all tires before taking a trip. Just don't check them at gas stops like I should.
Just something for newer folks to think about. In 9 years and almost 50,000 miles we have bought several tires, more than most, but I never sweat a blowout.
Just food for thought.
Dan
Ready to roll for Branson
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| Re: [GMCnet] Replacing Tires [message #219414 is a reply to message #219409] |
Wed, 21 August 2013 08:59  |
Jeff Marten
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Just curious - why would tire pressure be checked at a fueling stop? Pressure would be 5-10psi above the cold pressure.
Checking it and assuming some arbitrary psi increase due to the variable temp increase?
Measure the tire temp with an IR thermo, estimate pressure based on a temp/psi matrix?
Very good idea changing a pair at a time on a regular interval! I'll be replacing my fronts (cracking between the treads) after replacing the drag link and getting an alignment.
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> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 08:38:58 -0500
> Subject: [GMCnet] Replacing Tires
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> I see lots of newer folks replacing or asking about replacing tires. This is good as where the rubber meets the road is very important. I have no expertise in this area but we have never had a tire issue. By replacing two tires every two years we save ourselves from needing to come up with a lot of cash at one time. The spare is also in this "mix". We started this shortly after purchasing a coach with four new tires on the rear but a poor set of tires on front. Never have tires over 4-5 years old this way. I dont care what the tread looks like, I swap them out. I also have 10 tire air monitoring system. Blow outs scare me. Most blow outs come from tires low on air pressure. I hate checking them so I have the monitoring system, but do double check all tires before taking a trip. Just don't check them at gas stops like I should.
> Just something for newer folks to think about. In 9 years and almost 50,000 miles we have bought several tires, more than most, but I never sweat a blowout.
> Just food for thought.
> Dan
> Ready to roll for Branson
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| Re: Replacing Tires [message #219440 is a reply to message #219409] |
Wed, 21 August 2013 12:04 |
habbyguy
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Location: Mesa, AZ
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I believe we could benefit from the old trucker's trick of checking our air pressure with a wooden baton (or similar rod). Watch at a truck stop, and you'll see a trucker get out and thump the sidewall of his tires with a rod of some sort. The bounce and sound that results will vary with pressure, so a tire that's low will produce a lower-frequency "thud" and the rebound will be "muted". Yes, you're not going to detect a 2psi drop in your tires, but I suggest we're better off doing a really quick test at EVERY opportunity than a lab-grade test every week or two. Our tires run at lower pressure than those of a 18-wheeler, but the principle is the same, and the pressure is high enough to get meaningful acoustic feedback.
Or to put it another way, you're more likely to do a test that takes 15 seconds than three minutes.
Just a thought...
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
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