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Canonman · 06-16-2021, 05:06 PM

Pastor,
The idea is to keep an eye on the temps to see if anything is going bad on an individual tire. Could be getting hot due to a hung up brake, or wheel bearing seizing; things not usually related to tire pressure. Of course low tire pressures can cause the tire to get hot and eventually BLOW! We travel in the southwest desert where outside temps can get to 100. Tire temps can get to 110+. With higher temps the pressure also goes up. I'm told the manufacturers take this into account. Let's hope so.
Our TST brand TPMS is sensitive enough I can tell which side of the trailer the sun is shining on.
Just keep an eye on any unusually high temps compared to the other tires or an unusually low pressure reading. Alarms should sound but you can be ahead of the problem with just an occasional glance at your display.
IMHO the default high temp setting should be fine. Low pressure should be 10 to 20 pounds lower than your cold inflation pressure.

06-16-2021, 05:06 PM	#4
Canonman Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: South Jordan, Utah Posts: 2,228	Pastor, The idea is to keep an eye on the temps to see if anything is going bad on an individual tire. Could be getting hot due to a hung up brake, or wheel bearing seizing; things not usually related to tire pressure. Of course low tire pressures can cause the tire to get hot and eventually BLOW! We travel in the southwest desert where outside temps can get to 100. Tire temps can get to 110+. With higher temps the pressure also goes up. I'm told the manufacturers take this into account. Let's hope so. Our TST brand TPMS is sensitive enough I can tell which side of the trailer the sun is shining on. Just keep an eye on any unusually high temps compared to the other tires or an unusually low pressure reading. Alarms should sound but you can be ahead of the problem with just an occasional glance at your display. IMHO the default high temp setting should be fine. Low pressure should be 10 to 20 pounds lower than your cold inflation pressure. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2017 Cougar 279RKSWE 2007.5 Dodge Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins Retirement Training Completed I think the little voices in my head have started a chat group.