Digital Tire Pressure System - Worth It?

Don't know what system you're looks ng at.
I would get a system that monitors pressure and temperature.
Good luck

 

Yes, as long as it monitors in real time both pressure and temperature with an alarm to warn before a critical event occurs.

The cost of one roadside repair avoided more than pays for the system and upkeep, and it becomes even more valuable if it avoids a steer tire failure. As you may know, steer tire failures are often expensive due to collateral damage -if not even catastrophic due to loss of vehicle control and crashes.

I believe TPMS should be standard on all on-highway vehicles, not just passenger cars and light trucks/suvs

 

Yes, they are nice, and worth the money. You can check all the tire pressures in 10 seconds. It will tell you when something happens and you start loosing air pressure on if the tire is getting hot.

There are "false alarms" sometimes. Sometimes it will tell you a tire is hot when you know it shouldn't be. It will figure it out in a min or two. Probably a disruption I .the radio signal from the monitors.

 

507 Series - 10 SCE Cap Sensor TPMS System

We got these a while back. I think we paid closer to $500. But this is a 10 sensor kit. Good for a whole tractor or a trailer and the steers which is what we did. Since the purchase we were impressed. Easy to set up. Accurate. Very convenient and time saving. Helps keeps tires equal to each other in pressure. I think all his units now are the monochrome screens which are the good ones. Plug straight into a cig 12v port.

 

Does it have a cross over like the Cateye system does?

 

No they’re just sensors for psi and temp that wirelessly sends info to a monitor in the cab. What I mean is by keeping an eye on the screen you’ll always know where your tire pressure is at, so you can keep everything even with each other by adding air or taking away

 

Thanks, that's what I would prefer. The cross over lines of the Cateyes were not treated well by tire monkeys.....

 

Ten4. We had crossfire’s on the trailer. Broke at least one during tire changes.

 

No kidding. In three years, only two of them left on a three axle trailer. Find them in the side boxes, no explanation given.

I'm hoping this is a better mouse trap, plus it gives real time warning of a flat. That would have saved at least one OOS with road service call and new tire over the last year.