Inflating Tires?

I have a couple fancy cards I got off the interweb years ago--that I lamenated--and my wife signed--looks real official---one says Im a certified--forklift/plt jack etc operator--the other syas Im a certified brake inspector/adjuster---gonna have to find one to be a certified tire inflaterer--lol

 

I used to have a "legit" forklift certificate. Contacted the guy and he "passed" me in the parking lot of a Starbucks.

 

Thankfully, my tire inflation certification class, years ago, was a small group... so you receive more individualized instruction that way.

 

i think you're just blowing air.

 

Like myself, I'm sure a lot of us were just razzin ya about the "certified tire inflator". lol
I think we knew what what you meant.
We just don't think it's correct to need anyone else to fill tires, whenever you check them, and find one or more, low.

 

Loves would disagree with you there... I hear that tire check program of theirs has really done well.

 

DyeG, are you driving yet? That's a crazy comment, and a crazy viewpoint. You'd experience more danger from an airplane falling out of the sky. Semi mentioned, tires are critical, and there's 18 of them. We're supposed to be checking for bubbles, cracks, tread damage or loss, and all tire related matters during our pre-trip inspection. You are doing a thorough pre-trip, right? I do, although I admit some days are more thorough than others. I got a really excellent pressure guage from NAPA, they carry quite a lot of heavy truck equipment, and check my air pressures about 3x/week, thump with 4lb doublejack every morning I don't stick the tires. Air pressure has a significant impact on fuel economy as well, another important consideration since I spend nearly 36% of my income on fuel.

By the way, I am fully certified to inspect my own tires, wheels, and other components of my Freightliner Columbia.

 

They sell 50' tire inflation hose kits that hook up to the gland hands and various tire air pressure gauges to any tom and harry dick that walks into the truck stops so stands to reason anyone who can hook up a glad hand should have the clue how to check tire pressures and add air when needed.

Just got done watching Unbroken, beginning to wonder what happened to America where we don't produce self sufficient people anymore? I mean is this still the country that won a world war in two major theatres and people are looking to make sure the Tire Inflation Union Local #22.5 member has his dues paid up before coming out to inflate all truck drivers' tires.

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4529025]Hi Dye, every once in a while a thread comes along that REALLY makes me wonder, who is driving America's trucks with an attitude like that. I'm baffled to be even commenting on this, but if you're afraid to fill a tire, (or too lazy, which sounds like your instructors case) you shouldn't be in a truck. Tires have always been the FIRST thing to check, there's 18 of them, for heavens sake. If there's a low one, get it right BEFORE leaving. I had an air hose that I coupled to my glad hand on the truck, and always made sure my tires were full. I only had 1 split rim let go near me in all my years of trucking, and never a tubeless.( although, I'm sure it happens) It's a good time to look at the tires too, nails, sidewalls. I know tire technology has come a long way, and it's easy to forget about your tires, but coming from a time where 1 or 2 flats a week was normal, I just always made sure my tires were right,,,,,certified tire inflator, of course, why didn't I think of that?[/QUOTE]

That instructor would have a fit if he saw a driver reseat a bead with the ether and lighter.

"Oh, that's dangerous! I would NEVER do that! You have to be ether certified..."

Got a PM service done, and had to point out to the tech certain areas he'd missed with the grease gun. Then I found out the "tech" put the fuel filters on dry. I wonder if he was certified.