Comments on: Tire Check: Me And My Tommy Knocker! http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/me-and-my-tommy-knocker/ RV Campground & Camping Information - RV, Motorhome, Camper, Travel Trailer & 5th Wheel Owners Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Roger http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/me-and-my-tommy-knocker/comment-page-1/#comment-29949 Roger Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:51:52 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=1828#comment-29949 I have seen a demonstration by professional over the highway truck drivers that could not consistantly detect an underinflated tire. Get a good DIGITAL pressure gauge. Check your inflation before every trip. Check then COLD (not driven and not is the sun) Adjust your inflation to be able to carry the actual load on a tire as a minimum. I have seen a demonstration by professional over the highway truck drivers that could not consistantly detect an underinflated tire.
Get a good DIGITAL pressure gauge.
Check your inflation before every trip.
Check then COLD (not driven and not is the sun)
Adjust your inflation to be able to carry the actual load on a tire as a minimum.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/me-and-my-tommy-knocker/comment-page-1/#comment-27882 Rob Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:14:28 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=1828#comment-27882 Knocking tires is only for the professionals who do it daily and have good hearing. Something many folks lack, myself included. Google Les Schwab for the myth of tire thumping. There is no substitute for a good tire guage. If you wish to really reduce the PITA factor install Alligators on your valve stems and you can check 8 tires in the time it takes to remove the valve stem caps on two. IR heat gun is a good idea and I use one as well as Pressure Pro on my toad Knocking tires is only for the professionals who do it daily and have good hearing. Something many folks lack, myself included. Google Les Schwab for the myth of tire thumping. There is no substitute for a good tire guage. If you wish to really reduce the PITA factor install Alligators on your valve stems and you can check 8 tires in the time it takes to remove the valve stem caps on two. IR heat gun is a good idea and I use one as well as Pressure Pro on my toad

]]> By: santa skip http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/me-and-my-tommy-knocker/comment-page-1/#comment-27590 santa skip Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:53:06 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=1828#comment-27590 I spent my younger years exploring the ghost towns of CO, to me a tommyknocker was a little elf who lived down in the mine,if he liked you he would show you where the gold,if he didn't he would cause all kind of problems I spent my younger years exploring the ghost towns of CO, to me a tommyknocker was a little elf who lived down in the mine,if he liked you he would show you where the gold,if he didn’t he would cause all kind of problems

]]> By: Chuck http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/me-and-my-tommy-knocker/comment-page-1/#comment-27428 Chuck Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:44:42 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=1828#comment-27428 I'm posting this as a reality check. I'm getting better MPG at 68-72 mph (2200 rpm) than at 55 mph. I drive a F250 with a V10. With or without the 5th wheel trailer I get better mileage at a higher speed and higher rpm. At my last fill up I got 10.8 mpg. I traveled 107 miles with the 5th wheel trailer and 190 miles without the trailer. In the past if I drove at 55 I would get around 8 to 9 mpg. Has anyone else seen this type of mpg driving faster instead of slower? I’m posting this as a reality check. I’m getting better MPG at 68-72 mph (2200 rpm) than at 55 mph. I drive a F250 with a V10. With or without the 5th wheel trailer I get better mileage at a higher speed and higher rpm. At my last fill up I got 10.8 mpg. I traveled 107 miles with the 5th wheel trailer and 190 miles without the trailer. In the past if I drove at 55 I would get around 8 to 9 mpg. Has anyone else seen this type of mpg driving faster instead of slower?

]]> By: Darrel http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/me-and-my-tommy-knocker/comment-page-1/#comment-27427 Darrel Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:38:42 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=1828#comment-27427 I knocked my tires for a few years but that does nothing for you if your tire goes flat while driving esp. on a trailer when you can't always see the tires such as at night. After doing $1500+ damage to our trailer by a flat tire coming apart I got the PressurePro Tire Monitoring system and it works great and continuously and you don't have to guess what the pressure is by knocking. I knocked my tires for a few years but that does nothing for you if your tire goes flat while driving esp. on a trailer when you can’t always see the tires such as at night. After doing $1500+ damage to our trailer by a flat tire coming apart I got the PressurePro Tire Monitoring system and it works great and continuously and you don’t have to guess what the pressure is by knocking.

]]> By: Dennis http://blog.rv.net/2008/07/me-and-my-tommy-knocker/comment-page-1/#comment-27426 Dennis Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:34:41 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/?p=1828#comment-27426 Since your article is about tires, check out the ABC news link attached which addresses a safety issue with the shelf life of new tires. This could be a real issue when purchasing new tires for an RV. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897 Since your article is about tires, check out the ABC news link attached which addresses a safety issue with the shelf life of new tires. This could be a real issue when purchasing new tires for an RV.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

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