This just sucks. Tymate TPMS failed me

I can see my front two trailer tires okay, the back ones not so much.

Yeah, in the event of a rapid failure/blowout I don't care so much about the tire being ruined, but I feel like the TPMS might (hopefully) make the difference between just the tire being ruined vs. a whole bunch of damage to trailer floor, electrical, propane lines, etc.
It's crazy what a shredded tire will do pretty quick.

Glad you got off relatively easy.

My TST system came with a repeater/booster that my little trailer doesn't seem to need. It got taken out of the loop when I installed the solar, but I just may reinstall it now.

 

My niece had a blowout in her trailer. The tire shreds ripped up through the floor, into the interior, and took out the furnace. Crazy how much damage can be caused.

 

I have it for my car trailer, thankfully haven't had to use it.

 

The system I seen used for years is the TireMinder Air Pressure & Temperature Sensor

It was highly recommended by Kevin on the Lifestyle Overland YouTube channel

 

When I was researching them it seemed that the two most popular and favorably reviewed were Tireminder and TST

 

I'm going to be out on the road Friday with my 24' Hi-Lo. I've got the TPMS ready to roll... Tire and bearing problems on trailers. ugh.

 

I have the TST also,new batteries every season and also run the Goodyear Endurance tire

 

I had metal valve stems installed on my tires in July. You could see where the TPMS sensors were swinging around and contacting the rim with the rubber stems.

 

That's what I'm worried about.

 

From what I've read (in many TPMS threads on my RV Owners forum) the "cap" sensors are light enough that this isn't a problem.

The "Flow-Through" sensors are heavier and generally require metal stems.

I have the cap type and it was a non-issue on my OEM tires with rubber stems. When I replaced those with GY Endurance tires, they came with metal stems.

 

I ran the TST caps on my rubber stems that came with the Airstream. There is a bit of momentum with them and the weight will eventually wear down the rubber and cause a leak and trouble.

When I put the new tires on, I wanted to get a slightly taller tire so I took off the Goodyear Endurance tires (almost 5 years old) and put on some "E" rated Falken Wildpeaks AT3W's with the same load rating. Then I put metal stems on to carry my TST sensors. Tires and Stems worked great on our last trip and felt better than the Goodyears. My trailer is a single axle unit.

I have the TST repeater installed as well based on the recommendation of TST. The temps and pressures were quickly displayed on the 2 road tires and the spare.

 

Im not a fan of road tires on a travel trailer. They pull like shit. Can always tell a difference. Trailer tires pull and track so smooth. Good ones anyway.

 

I have tried some different trailer tires and had good results with the Goodyears but some others like Carlisle were crap! The last ~1,000 kms (600 miles) were done on the Falkens and the trailer handled and cornered very well (even my wife commented on it).

There seems to be a move to swap out the trailer tires for LT tires (mostly Michelins) in the Airstream community and I expect that many are coming from Marathons so the choice to switch is easier.

I think my trailer did so well because it is a single axle so none of the side to side sheer happening.

I also have a 3" lift on the trailer so it is almost 4" taller than stock with the new tires. Also I like all that added tread on my new tires to deal with the crappy roads that we always seem to find.

 

The trailer tires are shaped more like a motorcycle tire with a crown to the tread. Keeps the trailer on a smaller contact patch which reduces drag and subsequent heat buildup. Compounds and construction are different as well. The scrub on a double axle would be more noticeable with a grippier tire like the Falkens, but that’s only experienced with the sharper turns.