Suspect: Mr Donut Charge: Tire Abuse Verdict: Guilty or Not Guilty?

[jon lechich]

Hay Bob can you get that hammer to straiten your wife out if she's giving to
much trouble about your driving habits also? Jon

freewill2008 wrote: I like to check tire pressure regularly
with a gauge, but an even
quicker way to prevent driving off with a soft rear tire is the
hammer trick that is quickly learned by watching truckers at a rest
stop. Bounce a 3-4 pound hammer off the tread a few times and you
will quickly learn when the rebound is "soft".

This is not a substitute for maintaining the correct pressure with a
gauge, but since it is fast and convenient it can keep you from
missing a soft tire. It also makes you walk around the vehicle and
observe everything else.

Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mrdonut12"
wrote:
> I had tire pressure problems from the day I got my bird, a year and
> a half ago. I was constantly airing up the tires. They'd lose a
few
> pounds a day.
> The fronts were new and no problem. The rears were Michelin
> 11R 22.5 LRH and lost air. I went to a truck tire place last Fall
and
> had all the valve stems replaced and that fixed the leaks. I rarely
> had to add air after that.
> Took a trip a month ago and aired tires before I left.
> Went 1400 miles round trip. Tires were fine. I always check
> tire temp when I stop. No problems.
> Left for a 170 mile trip Friday, didn't check tires before I
> left. Mistake #1, won't make that one again. ;o)
> 23 miles into the trip, wife wants front heater turned on. I
> have to crawl under front to open valve. Notice right rear inner
> dual appears to be flat. It is!
> Air it up from on-board compressor, have new hose and tire
guage.
> It was flat. Zero pressure. Push in sidewall easily with hand.
Flat.
> Checked it with soapy water. No leaks found. Held air fine
> for the next 2 days.
> Cause for low pressure unknown, no cause can be found, unless
> someone let the air out, in which case they laid there for nearly a
> half an hour, pushing in the valve stem.
> The question is, these are 4 years old, due to be replaced next
> Fall. Have I damaged the tires with my actions? I'd rather wait
> until Fall to buy tires. I need to drive to Rhode Island in June.
> So, Guilty or Not Guilty?
>
> George Witt
> 81 FC 35 WLSB
> Lincoln, Nebraska--Huskers






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[Rick B]

Even better, try these:

http://www.alltiresupply.com/Merchant2/m...DMHI-\
F9A1AK810C1&Product_Code=43-098&Category_Code=

If that long URL does not work, try this one: http://tinyurl.com/ck4fl

Checking tire pressures was never eaiser. No more excuses for not
checking pressures. I've been using mine for a few months now and
love them.

- Rick
87FC35
Rochester, MN

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "freewill2008"
wrote:
> I like to check tire pressure regularly with a gauge, but an even
> quicker way to prevent driving off with a soft rear tire is the
> hammer trick that is quickly learned by watching truckers at a rest
> stop. Bounce a 3-4 pound hammer off the tread a few times and you
> will quickly learn when the rebound is "soft".
>
> This is not a substitute for maintaining the correct pressure with a
> gauge, but since it is fast and convenient it can keep you from
> missing a soft tire. It also makes you walk around the vehicle and
> observe everything else.
>
> Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA
>

[Curt Sprenger]

I've had them on two coaches. They work great.

Curt Sprenger ‘87PT38, Anaheim, Calif.


Rick B wrote:

> Even better, try these:
>
>
http://www.alltiresupply.com/Merchant2/m...DMHI-\
F9A1AK810C1&Product_Code=43-098&Category_Code=
>
<http://www.alltiresupply.com/Merchant2/m...MDMHI\
-F9A1AK810C1&Product_Code=43-098&Category_Code=>
>
> If that long URL does not work, try this one: http://tinyurl.com/ck4fl
>
> Checking tire pressures was never eaiser. No more excuses for not
> checking pressures. I've been using mine for a few months now and
> love them.
>
> - Rick
> 87FC35
> Rochester, MN