OUR TPMS EXPERIENCE
Our Ford Ranger has a factoryfitted TPMS; however, unfortunately it does not provide tyre temperature. This TPMS has previously, on two separate occasions, detected punctures in our tyres. The early warning was enough for us to be able to stop the vehicle before the tyre even went flat. If not for this early warning, there would be a good chance that the tyre would have heated up, from being underinflated, and either caused damage to the tyre or, worse, a blowout. On both occasions we were travelling on remote dirt roads and a blowout would have been disastrous.
Because the Ranger’ s TPMS saved us twice, I found myself keeping an extra careful eye on our tyre pressures and I wanted to be able do the same for the caravan tyres.
Our caravan is only a single-axle and a blowout would be far more dire than it happening to our tow vehicle or even a tandem-axle caravan. This thought was solidified into action when I woke up one morning to find the caravan on a big lean. Stepping outside revealed that one of the tyres was completely flat. A closer inspection revealed the tyre was damaged beyond repair. We were so fortunate this happened while we were parked up and not while we were travelling on the road somewhere!
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