I feel better about the data flow rate. Now I just have to justify the cost. I only have the two tires on the TM to monitor, because the new truck, 2008 GMC 2500HD, has it built in.
The other truck, 2002 Chevy 1500HD, does not have a built in monitor and it tows the single axle ATV trailer. So it would need to monitor 6 tires.
So I would need to monitors, 6 station and 2 station, plus 8 sensors.
Having had one blowout since I started driving in 1969, that is a lot of money for a rare event.
The TM blowout this year was probably caused by a combination of things:
1) outside temperature 106 degrees
2) Marathons were nearly 4 nears old and had been in service for 3 years
3) tire hit a small (we thought) pothole.
In hindsight we perhaps should have stopped twice to check the tire after hitting the pothole. Once as soon as possible to check for bubbles etc. and again 30 minutes later to check it again.
I don't think the tire pressure was very low, because it was quite a loud bang that we heard. It is my belief that it was a sudden drop in pressure when the tire blew, it was not a slow leak that occurred first, but there is no way to tell.
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