By thumping on a tire you know is properly inflated you can then get a "feel" for how they sound and respond to a tap from this baseball bat. It's a simple tire checking device and can also be used in various other capacities. Swinging for the RV bleachers - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Check your RV tires with this handy gadget
This RV "tire checker" is conveniently located at the entrance of this 5th wheel. It's attached to the wall with hook & latch straps at the top and bottom for easy access. 
By thumping on a tire you know is properly inflated you can then get a "feel" for how they sound and respond to a tap from this baseball bat. It's a simple tire checking device and can also be used in various other capacities. Swinging for the RV bleachers - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing
By thumping on a tire you know is properly inflated you can then get a "feel" for how they sound and respond to a tap from this baseball bat. It's a simple tire checking device and can also be used in various other capacities. Swinging for the RV bleachers - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing
2 comments:
A thumper will not tell you anything. I have no specific test data but know that a demo/ evaluation is done routinely with our guests at Texas proving Ground. Three or four tires are lined up with various pressures, from 50 to 130 and all the attendees use thumpers, hammers, sticks, screwdrivers, kicking, etc., everything but a tire gauge to determine the pressure for each. Each person records the pressures he claims for each tire with his chosen method and then we reveal the actual pressures with a gauge and NO ONE EVER GUESSES CORRECTLY. We have been doing this for 10 years. It really opens a lot of eyes.
Now if you just want to know if the tire is 50 psi low then I guess you can use the bat.
Hey I know this fifth wheel it belongs to Murphy & Gail Horner, Where are you guys now???
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