Tire Pressure - How Often do you check? - Firehouse Forums

Sleuth · 05-23-2003, 04:19 PM

We had a little surprise at the station last night. Dug out the truck tire gague, and found that the inside tires on our tender were way low - 30 pounds low! Time for everyone to get out those pumps and pump them up! I wonder if this might be a cause of those tender rollovers.

Be Safe!

ADSNWFLD · 05-23-2003, 06:50 PM

We hit the tires on the daily inspection and with the pressure gauge weekly.

05-24-2003, 09:17 AM

We check ours with a gauge every two weeks at a minimum. We also installed "Crossfire" systems on all the duals on the trucks. It links the two tires, and has a three color indicator to show correct, +10, or -10 pounds. It also has a feature so that if one tires leaks down, the other doesn't join it, although I'm not sure how it works!

Sleuth · 05-27-2003, 02:13 PM

Iceman, where would I find a "crossfire" system? Truck stops? Auto repair/parts? I might get the chief to go for them.

05-23-2003, 04:19 PM	#1
Sleuth Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 512	Tire Pressure - How Often do you check? We had a little surprise at the station last night. Dug out the truck tire gague, and found that the inside tires on our tender were way low - 30 pounds low! Time for everyone to get out those pumps and pump them up! I wonder if this might be a cause of those tender rollovers. Be Safe!

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05-23-2003, 06:50 PM	#2
ADSNWFLD MembersZone Subscriber Join Date: May 2000 Location: Wheaton IL Posts: 1,620	We hit the tires on the daily inspection and with the pressure gauge weekly.

05-24-2003, 09:17 AM	#3
iceman4442 Firehouse.com Guest Posts: n/a	We check ours with a gauge every two weeks at a minimum. We also installed "Crossfire" systems on all the duals on the trucks. It links the two tires, and has a three color indicator to show correct, +10, or -10 pounds. It also has a feature so that if one tires leaks down, the other doesn't join it, although I'm not sure how it works!

05-27-2003, 02:13 PM	#4
Sleuth Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 512	Iceman, where would I find a "crossfire" system? Truck stops? Auto repair/parts? I might get the chief to go for them.

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