Anyone used it? Any good?
Google and my curiosity answered my own question.
Info is here wheelwright.co.UK/Keele
You drive through the lane and it reads your number plate. When you get to the end, confirm the reg and press print.
I seem to have gone through a bit too far to the right as it didn’t read the o/s trailer tyres.
Not too sure on the accuracy either
The results were (nsf to osr)
- 129
- 93
66 80 79 80 - X
- X
- X
I doubt the measurements are right, I’m sure at 66 psi the tyre would start to look deflated.
trubster:
Not too sure on the accuracy either
I’d use my own gauge 
dri-diddly-iver:
trubster:
Not too sure on the accuracy eitherI’d use my own gauge
You could, but the idea of this device is go save time. If it was accurate and you can check 14 different tyres in less than a minute, that would be impressive.
To be honest my tyres are checked several times a day. By that I mean (when on scrap bulker) they are visually checked at every collection/delivery. Pressures are checked twice weekly - unless I suspect something is amiss of course.
My line of work with this trailer on is tyres tyres tyres - look and look where you are travelling in yards 
proper ballache 
I also pull curtains and flats and still check out of habit although not as keen to be honest.
There is an old film about haulage. I think it is filmed following brs drivers. At one point the narrator comments about a driver kicking a tyre and remarks something along the lines of “he isn’t mad with his wagon, but all drivers have inbuilt pressure guages in their boots”
dri-diddly-iver:
To be honest my tyres are checked several times a day. By that I mean (when on scrap bulker) they are visually checked at every collection/delivery. Pressures are checked twice weekly - unless I suspect something is amiss of course.My line of work with this trailer on is tyres tyres tyres - look and look where you are travelling in yards
I also pull curtains and flats and still check out of habit although not as keen to be honest.
+1 the line off work I do I can be checking my tyres 4-5 times a day,scrapyards steelworks 
Looking at the printouts you’re both running on under inflated tyres presuming you’re both driving standard trailers?
Matt.
xfmatt:
Looking at the printouts you’re both running on under inflated tyres presuming you’re both driving standard trailers?Matt.
under inflated due to tyres being warm by any chance there would in that case be only one way to use the system cold tyres with a perfectly even loaded trailer and unit which would be neigh on near impossible since if you think about weights( fuel tankon one side of the truck which can be around 400kgs
You know what, in all my time driving so far I have NEVER come across a driver defect a vehicle for low tyre pressure, or go off to inflate their tyres, unless the tyre was obviously looking a bit flat due to a slow puncture or whatever. Just the usual kick & visual inspection.
I assume WheelRight are trying to make this a thing now?
the weight of the cargo or fuel has no effect on the tyre pressure. but a warm tyre would show an increase in pressure, not decrease.
rob22888:
You know what, in all my time driving so far I have NEVER come across a driver defect a vehicle for low tyre pressure, or go off to inflate their tyres, unless the tyre was obviously looking a bit flat due to a slow puncture or whatever. Just the usual kick & visual inspection.I assume WheelRight are trying to make this a thing now?
your prob right there, A tap with a stick that bounces about the same on each tyre and sound much like that of a tap of a bottle gives out the same sound when full to about the same amount.
when I started out light years ago yes when rubber wheels filled with air first came into use we would do a weekly check you got the torque bar out air line out etc and did this every week.
Days gone by now
milodon:
the weight of the cargo or fuel has no effect on the tyre pressure. but a warm tyre would show an increase in pressure, not decrease.
see how wrong my thinking was there < Warm tyre being softer and by putting more load onto something would assume a heavier load being placed on something would increase the internal / pressure… never to old to learn
but then why do the say this■■?
TOP TEN TYRE PRESSURE GUIDELINES
- Carry out a tyre pressure check at least once per month, prior to all trips and when you vary the vehicle’s usual load.
- Tyres must be cold when you carry out the check - preferably when they’ve driven under two miles
- Get the right pressure reading from your vehicle manual, driver’s door ledge, petrol cap or using the online search above.
- Change the pressures as shown in your vehicle’s manual when the vehicle is fully loaded (for instance, when you load your car up for family holidays).
- Use a dependable gauge to measure your pressure.
- Remember to examine all of your tyres not forgetting the spare one!
- Don’t forget to check any towed vehicles, e.g. trailer/caravan/horsebox
- During your pressure check, give your tyre a visual check for tread wear or problems like slashes/cuts/bulges.
- Pressure decreases more rapidly in warmer weather, so make sure you check tyres frequently in summer time.
- If uncertain, talk to qualified staff at your local National Tyres and Autocare.
Hot air expands and within a tyre it has nowhere to escape to thus the pressure increases. This is why tyres fitted to race bikes/ cars at the upper end of the sport are filled with nitrogen, it’s an inert gas and largely unaffected by heat differential.
yes, on a passenger car the recommended tyre pressure will depend on the amount of cargo/people carried. which means you have to manually inflate/deflate the tyres according to the weight of the vehicle, a tyre fairy will not do it automatically for you 
a warm tyre will heat up the air inside, thus expanding it, thus increasing the pressure. the minor softening of the outer layer of the tyre will have no effect on the pressure inside.
actually nitrogen is pretty widespread in the commercial tyre sector as well, for not only does it not expand as much, but also the molecules are bigger, thus not escaping as fast from small punctures etc. you can usually tell a tyre filled with nitrogen by a green valve cap
trubster:
dri-diddly-iver:
trubster:
Not too sure on the accuracy eitherI’d use my own gauge
You could, but the idea of this device is go save time.
That’s why our firm has Bridgestone Tyre Pressure Monitoring System fitted. Every time one of our lorries enters or leaves one of the factory sites the tyre pressures are checked and recorded automatically as we drive past security.
milodon:
actually nitrogen is pretty widespread in the commercial tyre sector as well, for not only does it not expand as much, but also the molecules are bigger, thus not escaping as fast from small punctures etc. you can usually tell a tyre filled with nitrogen by a green valve cap
Inflating tyres with nitrogen is the biggest load of ■■■■■■■■ there is. It is nothing but a con job outside of Formula 1. Why? Because the air you breath and therefore inflate your tyres with is already 78% nitrogen. Do you really think replacing that last 22% makes any difference?
…aaand Connor turns up to prove that he is right again, and we (as in the rest of the world) are all morons…