I’m not sure why anyone would bother with a dually unless they’re towing something heavy or have to routinely get through horrific mud or snow, or both.
If you want to add a TPMS to your vehicle, there are many aftermarket ones to be had. A (literally) 10-second search turned this one up from Amazon and the price seems reasonable. I’m sure there are dozens more out there though:
Thank you, Ob.
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Since I visually check the tires every day, I can’t ju$tify that expense.
Every Saturday morning, performing vehicle inspection while listening to Cah Talk (otherwise the hour would be wasted) I check tire pressures. (About once a month I lower and check the spare tire.)
I should call a junk y, I mean, auto recycling facility, and see if they have any I can remove from an Expedition. But would they be compatible?
Robert, I suppose you checked out the link I posted, but I fail to understand how a product that just measures tire pressures can be incompatible with any vehicle. The receiver just plugs into the cigarette lighter. When you looked, was any reason given for the incompatibility?
3:54 a.m. Just returned from a 276 mile bloodelivery.
Thank you.
No reason given.
I do not understand why it would not be compatible unless signals may interfere or receiver cannot pick up enough signal strength in the big vehicle.
The only thing I could think is maybe the sensors that go inside the tires don’t fit well with the wheels on your vehicle.
My guess would be that the kit is incompatible with cars that already have TPMS. A brief look online indicates that the 2008 Expedition has TPMS. Since the kit would replace the valve stem and thus the included sensor, its incompatible.
Just to be a wise guy. " I’m not sure why anyone would bother With a dually unless towing some thing heavy or have to routinely go through horrific mud or snow or both."
Dually is for load distribution which does help in towing as long as it has appropriate spring rate and a high hitch weight. Going off road does mean you need flotation but if the vehicle is inappropriately heavy with too high spring rates, the articulation is poor making it a poor off roader. Like wise in snow conditions, you need more point loading at the tire for better traction then less. Dually doesn’t work there either. It does NOTHING for ground clearance !
So Robert has another reason to troll at least six more posts.
"So Robert has another reason to troll at least six more posts."We knew it was a joke.
http://neighbors.denverpost.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6807390
His comments on blood donations in Denver newspaper.
Yes, he is at least a bubble out of plumb, but for a very long time he has come on this board, and discussed his high speed runs while delivering blood. So, as weird as he is, he is telling the truth about working with blood and driving very fast with a vehicle not really designed for that function.
And, yes, I fully expect him to die at the wheel. Some things are too obvious.
I am a plumBob.
Ha - just saw my saying mocking those who believe in the myth of Christian-inanity.
My blood donations have nothing to do with transports.
No, I do not take risks when driving.
On open, flat, level, dry interstates and highways, thExpedition is smooth, stable and quiet (except for wind noise) at 95 mph - the same speed at which two farmers drive their Expeditions from out of state to Denver.
Then the hospital calls asking where their blood is!
My greatest concern is tire blow-out. So I keep them 2 psi below max and check them almost every day. They are rated to 118 mph.
Wish I had a motorcycle for distant deliveries.
But the 4WD is necessary during blizzards and deep snows.
"Who INSURES Robert Gift’s vehicle? "
I just hope that it isn’t Geico, because I own stock in Berkshire Hathaway, the parent company of Geico…
.Thanks for your volunteer work Robert. Heat the garage.
"Thanks for your volunteer work Robert. Heat the garage."Thank you. (Sounds like the Wolf's line in Pulp Fiction.) Much too expensive to heat the garage. I'll use my outdoor floodlamps shinning up onto the vehicle.
Ford wants $55 for theating element which fastens to thengine block and $150 for the cord and plug which connects to it!!
Buy one of those oil-filled “radiator” heaters for your garage, plug it in, set it on low, and walk away. They are safe, efficient, and foolproof. The only moving part is the little clicky thermostat, so theoretically they should last forever. I have a couple that I use to supplement heat in my home.
I was gonna post a suggestion but then thought better of it. Can’t get too worked up about RG’s problem…
"Buy one of those oil-filled "radiator" heaters for your garage, plug it in, set it on low, and walk away."Thank you. Too expensive to operate because it disperses heat everywhere. The cheap 3 outdoor floodlights will radiate heat right where most effective. I shall try them and see if hot enough.
Just make sure there’s enough clearance so you don’t knock the lamps over. YOU might be the one needing emergency services
"Just make sure there's enough clearance so you don't knock the lamps over. YOU might be the one needing emergency services"I'll post a photo so everyone can laugh! Since garage fires are often discovered very late, I placed a spare smoke alarm in our garage. Though not certified for such cold locations, it still works there. Test burning wood set it off. Vehicle exhausts have not!
Robert, if you’re using a few 150-watt flood lamps, you’re using close to the same amount of power as one of these heaters set on low, and you’re using the power much more inefficiently and less safely. One of these little heaters will warm the whole space including all parts of your vehicle, and you won’t have to move it out of the way before you go. You also will have built in thermostatic control of it. It will also last a heck of a lot longer than a flood lamp bulb.
The piddling amount you save on electricity by using flood lamps will likely be offset by the cost of frequent bulb replacement. Incandescent flood lamps typically aren’t rated for that many hours.
I should also add that by the time the smoke alarm wakes you up, you will already have a major problem to contend with. I would no more use flood lamps for heating than use a heater to light up my yard.
Trolls R us?