Sensatyre - Not sure which model to buy. HELP !

•The strap on, which is the most popular, fits inside the wheel.
Almost indestructible, not obvious to thieves.

•The valve stem, which also fits inside the wheel replacing the valve.
Looks like a normal valve, not easy to bust, this system is used on the Silverado and I don't know of any problems.
You need to remind a tyre fitter that they are fitted to avoid damage when removing tyre.

•The valve cap simply replaces the existing valve dust cap.
Subject to damage and getting pinched.

Regards
Bob

Best one to get is the strap on type. Batteries should last about 7 years.

Strap on require tyre removal.
I think that the valve style could be fitted by breaking bead on one side only.
Batteries in Chevy style good for 5 to 7 years, same for strap on type.

Bob

We have the valve cap type from "Pressure Pro". They have an easy to read monitor that can be fitted anywhere in the cab.

They do not require any specialised fitting and it is simply a case of putting a lock nut on the valve stem, screw the sensor on and then tighten the locking nut.
We have had ours for 3 years now and have not had any problems with them and I know of others who have had them longer, also without problems.

They ONLY measure Pressure not heat as well like the Sensor Tyre system BUT the Pressure Pro system is half the price and there is no expense for fitting.

Sensor Tyre is also a BOG supporter but you will have to go to the newsletter to see their details as they are no longer on the right hand side of the web page.

Brian

Hi Willie

With our much welcomed raffle prize, we are the proud owners of the strap on type. We had to get our local tyre service to take off the tyres to fit - he had never heard of them. The setting up of the wiring and monitoring was something my husband had to work on with a lot of trial and error, calls to Hannibal Safari who donated the prize and a question raised here. In particular thanks to the photos here, we got it all working.

Motherhen

Hi Willie
We as you no doubt already know, have a 6 wheeler Nissan Patrol as our Tug and with the BT and the spares have 14 wheels in all.
I have just finished fitting the strap type to all 14 wheels.
Some of our rims were pretty badly stone chipped and the others were marked as well, so, while the rims were seperated from their tyres, I made use of the opportunity to have the rims sand blasted and 2 pack painted before I fitted the strap ons. (Done in two batches of 8 and 6 respectively)
Fitting up of the signal recievers and cables was a breeze, the biggest difficulty was getting my bones to bend enough while I ran the cable through the fire wall of the Tug. Just needs a little forethought as to potential stone damage to the cable and recievers when chosing their locations/routes. All held in place with supplied Zip Ties. Good idea to stay well clear of the exhaust system.
I sperated the rims in to 2 batches to permit leaving the BT/Tug (as the case may be) on vehicle stands while they were being rejouvenated.
I marked the inside of each rim, next to a wheel stud hole, with a permenant ink pen with the same ID number as used for that wheel's location on the monitor to provide easy identification of the relevant sender unit of each wheel after the tyre had been reassembled.
I found Peter Spowart of Hannibal Safari Equipment, most helpful and he sent the kit with instructions and a coreolation sheet where the wheel number and ID Code of each sender unit could be identified. (This will later prove usefule when wheels are rotated/exchanged)
All I did for him was to give him a detailed verbal description of what I had and how it was configured, and he designed our system.
With a cordless drill driving a small socket to fit the worm drive strap, I had little difficulty installing the sender units to each rim on my own, following Peter's instructions. Final tightening undertaken with a large straight blade screw driver.
The owners manual was obviously printed overseas as the english requires a careful read to fully understand it initially, but then all becomes clear.
You should have little difficulty installing the system yourself (apart from removing and reinstalling the tyres and rebalancing of course) by following the instructions provided as long as you are confident to undertake your own modifications/repairs on your equipment, otherwise it might prove best to have the work undertaken by someone else. I write this not having a clue where your talents might lay.
The most important part I feel is being able to identify each sender unit in relation to each wheel after the tyre has been reassembles and rebalanced.
Our complete job, kit, sandblast & paint, remove refit and rebalance, cost less than $2000.00,(about $140.000 / wheel on avrage all included) and it won't take long to repay that with the cost of tyres saved, We have just under $5000.00 worth of tyres in our set up.
Cheers
John