When we teamed and Mike drove regionally, we routinely carried a hammer in our tool chest (one piece of our tools and equipment). (The tire was on a trailer with one of those tire pressure monitoring systems.) He was told to go down the road a little ways and see if the tire would “re-inflate.” He did and was very pleasantly surprised to find out it sure did! The “bounce” sound of the tire thumper off the previously low pressure tire was like music to his ears.
#Tire thumper driver#
Mike called his driver manager for advice. (I say “dreaded” because although very necessary, getting a tire replaced is a drain on both time and money.) I was fascinated to find some time back a technology that was not available when we teamed: a “tire pressure monitoring system.” Once, Mike heard that dreaded “thud” while doing a pre-trip inspection on a trailer that had not been used in a while. (Note: you may not “hear” a tire that is a little low on air by the thumping method.) (We always struck tires on the tread, never the sidewall.) If while you’re striking your tires during a pre- or post-trip inspection and you hear the sounds like “bounce, bounce, thud” you know that the “thud” tire is probably significantly low on air or flat and should be looked at more closely. The purpose of using one is to “hear” if your tires are at the correct pressure.
Over the years, Mike and I have used tire thumpers of various kinds including a hammer. If you already have a hammer in your tool kit, it should work just fine. They’re usually made of metal or wood to strike a tire with. Most tire thumpers are basically the same.
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