TIRE PRESSURE EQUILIZER

[rjr]

Has anyone tried the Crossfire, or Cateye systems?

[jesilvas]

I've seen them and of course big trucks have them too.
But the problem I can see on a single rear axle is if one tire goes down, the other will too. On a tandem setup that's fine but idk if I would on a single.

[rjr]

These things only work on dually's, and only on the tires bolted together. You cannot connect them to different sides or axels

[jesilvas]

Yea? I understand that. I have a dually. My previous statement still stands. I'm talking about not having another drive axle to support the weight of that rear side if one set of duals goes down.

[dereku]

yup one flat will turn into 2 very fast and you will shred both tires instead of just one. And because you dont have an extra rear axle, tandem, you will be SOL.

[rjr]

They advertise that there is a check valve to prevent a double tire failure. Speaking of tire failure if you are not carrying a load how do you know if one tire goes flat?

[jesilvas]

You'll feel all that dead weight flopping out of balance on the axle.

'Crossfire employs a safety feature that automatically isolates the "good" tire in the event of a blowout. When a blowout occurs, the internal safety valve closes immediately with only a slight loss of pressure to the "good" tire.
In slow leak situations, the valve isolates both tires after a pressure drop of approximately 10 P.S.I.'

'The internal check valve will prevent the good tire from going flat in the case of a tire blowout or a broken pressure hose.' - Cat's Eye

So they've fixed the problem I'm curious to know how it works now in case of dramatic pressure loss.