I took the wheels off the New Horizons trailer and took them to my buddy's shop to put TPMS sensors in them. Our 2021 Chevy HD comes with a TPMS system for both the truck and trailer tires.
I wrote about the saga of truck size valve stems here:
The G114 load range H tires are heavy, just the tire is 60 lbs. My guess is the tire and wheel together is about 90 lbs. Removing the original valve stems and installing the TPMS sensor/valve stems is not a difficult job. However, because these tires a so thick and stiff, it's almost impossible without a tire machine.
I used the leveling jacks to raise the trailer to remove the tires. No hand jacking required! This is a pretty good shot of the Morryde trailing link suspension. The disk brakes are highly effective!
I wrote about the saga of truck size valve stems here:
When your trailer has large (.625") valve stem holes and you have TPMS sensors with small (.453") stems.
When I ordered our new truck, I also selected the GM option for four trailer TPMS sensors. Knowing almost nothing about valve stems and TPMS sensors, I thought the GM supplied kit would work for the new trailer. I did some reading, made a couple phone calls and discovered the rims on our H...
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The G114 load range H tires are heavy, just the tire is 60 lbs. My guess is the tire and wheel together is about 90 lbs. Removing the original valve stems and installing the TPMS sensor/valve stems is not a difficult job. However, because these tires a so thick and stiff, it's almost impossible without a tire machine.
I used the leveling jacks to raise the trailer to remove the tires. No hand jacking required! This is a pretty good shot of the Morryde trailing link suspension. The disk brakes are highly effective!