Tire pressure monitoring system for special equipment

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The wear of special equipment occurs faster when operating in difficult to extreme conditions. Extension of service life of special equipment is one of the priorities in production.

Fuel and tires are the leading items of expenditure on special equipment. Fuel consumption on heavy-duty vehicles often exceeds 40 liters per 100 kilometers. As for the cost of tires, the price can reach 100 thousand rubles for certain types of vehicles. Replacing a tire is not only a time cost, but also the cost of repair equipment. If the desire to reduce fuel costs and repair /replace tires finds the right solution, then the final increased profit of the company will please its owner.

Various factors of tire operation affect their service life. Tire pressure certainly plays a crucial role in this matter. It should remain optimal for the entire tire life. If the pressure is higher or lower than the recommended value, the tire gets premature wear. Insufficient tire pressure causes the tire to deform. The gradual destruction of the tire, its delamination and, finally, the explosion are the consequences of low pressure. This also includes increased fuel consumption . Too high pressure leads to increased wear of the central part of the tread, damage to the tire when hitting an obstacle, for example, a stone or a pothole in the road surface.

The simplest solution for monitoring tire pressure in special equipment is to install a tire pressure monitoring system that will not allow harmful deviations in the pressure level, thus saving financial resources.

An approximate calculation of savings when using a tire pressure monitoring system.

Volvo A35F FS Articulated Dump Truck

~ 500,000 rubles

Price of 1 tire in April 2022

1 time per year

Tire replacement cycle

~ 7000 operating hours

Average annual operating time

Tractor with semi-trailer

~ 60,000 rubles

Price of 1 tire in April 2022

~ 220,000 km

Average running capacity of a tire

~ 220,000 km

Average annual mileage

ЗFor a year, the tire pressure monitoring system allows you to save at the rate of 1 vehicle:

over 350,000 rubles on a tractor with a semi-trailer

108,000 rubles

on increasing the wear resistance of a tire by 15%

70,000 rubles

by 10% of saved wheels

70,000 rubles

on reducing fuel consumption by 2%

100,000 rubles

by reducing downtime

Cement truck tractor

~ 60,000 rubles

Price of 1 tire in April 2022

~ 250,000 km

Average running capacity of a tire

~ 230,000 km

Average annual mileage

For a year, the tire pressure monitoring system allows you to save at the rate of 1 vehicle

over 300,000 rubles on a cement truck

100,000 rubles

on increasing the wear resistance of a tire by 15%

60,000 rubles

by 10% of saved wheels

70,000 rubles

on reducing fuel consumption by 2%

100,000 rubles

by reducing downtime

Impact-resistant and vibration-resistant PressurePro pressure sensors with built-in battery

Shock-resistant and vibration-resistant sensors with built-in battery are mounted on the wheel nipple. They work the same way: first, they automatically measure tire pressure and temperature, then transmit the information received to a monitor or smartphone after a set period of time. If tires condition deviates from the set parameters, the system will notify you of an emergency situation, show detailed information on the monitor or warn you in the application on your smartphone.

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We have extensive experience working with tire pressure monitoring systems. We will tell you in more detail about all the important points, and advise you on a solution specifically for your case.

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What is the point?

One night we met with representatives of the very famous network food company which agreed to provide its transport for the experiment on the City Ring Road. We decided to do our measurements at night in order to avoid traffic jams.

Two MAN TGS 4x2 trucks with the same three-axle semi-trailers were used for the experiment.

Of course, we understood perfectly well that there are no vehicles with exactly the same fuel consumption. Moreover, our trucks were already 4 years old. It is quite a mature age for commercial vehicles that affects fuel consumption as well. But we were not going to compare the fuel consumption between vehicles, we just needed to find how the tire pressure affects it.

We checked and equalized the tire pressure to 8 bars (in cold state), fully refueled the trucks and set up GalileoSKY GPS trackers and PressurePro TPMS.

Both trucks are equipped with KAMA tires with 10% tread wear on the steering axle and around 50% on other wheels.

LET'S GO!

Drivers are ready to go as they got all the necessary instructions. 14 weighed and marked cans of diesel fuel are prepared to refuel the trucks upon return. Electronic scales with an accuracy of 5 grams will allow us to determine the volume of diesel in liters. The first stage is over, the MAN trucks are back.

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The first stage is over, the MAN trucks are back.
Both trucks covered 142 km with the average speed of 77 kmph but the fuel consumption was different.

The first one was refueled with 33.575 kg of fuel which is 39.5 liters, another one with 35.335 kg (41.57 liters). There is a definite difference.

The fuel consumption is 27.81 and 29.27 l/100 km, respectively.

We let the drivers to take some rest and the vehicles to cool down. Then we check the tire pressure again and make some adjustments.

We decrease the tire pressure only on 4 wheels out of 12 in the driving axle of the first truck down to 6 bar.

These 4 wheels are visually indistinguishable from the others, which are still pumped to 8 bar.

The tire pressure of the second truck remains the same.

Everything is ready for the second lap.

We expect that the fuel consumption of both trucks will change due to the road and weather conditions, driving style, etc. But for the first truck the change will be caused by the decreased tire pressure in the driving axle as well.
Here are the results of the second stage.

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The mileage and average speed remained the same. But the first truck, which showed the best economy in the first stage, became an outsider this time.

The first truck was refueled with 36.428 kg (42.85 liters) of fuel while the second took 35.875 kg (42.18 liters). So the fuel consumption in the first case increased to 30.18 l/100 km, and in the second case it almost did not change and amounted 29.7 l/100 km.

As a percentage, it looks like + 1.5% for measurement errors and + 8.5% for a decrease in the tire pressure.

As a percentage, it looks like + 1.5% for measurement errors and + 8.5% for a decrease in the tire pressure.

At first, 7% does not seem like a big figure.

But imagine an average transport company with 100 vehicles, covering 100,000 km a year (it is not a big distance for commercial trucks). Taking into account the fact that trucks are heavy loaded and roads are often much worse than the Ring Roads, the fuel consumption will be higher than it was in the experiment, for example, 35 l/100 km. Thus, each truck consumes about 35,000 liters of fuel per year . Multiply it by 100 trucks and increasing prices for fuel. And it does not include losses due to decreases of tire service life and transportation safety. Do you really think you are willing to pay such a price?

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