CANTON, OHIO – Hendrickson’s new TIREMAAX™ pumps up durability in a
value-enhancing option for automatic trailer tire pressure maintenance.
Fleet managers and owner operators continue to struggle with finding ways to
maintain proper tire inflation. Many automatic systems have proven to be
extremely complex, costly and sometimes unreliable.
An option for INTRAAX® and VANTRAAX® trailer suspension systems, TIREMAAX
provides a responsive tire inflation system that taps the trailer air supply to
maintain tire inflation up to a preset level.
With component upgrades to enhance strength, durability and efficiency, the
affordable TIREMAAX helps fleets and owner operators in their efforts to
minimize costly tire wear and improve productivity and fuel mileage.
TIREMAAX nearly doubles the size of the hubcap tee fitting compared to earlier
connectors. High-stress areas received added material for a stouter cross
section and more generous radii. An added guard around the tee fitting protects
it during tire removal and reduces potential damage from improperly using the
wheel hub as a step.
Premium hoses feature braided stainless steel jackets and larger barrels for
fitting connectors. Hendrickson improved the seal structure for the tee
connections providing redundant sealing faces to help maintain leak-free
fittings.
Governed by an electronic control unit (ECU), the system detects low tire
pressure and signals the operator to situations or circumstances requiring
attention. It responds by directing air from the trailer tank to one or more
tires when the inflation pressure dips below the pre-set level.
With TIREMAAX, air travels from the supply tank through air lines inside the
axle to the wheel ends. A bolt-in, ball-bearing rotary union allows air to flow
through the axle spindle to the rotating hubcap fitting, and hoses connect the
hubcap tee to the tires.
A double set of ball bearings allows the rotary union seal to run cooler and
truer, extending seal life.
TIREMAAX activates only when needed — constant air pressurization to the tires
is not required. This reduces air demand and prolongs system and seal life.
A signal light, designed to be installed in view of the driver, notifies the
operator to system status and maintenance requirements. Check valves help
prevent tire pressure loss back through the system. Manual fill and pressure
checks may be accomplished at the hose ends.
An optional hand-held programmer featuring a 32-character display adjusts tire
pressure settings. This convenient maintenance tool reprograms target pressure
to settings from 70 to 130 psi in five-psi increments.
The hand-held unit also eliminates guesswork in troubleshooting with convenient
system-check routines.
TIREMAAX delivers the solution for the number one cause of trailer road
breakdowns – tire flats and failures. Tires account for approximately 50 percent
of total maintenance expenses. Statistics verify that tires are second only to
fuel in trailer operating costs, according to industry sources.
Even properly maintained tires are subject to potential air loss through regular
use, punctures, road hazards and changes in weather.
From both productivity and cost perspectives, truckers live daily with the
pitfalls of improper tire inflation: reductions in tire tread life; increased
rolling resistance, which burns more fuel; reduced casing life, and poor ride
and handling, to name a few.
The latest option in Hendrickson’s READY-TO-ROLL® (RTR®) family, TIREMAAX may be
combined with any of an extensive array of INTRAAX and VANTRAAX wheel-end
configurations.
For additional information about the cost-effective TIREMAAX, contact
Hendrickson International, Trailer Suspension Systems, Canton, Ohio, toll free
at 866-RIDEAIR (743-3247).
Hendrickson International is one of the largest global suppliers of truck and
tractor suspensions; trailer suspensions; lift, trailer and steer axles;
springs, and bumpers to the commercial transportation industry. Headquartered in
Woodridge, Ill., Hendrickson has been meeting the needs of the transportation
industry for 90 years.
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