How to Use a Tire Thumper/Beater to Check if Tires are Properly Inflated

A quick and easy way to check tire pressure is by thumping your tires. Some trucks have many tires and tire thumping is the fastest method for checking tire pressure before hitting the road.

Since duel tires ride side by side, one tire can be flat and still on the wheel or rim and will not appear flat since the tire right next to it will hold it off the ground.

Tire Thumper/Beater assists the truck driver and operator in a quick method of evaluating properly inflated tires.

What is a Tire Thumper?

A quick and easy way to check tire pressure is by thumping your tires. Some trucks have many tires and tire thumping is the fastest method for checking tire pressure before hitting the road.

Since duel tires ride side by side, one tire can be flat and still on the wheel or rim and will not appear flat since the tire right next to it will hold it off the ground.

Tire Thumper assists the truck driver and operator in a quick method of evaluating properly inflated tires.

With enough practice, you can quickly check your tire pressures. You can go through dozens of tires in a minute or two and it saves some time capping tire valves.

If there is air in the tire, the tire thumper will bounce easily and make a loud, sharp thud; and if the tire is flat (no air) it will not bounce much and will give a sound like a dull thud when it is smacked.

Truck tires make a certain sound when they are full. If there is air in the tire, the tire thumper will bounce easily and make a loud, sharp thud; and if the tire is flat (no air) it will not bounce much and will give a sound like a dull thud when it is smacked.

It takes some getting use to, but the tire thumper can save you time, money and effort.

While tire thumping is a quick way to check for flat tires, you must always check with a tire gauge if you suspect that a tire is low on air. The apparatus must be used as a tool to detect changes in sound when thumping tires to quickly point out if there is an issue with a tire.

Tips for Thumping Tires