Those of you with 7.5t lorries...

[JennBags]

...how do you handle getting your tyre pressures checked and inflated? With my car, I tend to check & re-fill them every couple of months, but I rarely do the lorry as I'm pretty sure I can't use a normal petrol station air-pump (they only go up to about 60psi). I've taken my lorry down to the local lorry garage place a couple of times, but I don't really use them for the mechanics so I feel I'm taking the pee as they never charge me (I always offer). The guy who does my plating and servicing is quite a lot further away so I don't really want to be running it over to him every couple of months.

I'm also not sure what psi they should be inflated to, although I'm quite a practical person, I do feel a bit pathetic when it comes to this and I'd like to get myself sorted, so if anyone can offer me any help, I would much appreciate it

 

[ROG]

Are you near a motorway service area ? = they have lorry facilities

 

[JennBags]

No, nearest motorway services is a good hour or so!

 

[ROG]

No, nearest motorway services is a good hour or so!

Any truckstops ?

 

[cundlegreen]

Look around the rim of your tyres, the psi will be on there. I generally pump mine to 85 psi as I usually only carry one horse. I find the bigger service stations that have separate lorry diesel pumps, usually have their own inflators that go up to a decent amount.

 

[Goldenstar]

I either pull in to the tyre place I use when I pass it or I pay them to come out and do it and at the same time they check the tractor the trailers and everything else .
They don't charge me as I we get them to do all our tyres .

 

[philamena]

I struck up a nice arrangement with my tyre people that they check the pressures in exchange for cakes Plus they know I'll bring it in / call them out when I need them properly.

 

[conniegirl]

Generally they need to be between 85 and 95 psi, ask your mechanic for your lorry most normal pumps at garages will not go up to that.
I have a compressor that I use to check mine, cost around £100

 

[JennBags]

Brill thanks some good ideas there It says up to 90psi on my tyres, but wasn't sure if that's what it should be inflated to or not, so I think I'll go with the 85 suggested by cundlegreen. Also didn't think to check at the bigger service stations with separate HGV diesel pumps. I have no idea where I'd get new (lorry) tyres from, god that sounds so dippy, it's something I'd rely on my mechanic to sort at plating time

 

[conniegirl]

Look in your yellow pages and phone a few places asking if they would supply and fit hgv tyres. Or ask your mechanic for the details of who he uses.
Having a tyre man on side can save you a lot of money! I had what I thought was a slow puncture in one of my tyres. Taking it to my mechanic would have ment time off work, paying for mechanics time (at £75 an hour) and then for him to source new tyre add his profit on top, then fit the tyre. Invariably a mechanic then finds something that absolutely must be fixed!
So bill of around £300.
Took it to my tyre man, they diagnosed a leaky valve, replaced the valve and checked the pressure in all the other tyres for me. Took an hour on a Saturday morning and they charged me £25