Tire Warmer Recommendation?

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Originally Posted by Kyle Fox

And now for an ignorant question - What is the low temp setting for? I've never used it on my existing MotoD's.

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If your next race is, say in 3 hours, but you want to keep heat in the tires without roasting them; viola.

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Originally Posted by Kyle Fox

And now for an ignorant question - What is the low temp setting for? I've never used it on my existing MotoD's.

Any thoughts on Vortex warmers? I haven't seen them much at the track.

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For when you and your buddy are splitting a generator, and kinda-warm tires are better than cold tires :)

Some rain tire manufacturers also suggest using a low setting on tire warmers, especially if it's a warm day and the water on the track won't cool them off too much. See Pirelli's info on their rains (under technical advice) where they recommend a warmer temp of 122 degrees. I believe the 'low' setting on the moto-Ds is 130 or 135, which is pretty close.

I like the Capit's, they have worked very well for me, no more tire issues after I bought a set.

I've had numerous sets of tire warmers and by far my favorite are the chicken hawks. Can't go wrong. John Hutchinson w/ SCRC is a vendor, too.

Chicken Hawk without fail. They've been doing it a LONG time and have incredible customer service should you need it. Also remember that the carcass isn't fully warm until you can feel the heat in the wheel spokes. Hutch is a wealth of knowledge for this stuff.

Chicken Hawk.

I have a set of chicken hawks bought on 3/20/2014 and the rear warmer quit sunday morning. Those were my first set of warmers so no idea how long they usually last, just figured I would throw a data point out there.

Capit
Guaranteed for 3 years
• Uses Teflon Heating cables (10 times longer life then silicon heating cables)
• No electronic or mechanical devices used for heater element (reduces risk of failure)
• Requires only 650W per pair compared to 1000W for typical tire warmers
• 100% waterproof inside and out

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Originally Posted by Josh Henke

Allen, what is it you find confusing? Perhaps they've updated since your purchase. You do need to pay attention on mine, but it's not difficult. Toggle switch of "II O I" or something like that. There is a light indicating if it has power, but it does not indicate anything else, like if the switch is set to On or if it's reached full temp (to my knowledge). Even with this and other "smarter" warmers, I check with my hand. Warmers fail. Kyle would have been far less screwed had he checked :)

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Because I'm not that smart Josh.

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Originally Posted by Kyle Fox

And now for an ignorant question - What is the low temp setting for? I've never used it on my existing MotoD's.

Any thoughts on Vortex warmers? I haven't seen them much at the track.

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I've seen some pretty positive reviews...no negatives...hard to pass especially if you have a deal with them...