Tire gun

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  1. biggi1996

    biggi1996 Light Load Member

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    What size air compressor can I get away with taking tires off at home?
     
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  3. FLHT

    FLHT Road Train Member

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    Trucks air works for me.
     
  4. biggi1996

    biggi1996 Light Load Member

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    Okay thanks FLHT
     
  5. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    I can't imagine that it would have enough for more than one at a time.
     
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  6. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    Milwaukee are making some excellent battery impacts. Lots of torque. Enough torque for just about any job on your truck/tractor. If your gonna invest on a compressor, I would think about it before your do. So your research. All my power tools are at the moment and served me well. But I’ve been looking at the new line of battery power tools. Goodluck
     
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  7. jason6541

    jason6541 Road Train Member

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    I use a 1/2 battery Milwaukee it takes the nuts off , doesn’t over torque going back on lubricated. I use a torque wrench anyway. Never use a impact to hammer the nuts back on. Stretches the studs and destroys the elasticity and clamping force of studs. I know some of you think tighter is better. But it leads to stress cracks in the studs. Ever seen what a set of duals does to another vehicle after some monkey with a 1” impact gets done.
    If fastener doesn’t turn before the torque wrench yields you’ve got over torqued fasteners.
     
  8. xsetra

    xsetra Road Train Member

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    This is what I have at home. I have the pressure cranked up to 225psi.
    The 2nd tank I use for more volume and I have the larger 1" hose to feed the impact wrench. It takes a couple times for the compressor to maximum pressure.
    I can usually spin the lug nuts off around 175psi. depends if I had repairs done on the road at a shop that doesn't use a torque wrench to finish lug tightening.
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  9. nikmirbre

    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    Milwaukee Impact will do the job easily......
     
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  10. xsetra

    xsetra Road Train Member

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    I was researching the milwaukee impact when I bought the air compressor I have. My old compressor and impact gun I bought used from a tire shop.
    Since I already had the air driven equipment it was cheaper to replace the compressor.
    If I was starting fresh with no tools, I probably would buy the battery impact.
     
  11. nikmirbre

    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    Yea I was doing the opposite, researching air compressor tanks a few years ago but went wit the Milwaukee instead:)

    BTW......Now thats a freight liner in that picture!!!!
     
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