BTW, here's something most people don't know, tire gauges can lose their setting over time. My boss has a little device mounted on his workbench that shows accurate air pressure (it works in conjunction with his tire inflator for airing tires), every few months he'll test our tire gauges to see how they read. The one I bought 24 yrs ago and still carry reads 2 lbs low, so when I air up tires I always compensate for the 2 lbs difference. Recently we had one that was reading 40 lbs high, it has a little adjustment screw, he tried adjusting it down, got it to 12 lbs and that's as far as it would adjust, he ended up pitching it and putting a new one in the truck.
Handheld tire inflators
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I guess I won't be doing anything but getting an air hose with a gladhand connection. I thought I saw one on Facebook advertising that it was good for up to 120psi on a commercial tire and I hesitated because I didn't believe it(I'm not from Missouri, but SHOW ME). Thanks for the confirmation.
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So I went out and bought a good quality rubber hose, like @hookster359 said. Have quick disconnects on the hose, glad hand and air chuck. Also got a long air chuck like the truck shops use that you don't have to hold on the tire while it inflates. Only part of the original set I still use is the glad hand. The whole set up was well worth the extra money and I've been using it for many years now. -
I have a Milwaukee m12 portable air pump. I would assume it would take 30 minutes to get a tire from 80 to 95psi.
I use a 50ft air compressor hose, glad hand on one hand, air chuck on other attached to a digital psi gauge. Probably 10x faster and easier. Also cheaper.tscottme Thanks this. -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004QI1WEA?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07C25C4CQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01BGMQVIU?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image
I bought these three things and a pack of quick connect couplers. Never let me down for years. -
I bought my digital from Walmart. $30
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