Battery powered tyre inflators

[Dave.]

Merry Christmas Chaps and Chapessesses....

I'm getting a bit bored of dragging out the compressor, elected extension, air hose extension, etc when topping up/checking the tyres on 4 cars.

I keep looking at the little battery powered ones and give up as most used to have crap nicad batteries and/or were huge beasts.

Just seen this one -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H3M34WW/ref=sspa_dk...

Reviews are good but only a few of them.

There's a vonhaus one on there too, again with good reviews but most of them are "only used it twice, 5 stars" or "feels cheap, 2 stars".

I'm trying to avoid the big ones that include a jump start pack etc, just a small handheld one.

Over to you lot, any suggestions?

[Wobbegong]

I have a “hawk” tyre inflator that I purchased from Argos. It’s to inflate the tyres on my aircraft which is nowhere near an electricity point, and the foot pumps just end up sinking in the grass

I’ve been happy with it

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7648647

[Prinny]

Any reason why you don’t want one that’s powered from the cig. lighter/accessory socket on the car?

Seems strange (to me) to discount that type when you’re using it for car tyres. I’ve got various types, different in all 3 cars. This one is probably the easiest to use & closest for accuracy.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-RAC640-Inflator-Comp...

[carl_w]

Very happy with the Air Hawk Pro I bought for £50 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0742JYQGS/ref...

If the battery runs flat you can power it from the cig lighter. I've done a season of sprinting with it (deflate tyres for track, pump them back up for the journey home) although obviously I charged it up between events...

[vikingaero]

I have this AirMan. Must be 20 years old. Probably a Ni-Cad battery but still going strong. The hose is fine. Only problem seems to be the adjustable analogue pressure stop which is vague - think + or - 5psi!



But to be honest you can't beat the £5.99 Lidl/Adli double barrelled footpumps that I have in each car - no finding it, no having it in the wrong car, doesn't need charging, minimal noise at 2am, gives your legs a good workout.

[cuprabob]

vikingaero said:

I have this AirMan. Must be 20 years old. Probably a Ni-Cad battery but still going strong. The hose is fine. Only problem seems to be the adjustable analogue pressure stop which is vague - think + or - 5psi!

I've still got one of them too. Bought it in Costco many years ago. Still does the job.

[Dave.]

Prinny said:

Any reason why you don’t want one that’s powered from the cig. lighter/accessory socket on the car?

Seems strange (to me) to discount that type when you’re using it for car tyres. I’ve got various types, different in all 3 cars. This one is probably the easiest to use & closest for accuracy.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-RAC640-Inflator-Comp...

I've got a beefy one similar to this I got from Costco a few years ago...



...plus a couple of cheaper ones in the boot/glovebox of a couple of the cars for emergencies, but they're a faff when doing the monthly round robin of checking fluids and pressures, having to open the cars up, turn them on, etc as the cables are never long enough to do more than a car and a half due to how they're parked.

[Dave.]

Those airhawk jobbies look pretty good, cheers chaps!




Eta - Home Mechanics? Really?

[vikingaero]

If the AirHawk ones take universal drill/power tool batteries then that would be my choice now.

[p4cks]

Dave. said:

Eta - Home Mechanics? Really?

To be fair to the Mods I'd say this is the ideal place for it

[AW111]

Dave. said:

I've got a beefy one similar to this I got from Costco a few years ago...


...

That looks exactly like mine.

It's good enough to top up a soft tyre, and I confess to using it every morning for a week when I had a slow leak, until I could get the tyre fixed.

[geeks]

I have one of the Costco jumper pack/tyre inflater things and its great if a little heavy