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8ob
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Its the run time you need to look at, lots of them are only rated at a few minutes and will melt pumping up a 4x4 tyre. The one below will run for 45 minutes which is good for plant/tractor tyres and was only £65 ish, anything that plugs into a fag lighter is going to be a bit naff.
Bob
Makes short work of pumping up a 38" forestry tyre .
Bob
Makes short work of pumping up a 38" forestry tyre .
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@stuvy I've got a compressor like Bob's (before T-max started making them I think) which I don't use. I think the coupling has cracked off the end of it but you can have it for £30 + postage if you want? Or I might be making a trip eastwards in a couple of weeks and could probably swing more or less in your direction.
Had it for pumping up the 110 tyres but since that's got on-board air I hardly ever use it since the 110's got a dinky little 12cfm @ 120psi setup now.
Had it for pumping up the 110 tyres but since that's got on-board air I hardly ever use it since the 110's got a dinky little 12cfm @ 120psi setup now.
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id rather have a small compressor 50 litre aldi special in back of the van just run a plug into it and go from there
buying expensive pumps for the car isnt the best
even the one bob shows is ok but in the long run preety poor ok for emergency though
buying expensive pumps for the car isnt the best
even the one bob shows is ok but in the long run preety poor ok for emergency though
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I have had a Tmax in the back of my Landy for about 10 years, does the job, been discussed before https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum...compressors-recomend-a-good-one-please.94591/
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I have a foot pump in the back on my car - and hope I never have to use it.
All our three cars have spare wheels.
I have a grey plastic crate - in the back of my estate car containing:
Small lightweight trolley jack - 1/2" thick plywood jacking pad to fit bottom of crate.
Two differing sizes of hardwood blocks for making space up at the top of the jack.
Proper set of thick jump leads from welding cable.
50mm towing strap and two shackles.
Extending wheel brace with 17mm 19mm 21mm sockets.
Cloth tool roll with a few screwdrivers - pliers - spanners to get a battery off 8-10mm 13mm and a 13mm 3/8 socket and extension/ratchet (battery clamp).
Torch - cheap old multimeter - fuses - bulb kit.
Rag - tyvec 3m white paper suit (for changing wheels in clean clothes) - warm leather work gloves.
1ltr bottle of engine oil - 1ltr bottle of screen wash.
Foot pump. Empty fuel can. Swedish army folding snow shovel.
Old red checked picnic blanket with vinyl on the bottom.
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Plus a Mercedes pedal brake light switch - because if you ever have owned a Merc auto estate - you will know how frustrating it is to get stuck on a carpark - not being able to get your car into gear or get the keys out of the car ignition (this has happened to me twice with two differing Merc estate autos over the years).
The second time - was down south on holiday and I had equipped myself with a spare £8 switch in the boot. After this incident - Wifey has stopped moaning about my crate of "rubbish" is taking too much space up in the car boot.
All our three cars have spare wheels.
I have a grey plastic crate - in the back of my estate car containing:
Small lightweight trolley jack - 1/2" thick plywood jacking pad to fit bottom of crate.
Two differing sizes of hardwood blocks for making space up at the top of the jack.
Proper set of thick jump leads from welding cable.
50mm towing strap and two shackles.
Extending wheel brace with 17mm 19mm 21mm sockets.
Cloth tool roll with a few screwdrivers - pliers - spanners to get a battery off 8-10mm 13mm and a 13mm 3/8 socket and extension/ratchet (battery clamp).
Torch - cheap old multimeter - fuses - bulb kit.
Rag - tyvec 3m white paper suit (for changing wheels in clean clothes) - warm leather work gloves.
1ltr bottle of engine oil - 1ltr bottle of screen wash.
Foot pump. Empty fuel can. Swedish army folding snow shovel.
Old red checked picnic blanket with vinyl on the bottom.
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Plus a Mercedes pedal brake light switch - because if you ever have owned a Merc auto estate - you will know how frustrating it is to get stuck on a carpark - not being able to get your car into gear or get the keys out of the car ignition (this has happened to me twice with two differing Merc estate autos over the years).
The second time - was down south on holiday and I had equipped myself with a spare £8 switch in the boot. After this incident - Wifey has stopped moaning about my crate of "rubbish" is taking too much space up in the car boot.
@stuvy what sort of use is it for?
For mobile air I've got a dive cylinder and I fitted a PCL coupling to an air regulator pipe(you need to make sure it's on the regulated side) 10L bottle at 3000PSI will pump a lot of tyres and will even run air tools.
If I go on a long trip with the trailer my thoughts are I'd rather quickly pump a tyre enough to get off the road somewhere safe than be changing a wheel on the motorway. It's been very usefull when collecting old vehicles, at least when you have air on tank you can seat a bead.
I have carried it around when I thought I had a slow puncture and hadn't chance to loo at it.
For mobile air I've got a dive cylinder and I fitted a PCL coupling to an air regulator pipe(you need to make sure it's on the regulated side) 10L bottle at 3000PSI will pump a lot of tyres and will even run air tools.
If I go on a long trip with the trailer my thoughts are I'd rather quickly pump a tyre enough to get off the road somewhere safe than be changing a wheel on the motorway. It's been very usefull when collecting old vehicles, at least when you have air on tank you can seat a bead.
I have carried it around when I thought I had a slow puncture and hadn't chance to loo at it.
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I have a foot pump in the back on my car - and hope I never have to use it.
All our three cars have spare wheels.
I have a grey plastic crate - in the back of my estate car containing:
Small lightweight trolley jack - 1/2" thick plywood jacking pad to fit bottom of crate.
Two differing sizes of hardwood blocks for making space up at the top of the jack.
Proper set of thick jump leads from welding cable.
50mm towing strap and two shackles.
Extending wheel brace with 17mm 19mm 21mm sockets.
Cloth tool roll with a few screwdrivers - pliers - spanners to get a battery off 8-10mm 13mm and a 13mm 3/8 socket and extension/ratchet (battery clamp).
Torch - cheap old multimeter - fuses - bulb kit.
Rag - tyvec 3m white paper suit (for changing wheels in clean clothes) - warm leather work gloves.
1ltr bottle of engine oil - 1ltr bottle of screen wash.
Foot pump. Empty fuel can. Swedish army folding snow shovel.
Old red checked picnic blanket with vinyl on the bottom.
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Plus a Mercedes pedal brake light switch - because if you ever have owned a Merc auto estate - you will know how frustrating it is to get stuck on a carpark - not being able to get your car into gear or get the keys out of the car ignition (this has happened to me twice with two differing Merc estate autos over the years).
The second time - was down south on holiday and I had equipped myself with a spare £8 switch in the boot. After this incident - Wifey has stopped moaning about my crate of "rubbish" is taking too much space up in the car boot.
I did the same for years, except my crate included an emergency supply of tea, sugar and long-life milk - I used to travel a lot with work!
stuvy
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for my Land Rover with 33” tyres
she’s had a slow for ages and I keep using my cycle stirrup pump but it takes a lot of effort and time
I have a cordless impact for work so no need for the Landy to have air tools. I could always fit an air con compressor and use that long term with an air tank plumber in. Mine doesn’t actually have air con so would need the brackets and compressor to suit
stuvy
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yes but don’t want to fork out for extra batteries as mine are DeWalt and makita tools
stuvy
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I was looking at the viairs, what price is an ARB one?
