Anyone Carry a Portable Tire Inflator/Compressor?
 

Looking at carrying one in the A, anyone use one and have any recommendations., Amazon has a lot of them but don't know which is the best for the Model A, with long tours i have wanted to place on win the trunk and I have a cigarette lighter to plug it into for use. All opinions will be great and NO I DONT use a Old Fashioned Tire pump...LOL!:D

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Are you running 12v? If so go to a motorcycle shop as they carry small ones designed for bikes. Since our tires are not mich biggeror actually smaller in some cases they will be fine.

Mike

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http://www.amazon.com/Wagan-300-Amp-.../dp/B00198G4XO

I have one of these "charger, air compressor, worklight, booster cable" things. It sometimes goes in the Model A. However, it is usually used as a place for Momma to plug in her iPhone charger on a long trip. I have not yet used the air compressor part, and my Model A is still on 6 volts, so the jumpstart part won't help either. The worklight part has come in handy though.

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I used to see a lot of spark plug compressors at swap meets, but they don't show up much anymore. Try to find a USA made compressor. I find the far east ones are pretty much junk. My brother bought one from Harbor Fright and it went up in smoke the first time he tried it.

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Why, if a tube goes flat you are done (unless you plan on breaking down the tire on the side of the road and replacing the tube) carry a spare and a AAA card, low tire stop at a gas station. we can only carry so many extras,that AAA card is the best.

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I have nice unit...but it has been worthless...because I don't keep it charged. The unit has to have a full charge in order to boost a dead battery. The air compressor is pretty much worthless....but as an oversized and bulky phone charger, it is excellent.

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My wifes brand new 2014 Honda Civic Hybrid came with one. Instead of a spare tire, even a donut temporary one, they give you a can of flat fixer and a miniture inflator to plug into the power port. No cigarette lighters these days. The car has the spare tire well, even the place to bolt a spare down, but to save weight they put a styrofoam block in there with the flat repair kit. You don't even get a jack and lug wrench! It's a good thing we have AAA!
You won't be hurt by carrying one on your longer tours and probably will never use it simply because you have it.

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I have carried one in my modern truck for years, but mine is useless for inflating Model A tires that have metal stem tubes as there is no room to clamp onto the top of the inner tube valve they are so close to the wheel center. Perhaps they would be OK with rubber stem tubes but my A's have metal stem and there is not enough room.

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The original pump does fine and you get exercise.

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I do in my deluxe delivery. It a 12 volt.

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I agree with Kevin, and I carry a hand pump. It doesn't take long to inflate a tire.
In my modern car, I do have one of the small 12 volt electric direct drive pumps, which was made in Chicago, but all the small pumps I've seen for the past 10 years are gear reduction and very noisey and cheaply built.

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WalMart sells a made in USA hand pump for less than $10. Yes not peroid correct buti
I tested it with 120lbs in my bicycle tires.

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I removed four tires and tubes from my Model A and installed new tires and tubes; never removed a wheel.


Chet

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Which one of the Monkees blew up the tire by mouth on the custom Goat. Always thought that was cool (and unlikely).

http://www.rocketfin.com/images/monkees-gto.jpg

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i carry 2 air pumps (12v) & spare tire in a can . i also have tubless radials . if running tubes your screwed on a flat unless as said you change the tube . you can do that with out taking the wheel off .

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I have one in my PU. Only time I had to use it was to inflate a "very soft" tire on another car while waiting in line before a parade.

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Northern Hydraulics sell a good one for use on 12V only and must be attached to the battery as cables too large to attach into cigarette lighter. If you have a flat with the tubes we have on most of the Model A's, how many service stations even carry a true tire patch as most only have the plugs you put in radial tires. Possibly a good tire Shop.

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NO I'm not using a hand pump and I have an inverter in the car for my cig lighters. I was looking at this one actually...Thank you all for you opinions and they are very valuable to me...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036E9VB6/...I1G2C82W1VRJZS

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Gee, I have compressors on three jump boxes plus a large compressor and a couple of other battery air pumps, yet I always opt for my $10 Harbor Freight hand pump.

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Mark, is there room for the straight fitting to screw on the stem?

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I bought a 12v portable air pump when I had my Cortez RV. I would pump up a tire sufficient enough to drive on in several hours. Forget about topping off the tire pressure.

I now carry a flip phone and a AAA card.

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I have and use the $24 harbor freight pump. Silver metal one not the crappy yellow one. Its aired up countless bicycle tires, 4 jeep Cherokee tires, my blazer tires, and many other things. Has a cheap but effective carrying case that would fit under the model A seat. It is slow but it works. Nice long cord too. Now I have another one that has motor trend on it in the shape of a tire that sucks, it doesn't seem to get much higher than 10-15psi.

AAA is great unless its on a Sunday and you don't have GASP cell phone signal...theres many dead zones around that have zero signal on all carriers. Or as I found out it can be hours till they get to you.

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Hi Mark,

My electron knowledge is limited, so my following thoughts may or may not be accurate.

The specs on the compressor show 15 amp at 12 volts which is 30 amps at 6 volts? This might be quite a current draw, especially if also running through an inverter. Others may have a more precise and knowledgeable opinion.

We did witness a 12v compressor running through an inverter pump up a tire in the middle of God's country, Colorado last June. We eventually switched to run the compressor off of my 12v car. It took a VERY long time to add air.

You also may want to confirm your jack will under the car while it resting on the rim. Another Colorado lesson learned.

Peace, Phred

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Hand pumps still work to pump up tires.

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Mark

I have that one in one of my cars. Works very well. I would check to see if you inverter has the capacity to operate it, some of those are only good to charge a cell phone etc.

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I carry 2 all the time ...........

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I have one in my Pickup box. Have used it a couple of times for other cars, but never had the need for it on my own vehicle. It is 12volts, so I've had to pull up close to the needy vehicle to be able to use my power rather than theirs. It actually "came with" a used car I bought years ago. The cigarette lighter plug melted on it, so now it has clips to fasten directly to the battery (or starter terminal and head nut).

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Ryobi makes one as an accessory to their electric drill. It uses the drill battery and works very well. It will pump up several tires on one charge.
No plug to worry about on the car.

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I see a cordless pump is now being advertised on TV.
It's probably $20 plus s/h like all the other stuff on TV.

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I had a air compressor with integral battery since my A's are six volt. The problem of the lever-type air line connector and metal valve stems was solved by cutting off that connector. I bought a angled type with a stem and hose clamped it on. A hand type pump works but while it's exercise, it can be a strain for many and who really wants exercise in that circumstance! Plus there's always air loss unscrewing the connector. My main use was having low air pressure in a Firestone tire in a fender well to get it in and out. Goodyear tires solve that problem too.

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I haven't used a 12 volt air compressor in years.I'll bet they are much better now though.Back when I tried them I always found a good hand pump to be faster.I did just try a couple of the new pistol grip battery operated inflators,the cheapo one was just that.Cheap.I tried a good one,I think it was about $75.but it actually worked nicely.I have air bags in the back of my trucks and it is a bit of a pain to bring the truck around to the corner of the garage where the air hose hangs.I set the inflator to 50,push it on the valve,and 10 seconds later the bag is full.I'm buying one of those just to keep in the truck.

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The one advertized on T.V. Called Air Dragon , 39.99 plus shipping, Has log cord on it plug into lighter socket. The other one called Air Hawk ,i think it was around 60.00 plus s /h. It look's like it has a rechargable battery.

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Yep, I was wrong on the price. I saw the ad again last night, and it sells for "2 easy payments of $29.99", so it is $60, rather than the usual $20 plus s/h.

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I found a Ryobi air compressor at Home Depot. Its powered by a lithium battery and is inexpensive. Its portable and works great.

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I bought 2 of these 3 gallon gasoline mini-compressors at Harbor Freight on clearance for $20.00 each. Starts good, pumps good, not much bigger than a 12V battery. Gave the other to my grandson.....:D

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There ya' go ... ;)

I carry (2) 12VDC air compressors from Harbor Freight.

I used to carry a portable compressed air tank but never used it
so I gave it away to someone .... :cool:


Jim

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Yes, I carry it in my deluxe delivery. It runs on 12 volts.

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Once you go 18volt Ryobi air compressor you will never go back. The battery impact tools are nice to have in your car also