I bought one of those many years ago. They don't do much good to even fill one tire without some restoring of the pressure.
What they are good for is adding storage capacity to an existing compressor. I have a similar situation at work. I'm a printing pressman. My press had its own little compressor which always supplied enough air for the press, until recently. It seized and I ended having to tie the presses air supply into the shops main compressors supply. I use a 1/4" air hose to supply the tank from about 30 feet away. If it was just the airline supplying the air I would probably have problems. But with the tank of the old compressor there as a reservoir it always stays ahead of the supply air.
Steve
You might try one of these, not a real compressor but can fill tires.
http://www.harborfreight.com/5-gallon-portable-air-tank-65594.html
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathryn Berck
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 5:56 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Do I want a compressor?
With ten transportation devices with pneumatic tires, from a Silverado
diesel pickup to a wheelbarrow, it seems like somebody always needs air
in the tires. It's only a few miles to the nearest gas station with an
air pump, but the machines want quarters, I don't really trust them, and
since half of the vehicles aren't road legal, I'm stuck with either
loading them into the truck or using my old hand bicycle pump. I don't
check tires as often as I should because of the difficulty of filling them.
After the most recent problem involving a flat-tired lawn tractor that i
had to build ramps for to get it into the trailer and to the dealer, I
began to wonder if a small air compressor might simplify my life. What
do others do? Is a compressor a worthwhile idea, or is there a better
strategy I haven't thought of?
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