beware of the little cheap ones as they may be rated @ a high PSI but have a very low volume of air flow. You may take 10 minutes to fill up an automotive tire.
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, suzie <suziegano@...> wrote:
>
> On 9/6/2012 7:55 PM, Kathryn Berck wrote:
> >
> > 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?
> >
> >
> if you just want to pump up the odd tire you can get a cheap compressor
> that plugs into the cigarette lighter--ok, not anymore but i don't know
> what they call them now--look at walmart for about $20 ours has come in
> useful many times with boys that like their 4 wheelers, dirt bikes and
> stuff. also good to carry in the car in case of a flat tire, patch kit
> and compressor.
>
> suzie
>
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