What Tyre Compressor?

[UltraWomble]

I have a really shitty £5.99 jobbie - fine for "topping up" small tyres but utterly shit if you want to pump a big tyre from flat ( overheats & stops) or pump caravan tyres above 60lbs/in2 ( overheats then melts).

 

Ive had expensive Michelin branded ones in the past ( fell to bits) and cheap ones like the thing I have now ( melt) but wondered ( aside from a big compressor) has anyone found something ideally 12v powered that is capable of not melting, not seizing solid and not shitting itself when faced with a 4x4 tyre or similar? I did spy something on Amazon that seemed to have rave reviews about the £70 quid mark, but was mains powered- GR9 if in the arse end of Cumbria with no mains nearby.

[brickwall]

I got a Ring one as the little one wouldn't pump up the big tyres on the rangie. It has been very, very good.

[Tamworthbay]

I have a halfords one that someone bought me one Christmas, it's the digital display type. Works well and pumps up tyres quickly.

[Dead_E23]

I've got one very similar to this.  It cost me about £50, but that was 10 years ago and it's still going strong even though I use it quite often.  It is designed to run continuously, so isn't prone to overheating and seizing like the cheaper ones.    

 

AAAAA top notch wud buy agen.

[RoadworkUK]

I urge you to buy this one. I bought it based on an Autoexpress group test result, which doesn't always end well. But I'm well impressed.

 

The Ring RAC(!)635. I bought one to replace my 1990s Halfords jobbie when it seized. It's still on £25 special offer with free postage from Amazon,

[M'coli]

Buy two cheap ones, run one for five minutes and then the other...

We had a Halfords one for many yonks that stopped pumping this year, probably as a result of pumping up the motorhome's tyres to 80psi for the past 5 years.

[garbaldy]

I have this one from a Honda if it's any gid to you.

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/06-12-HONDA-CIVIC-MK8-JACK-SET-TYRE-PUNCTURE-SEALANT-REPAIR-KIT-WITH-INFLATOR-/271956647126?nav=SEARCH

[sierraman]

I had a challenge one. Lasted absolutely years then went all of a sudden

[Eddie Honda]

Some of the 12v electric ones with twin pump will suck 30A and need to be rigged onto the battery.

 

 

has anyone found something ideally 12v powered that is capable of not melting, not seizing solid and not shitting itself when faced with a 4x4 tyre or similar?

 

Not melting?

Not seizing solid?

Not shitting itself?

 

Either fork out for something with a decent duty cycle waaaaay in excess of the worst abuse you can throw at it (= VIAIR £££££££££ )

 

or

 

go manual and buy old school repairable (see http://www.vintagepumps.co.uk/ for inspiration) with a good old sturdy frame that doesn't buckle like the Rolson I got free and lobbed in the bin last week..

 

or

 

decent bicycle track pump, such as a Topeak Joe Blow or a Lezyne. Then you don't have to worry about power/shitting and get a mild workout to boot.

[DodgeRover]

There are some designed for 4x4's and farm use, but not cheap though £70 to £100 range, have seen them in use between stages on car trials, they're rather quick at putting a lot of air out.

[Jim Bell]

Those RAC ring 365 jobs beasted the review stars to the extreme for years. Im gonna get me one of them next time I sell something on Ebay.

[drum]

I have a Woolworths one. Yes, you read the correctly. It has pumped up many a Land Rover tyre from flat.

Years ago the fag lighter plug got crushed under my feet so I fitted crocodile clips and run it off the battery or an old battery charger plugged into the mains.

[colino]

The Lidl one for about £12 has needed a new cable spliced on (my fault, squished the cigarette ligher fitting) and a jubilee clip to resecure the hose (her fault, proudly blew up the tyre herself, disconnected the cable but then drove half way down the street with the hose still on the valve), isn't short of puff.  I know, it regularly blows up the dormant Jags tyres in no time.

Coupled to the £15 smart battery charger, these two have made me a Lidl/Aldi fan.

[PhillipM]

Blow a bit of graphite lock lube into the intake of them the first time you use them, they run a lot cooler after.

[gordonbennet]

 http://www.paddockspares.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Twin+cylinder+12v+compressor

 

I've had one of these years, it's the dogs bollocks.

[Kiltox]

There are some designed for 4x4's and farm use, but not cheap though £70 to £100 range, have seen them in use between stages on car trials, they're rather quick at putting a lot of air out.

Surely you'd be better off with a sub £100 24l compressor? Depends how portable it needs to be mind!!

[Noel Tidybeard]

oem ones for me- got one with honda and got a merc one from ebay

[DodgeRover]

Surely you'd be better off with a sub £100 24l compressor? Depends how portable it needs to be mind!!

Designed for blowing tyres upto road pressures after a section so need to be 12v

[toejam]

Bottle of propane ...use after recharging aircon . 

[toejam]

Some of the 12v electric ones with twin pump will suck 30A and need to be rigged onto the battery.

 

 

 

Not melting?

Not seizing solid?

Not shitting itself?

 

Either fork out for something with a decent duty cycle waaaaay in excess of the worst abuse you can throw at it (= VIAIR £££££££££ )

 

or

 

go manual and buy old school repairable (see http://www.vintagepumps.co.uk/ for inspiration) with a good old sturdy frame that doesn't buckle like the Rolson I got free and lobbed in the bin last week..

 

or

 

decent bicycle track pump, such as a Topeak Joe Blow or a Lezyne. Then you don't have to worry about power/shitting and get a mild workout to boot.

Hasn't he got a gammy leg though?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Another vote for the Ring RAC thing. I've had mine for years and apart from having to jack a Disco up to enable a completely flat tyre to reseat once , it's coped with loads of abuse. It sometimes cuts out when it gets too hot, but leaving it for a couple of mins. sees it back to full strength .

Youll be pleased to know it can be left out down the side of a car for two weeks , in the rain, and still work.

[UltraWomble]

Gawd Im confused.

I like that Paddock thing, I like this T-Max one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/T-MAX-Compressor-Road-Tyre-Truck/dp/B00ZAAUT4C/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8

And the Sealey one has good reviews

 

But given how often it will be used and most of the time it will be in the boot of the car Ive saved £30 and bought the Ring RAC one off Amazon.

 

So thats £30 for six hand jobs from this class lady down in Manc.

 

Thanks chaps

[Six-cylinder]

I bought mine from a 4X4 centre and it had been great but has no branding. It just says, twin motor 4x4 monster heavy duty air compressor twin pump 12v.

 

Makes light work of my Range Rover tyres and manages my digger but works hard. I think I paid about £70 for it 5 years ago. My only criticism is the on/off switch is near the pump and the gauge is nowhere near, but on the airline inflater.

[groovylee]

There are some designed for 4x4's and farm use, but not cheap though £70 to £100 range, have seen them in use between stages on car trials, they're rather quick at putting a lot of air out.

i bought one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/T-MAX-Heavy-Duty-Compressor-Adventurer/dp/B00Y3165VK but for about £85, for car trials and hard wired it into the ranger.  probably a bit overkill, but they do a smaller version i believe.  edit: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/220521837179?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=28312585266&rlsatarget=pla-193545389586&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=1006476&device=c&campaignid=628893806&crdt=0

[Faker]

Get yourself one from a scrap bini. Bmw minis with run flats and no spare carry an awesome 12v mini compressor. Fetch one from a breakers!

[Faker]

UltraWomble posted

 

So thats £30 for six hand jobs from this class lady down in Manc.

 

 

That's fukking hilarious!

[gordonbennet]

I bought mine from a 4X4 centre and it had been great but has no branding. It just says, twin motor 4x4 monster heavy duty air compressor twin pump 12v.

 

Makes light work of my Range Rover tyres and manages my digger but works hard. I think I paid about £70 for it 5 years ago. My only criticism is the on/off switch is near the pump and the gauge is nowhere near, but on the airline inflater.

Thats the same as mine, the one i linked to above from Paddock Spares, quite a bit cheaper now than what you and i paid, typical.

 

I agree with the criticisms but i can live with the shortcomings cos it pumps tyres up so bloody quick, a handy chap could soon sort it out and put a normal airline handle with integrated gauge and quick release valve fitting on, then it would be perfect.

I must have pulled the switch box too hard cos it wouldn't fire up one day, opened the switch box and found one of the wires wrenched out, easily sorted.