Which portable tyre inflator speedy

[OctaneV8]

Hi all, I've got a 12v Ring 635 tyre inflator, which does the job but does feel a little slow and very noisy.


I'd prefer to have a cordless setup that doesn't require having the engine running.





Found the Ring RTC6000 reduced price £65, looks ok but ideally want something with plenty of oomph

Been looking at 18V options, I've seen the Milwaukee M18 would be fantastic but perhaps overkill for medium size cars.

Read the makita 18V is decent.

Found a review on youtube comparing various, one of them was called Ridgid, a Canadian brand, it was one of the fastest, yet compact, but not as readily available in the UK.


I've got einhell cordless drill which came with battery packs that could be dual-purposed.


Ideally budget under £100 but would consider paying more for tried and tested, initially was considering mains options but the idea of cordless appeals as looking for least amount of faff and time spent topping up tyres.


Thanks

Edited by OctaneV8 on Wednesday 13th November 08:30

[GreenV8S]

I've got a Ryobi brushless 18V inflator which is fast and user friendly. The only feature it's missing is automatic shut-off.

I expect the competing products from other brands are equally good if you choose one with a similar spec.

The battery packs and chargers are a significant part of the cost of these things. I rcommend you choose your favorite brand for battery powered tools and stick with it as far as practical - that will save a lot of money and hassle with batteries.

[OctaneV8]

Thank you, is that the Ryobi R18I-0 ONE+ approx £67 body only?

was about to get the einhell, there's an 18V only and a mains 3-in-1 version, but the amazon reviews seem mixed re quality, I'm tempted to go for the milwaukee M18 now, even if I have to invest in the milwaukee battery and charger.

[Bill]

GreenV8S said:

The battery packs and chargers are a significant part of the cost of these things. I rcommend you choose your favorite brand for battery powered tools and stick with it as far as practical - that will save a lot of money and hassle with batteries.

This. I already had Makita batteries so that's the way I went but it's been faultless so far. Noisy, but I think they all are. So much less hassle being cordless.

[Metric Max]

I needed to replace my Clarke one used for the garden tractors, it was always slow from new but then it died.
Looked at Machine Mart/ Toolstation/Halfords etc: all quite expensive.
Looked on Ebay and found a Mercedes one the same as in our 2 cars, from Norfolk vehicle breakers for £25.23 incl p&p
It arrived a couple of days later, looks hardly used and super fast

[gdr]

I have a Milwaukee M12 inflator which works a treat with 2Ah battery. Easier to justify if you have other Milwaukee M12 tools of course.

[Smint]

https://www.paddockspares.com/da2392xs-double-pump...

I've had one of these for years.
Takes too much power for typical cig lighter hence croc clips direct to battery or jump pack.

Check the ltr/min figure, compare with competitors in this price range...if lit/min is stated, it often isn't where the figure is dismal.

[OctaneV8]

Smint said:

https://www.paddockspares.com/da2392xs-double-pump...

I've had one of these for years.
Takes too much power for typical cig lighter hence croc clips direct to battery or jump pack.

Check the ltr/min figure, compare with competitors in this price range...if lit/min is stated, it often isn't where the figure is dismal.

I did see this one originally, and nearly bought it, didn't think of using a jump pack to croc clip connect, I only imagined connecting to the battery terminals on the car.

I've got a 2000A jump starter from amazon which could be used to power it.


Tempted as it claims 150 l/m flow rate, vs Milwaukee quoted 40-50 l/m flow rate.

[von Radar]

I've blown through 2 x halfords cigarette lighter ones over the years. Then I got a cheap Chinese cordless one, that was OK, but slow and the hose was too short. We have quite a few cars in the family and doing all of them was the limit of one charge and it got smoking hot - too hot to hold. So I bit the bullet and got the Milwaukee M12 inflater as I already had a bunch of Milwaukee kit.

Never looked back, the larger M12 battery pack (not sure of the size) does all the cars several times over, it's much faster and accurate than the Chinese one.

Typical life lesson, buy quality gear once. It's cheaper in the long run.

[pcn1]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sealey-MAC04D-Digital-Inf...

I bought this a few years back. I've been happy with it.