Which portable tyre inflator speedy

Which portable tyre inflator speedy

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OctaneV8

Original Poster:

149 posts

218 months

Wednesday 13th November
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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

30,469 posts

291 months

Wednesday 13th November
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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

Original Poster:

149 posts

218 months

Wednesday 13th November
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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

54,196 posts

262 months

Wednesday 13th November
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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

1,383 posts

229 months

Wednesday 13th November
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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

589 posts

267 months

Wednesday 13th November
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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

1,972 posts

42 months

Wednesday 13th November
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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

Original Poster:

149 posts

218 months

Thursday
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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.