It’s only the ARB one that came with the lockers and it takes 127.35 seconds per tyre instead of the 124.28s of the other one. I’m never going to get a girlfriend with that sort of performance.
OK – so it’s not real fast, and I am real lazy. Pumping up tyres, bending, checking pressures, inflating still, checking again etc. It’s all too hard. A faster compressor would help, but I prefer the Shell digital auto inflator thingy – drive up – attach – tyres are set. So simple.
My solution, no matter what the compressor. Go to your local air supplies or hoses and fittings shop and buy the 2nd smallest regulator they sell, with a matching gauge and any adapter fittings you need. You’ll spend $50 – $60.
Attach it to your ARB or whatever compressor you have that has a small tank and cutout switch – it needs those, but if you run air lockers, you already have them.
When you want to inflate your tyres, set the regulator to the desired pressure – clip the hose to tyre one. When the compressor cuts out, you know it’s time to detach and move to tyre 2. No checking and standing round. I do it whilst having a coffee and giving the kids a break after hitting the blacktop again.
I could put in a huge tank, but unless it’s big enough to inflate 4 tyres without the compressor then it’s not going to help, as when it depletes it will slow the remaining inflation time to the same as not having a tank at all.
TJM has some very nice looking Alloy Air Tanks , about the size of a 2ltr water bottle
Great Idea! I was playing with the idea of a check valve or similar so that when the Compressor is charging and not attached to a tire, the air would just simply not flow out the end of the hose. I love this idea!