Tyre deflators - why??!!

[camdyson]

TEST JUST COMPLETED

1 minute 33 seconds - v - 15 seconds   (305/70R16 (33") tyre from 30psi to 20psi)

You can do the sums on six tyres.

Hope this gives you some idea of the speed.

I'm impressed GD, that's dedication to the cause!  

1.33 seems ages, but I'm on 265's which probably speeds things up. Will have to time mine one day. So at the end of the day it's a speed thing.

Hmm, reckon I could have a stubby airing down while you drive ahead and scout the track...

Cheers,

Slow Cam

[Fivid]

ARB donated a tyre gauge to me at a 4wd club meeting and it was pretty good but when deflating tyres I was always the slowest when out with a group.  ARB then saw fit to donate a deflator to the worthy cause that is my tool kit when we did a tour through the factory so now have both.  The deflator is certainly way quicker than the other methods I used previously.


Dave

[albany_nomads]

X4

[SteveandViv]

I agree, what is the big hurry, for pure ease, a set of stauns with each set at a different pressure and coded using colour paint as such, screw it on walk away.  So what if you have to use the same defaltor on all four or six wheels, time to strech the legs grab a drink and check the car and rig over.

This works if you are only using a few pre-sets and I suppose lots do and then fine tune from there. As I make my preasure decisions bassed on where I am at the time I can go from 20 up front to 28, it's just so hard to tell until your there. I did try the Stauns but just couldn't trust it. This was 5 years ago, maybe they are better now.

[Captain]

I had 3 sets of Stauns (don't ask!) and the ARB deflator. Only the ARB deflator gets used these days  YMMV

Cheers

Captain

[GS]

Same as the captain.

Does anybody want a set of Stauns?

Grant

[Ruffstuff]

I have both the ARB Ezi Deflator and a set of Stauns, I actually prefer the stauns.
I usually just screw them on  the valves and start driving letting the tyres deflate as i go, then when i stop the next time i take them back off, I've never had them fail or come loose

[Matto]

+1 vote for the red ARB deflator. Have never used Stauns, so can't comment on them, but I like the ARB one.

I've been meaning to get one of the blue gauges for airing up. Currently I just use the standard air chuck that came with the compressor kit, and while it does the job, it means having to carry a separate gauge. So currently I'm relying on a not-very accurate cheapy slide gauge. I'm thinking the blue one might be a good investment.

I'd never thought to use the blue gauge as a deflator though. Might be good for times when you don't want to go to the trouble of unscrewing a valve stem for just a small adjustment (IE, airbags). Thanks for the tip Cam!

Thanks!
Matto

[GU Rich]

I let mine down with a stick or small stone....
But then again I don't even own a GPS only paper maps. I think I need to move on with technology  

It does take a while to let the 285's down so maybe it could be a tyre deflator for this fathers day present  

[JCOJ]

I'm with GU RUch - closest stick or stone does the job for me.  I time how long it takes in letting the air out eg 5 psi at 30sec, get that one right, then do the same time on the others, and check it against my TPMS.  Works for me.

[Blinky Bill]

Hey Gunna how do you find the ARB deflator, I'm wary of unscrewing the valve everytime I want to drop the pressure.

Interesting that you should make that point as my 4x4 mechanic, while demonstrating it to me, actually did unscrew the valve too far, dropped it on his shop floor and we all had a search for it.

That had me thinking what if that was me out there with vultures slowly circling. YIKES!!! 

So I've practiced as often as I can in the safety of my backyard and I'm pretty sure that those birds won't get a feed off me. 

Cheers - Wayne

[Moto Mech]

Interesting that you should make that point as my 4x4 mechanic, while demonstrating it to me, actually did unscrew the valve too far, dropped it on his shop floor and we all had a search for it.

That had me thinking what if that was me out there with vultures slowly circling. YIKES!!! 

So I've practiced as often as I can in the safety of my backyard and I'm pretty sure that those birds won't get a feed off me. 

Cheers - Wayne

Your mechanic needs to learn how to use one as used right, there is no way the valve can come out of the brass peice thats screwed onto the valve. He must have screwed the hole thing off while undoing the valve.

[darren]

prior to my deflator i would remove the valve in the scrub, use my gauge on it as it was going down then quickly screw the valve back in when it was close. I alwas thought i would lose the valve but never did. The deflater is just easy

[Bird]

deflators
- ferret by lightyears. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc_hV1dgHW4 http://www.ferretdeflators.com/

my ARB one fell apart (although it was a freeby)
Stauns - most overrated rubbish made... mine are as far as I could throw them off Craigs Hut hill

Cant beat the TJM Twig off the ground for reliability.

[Mandrake]

I bought a set of presettable deflators the other day for $65 and they gave me a 9000 Kg snatch strap for free... I thought that wa a good deal !!

Evil-bay link - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190509689888&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:AU:1123

Haven't used any of them yet  

Gotta get out more ...

[Aaron Schubert]

I own a ferret tyre deflator - a local WA guy machines them up. They are good, but a bit of a pain without having a gauge. However, most people run the same pressures so you just need to work out how many seconds to deflate your tyres for. It is a lot faster than a stick or stone - I'd rather preserve my knees!

In saying that, i'd take an ARB one - just more convenient.

Aaron