A simple question but an improtant one as I am sure you will all agree.
Have just purchased a new pressure gaugue for the tyres (Slime Brand from Repco about $40) and it is reading all over the place. does anybody have any recommendation for a RELIABLE gauge please.
I have just fitted Davis Craig tyre monitoring system to my MH. Seems to give acurate pressure at the press of a button at anytime you want. Over and above that you also get visual and audio warning while you are mobile. You get the warning long before you destroy a tyre. Not a cheap option but tyres are not cheap either. My system monitors 6 tyres but can do up to 22 so can have car and caravan covered.
they are advertised online from less than $2 upwards to digitals???
I use a Bushranger from ARB,,, so far very accurate but not so for airbags with low pressure (by the time you screw off the airbag pressure drops 50-80%)
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Why is it so? Professor Julius Sumner Miller, a profound influence on my life, who explained science to us on TV in the 60's.
The odds against getting an "accurate" gauge is not very good but...any gauge should be consistant. If it is a couple Kpa out it doesn't matter but it is important to have equally inflated tyres.
Bazz421, go to an Off-road shop and you should be able to get a Pencil style gauge that reads 0 to about 20psi max scale. They come from tyre deflator kits to accurately (consistantly) set tyres to 15 - 20 psi. Ideal for your airbags.
Cheers Neil
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Neil & Lynne
Pinjarra
Western Australia
MY23.5 Ford Wildtrak V6 Dual Cab / 21' Silverline 21-65.3
The odds against getting an "accurate" gauge is not very good but...any gauge should be consistant. If it is a couple Kpa out it doesn't matter but it is important to have equally inflated tyres.
Bazz421, go to an Off-road shop and you should be able to get a Pencil style gauge that reads 0 to about 20psi max scale. They come from tyre deflator kits to accurately (consistantly) set tyres to 15 - 20 psi. Ideal for your airbags.
Cheers Neil
Yeh tried that Neil,,, slide guages are usually terribly in accurate IMHO and experience. Cheers Baz
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Why is it so? Professor Julius Sumner Miller, a profound influence on my life, who explained science to us on TV in the 60's.
I dropped mine and the gauge shows about 4 psi higher than it should be (compared with three other types of tyre gauges which all show readings close to each other). So now I just adjust the air pressure accordingly allowing for the higher psi. Still double check with another gauge though, usually a good quality pencil type made in Sheffield England.
