Which to buy: 12V tyre inflator or MAKRO compressor?

Compressor! its a blokes accessory equivalent to "women and shoes" they are amazing ( compressors) and once you get one there are more tools than you can shake a stick at. Seriously they are a bloody handy bit of kit to have- if you have the space,plus they make onerous jobs that bit more bearable and safer as you don't have a fist full of electrikery to bite you .

and if I know Makro you get a kit of goodies with it so Waxoyling your chassis/sills is now going to cost you about £12 ( cost of 5 litrecan from Unipart ) Derek plus the F1 tyre wheel fitting sound of an air ratchet never gets old

Derek?

Are you ok mate? Im actually quite concerned.

No Aldi link?

Chortle!

Richard

I know, I know, but I'm not sure that I can really justify it.

Which one would you buy? I borrowed a friend's (Clarke IIRC) 25L 8cfm unit to spray Dinitrol into my first RR many years ago. I recently asked him if he would buy the same again and he said no because it isn't man enough to run air tools. Does that sound right?

Ta

Richard

LOL I don't think they have any on special but you never can tell tricky buggers these germans ask Kwiksave . I still remember my old man getting his first air chisel at the garage that convinced me that air power was the dog's danglies I bet Nige agrees?. I 'm up for a project landy this year so I couldn't do without it.

Derek

Derek

Yes really a 3hp 50 litre( or bigger) is a much better buy ( mine is from Makro btw) especially if you use an impact driver or other high demand tool I did have a 25 litre but I got frustrated waiting for it to catch up.The first time you blast off a seized bolt you will be glad you have it . Derek

I too have many and varied inflation demanding wheels. Until recently I relied on either a foot pump or a cheap(and noisy) Halfords 12v tyre compressor.

At one of the Donnington February shows(2 years ago I think), I bought one of the twin cylinder 12v inflators being sold by the chap on the Trailmasters stand. It cost me £60 I believe, and has been well worth it, and is used a great deal. Compared with the cheap jobbies, this one is acceptably quiet and very quick to inflate a tyre.

Like you, I have no need of a domestic compressor so this little bit of kit is all I need. I don't know if they are still available from the same place, I could find the details off the packaging if you wish.

Neil

(Reply via NG please)

Thanks Neil

Although I don't /need/ a compressor it is one of those things that one feels one ought to have, don't you think?

However, details of the supplier of your twin cylinder thing would be helpful.

Richard

On or around Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:18:53 +0100, Richard enlightened us thusly:

I've got one for sale...

Just bought a bigger/better one.

Yers Austin . . . .

What is the outgoing unit and what fantastically attractive price have you set for it ;-)

Richard

On or around Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:02:09 +0100, Richard enlightened us thusly:

Wolf Cherokee II, IIRC. 2HP and about 6.5 cfm. It's a hobby machine, 2 and a bit years old and it's had moderate use. It wasn't pumping properly a bit back and I pulled it apart - piston seal could probably do with replacing, but having cleaned and re-assembled it it's working OK again now.

Price... new, they're about 70 quid. I was going to bung it on eBay, but open to reasonable offers.

On or around Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:02:09 +0100, Richard enlightened us thusly:

meant to add it's "oil free", i.e. non-lubricated. Probably that's why the piston seal is worn...

Thanks Austin

And where does said unit reside?

Richard

On or around Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:24:28 +0100, Richard enlightened us thusly:

's in the workshop. Wales. I could bring it to Eastnor.

Sorry, I'm in Italy at the same time as Eastnor. A return trip from Kent to Wales for a compressor is not really viable. TBH Austin my degree of commitment (or lack thereof) is such that you will have more success flogging it on eBay. But thanks all the same.

Richard

On or around Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:02:06 +0100, Richard enlightened us thusly:

OK, fair enough. enjoy the pasta...