Awesome tire pressure gauge for cheap

[jaco]

I'm sick of crappy tire gauges, and I've always wanted a decent one. I really didn't see the point in spending almost $200 for a gauge, so I bought a high accuracy process gauge on ebay for $30 and spend another $10 on hose and fittings (I actually just had them)... Clamped the hose with some otiker clamps and I have a $180 tire gauge for $40.

Biggest drawback is that it weighs in at 3.1 lbs.

This 0-60 psi gauge has an acrylic lens, liquid filled with silicone oil with an accuracy .015% of the range of the gauge...

I'm basically copying this, just mine cost $140 less, is more accurate and liquid filled

http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/...cre_Precision_Tire_Gauge/Longacre_Tire_Gauges

 

[alexrex20]

is it big enough?

 

[Otto Von Squiggy]

did you get that from a submarine?:Wow1: das a big dial!

 

[DaveInDenver]

is it big enough?

I love it! Although it's not exactly going in the glove box...

 

[jaco]

Strictly a shop gauge, the nice thing is for what I often do from 0-10 psi it's more accurate than most low pressure gauges yet will still work on a 55 psi tow rig tire

One could easily build a 2" high accuracy glove box gauge, Wika also sells the rubber protective shells. In a diaphragm type liquid filled gauge you couldn't beat the durability.

 

[Cody1771]

we use those guages all over the place here on the ship, that exact brand and type. exept varrying pressure ranges. nice guages, last for ages

 

[tdesanto]

You should have gotten the large gauge.

 

[Antichrist]

I've been using these since the mid 70's.
http://www.ghmeiser.com/dial.htm
Have people found them to not be accurate?

 

[jaco]

I still have a few of those, some work, some don't. They become inaccurate if dropped- but the biggest problem I have with those is the bleeder mechanism or something else wearing out on them. I should have saved them, I see they are lifetime warranty. I could have sent them back about 7 of those.

 

[7wt]

That should work nicely for our "senior" members.

 

[Borrego60]

did you get that from a submarine?:Wow1: das a big dial!

That was my thought, what ship did that come from?

 

[ntsqd]

I use one of these, with a real gauge replacing the supplied gauge. I even managed to get a gauge that fits inside of their rubber bootie (not shown, older version had them). They have a bleed-down button on the side not shown, but it is faster to just pull the trigger when not inflating and connected to a compressor.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41891

 

[Antichrist]

For $8 plus the cost of a real gauge that looks like a good deal for shop use.

 

[jaco]

I use one of these, with a real gauge replacing the supplied gauge. I even managed to get a gauge that fits inside of their rubber bootie (not shown, older version had them). They have a bleed-down button on the side not shown, but it is faster to just pull the trigger when not inflating and connected to a compressor.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41891

I like it, maybe I'll thread this monster on to one :ylsmoke:

Or a proper sized gauge, here's one for cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.com/0-60-psi-2-5-Li...ic_Hydraulic_Valves_Parts?hash=item2a0221fb80

 

[ntsqd]

I think that I have 4 or 5 of these things floating around. One in each of the trucks plus a couple others. They're not a spectacular product, but they're reasonably good. The original gauges are all over the map. I use the replaced gauge as my std for comparison.