Tire Deflators

[BogusBlake]

I do like the Staunt Units. Does anyone else use these? How do you like them.

I use the Stauns. They work great. It takes alot longer than 5 minutes to air down a 37" tire from street pressure to 3psi, and if I can do 'em all at once AND use that time to get the rest of the rig ready to go, I don't get left behind.

They're not hard to set either- once you know what one is set at, just count the turns to the pressure you want (6 psi per turn) and fine tune from there.

I highly recommend them.

 

[crawler#976]

I just pull the valve cores (most of the time) It takes just a few minutes for all four tires.

Same here. It's very quick, and costs a whooping $1.00 for a valve core stem puller.

I keep a package of extra cores in the glove box just in case tho...

 

[Desertdude]

I have two sets of stauns - I like using them. It takes a bit of time to set them, and you decide to set your tire pressure to a different setting ( say if you go in deep sand and want lower pressure) they are not as useful. The other thing I have found is that over time they can loosen the lock ring and loose their setting.

 

[DaveInDenver]

I have the Oasis Trailhead deflators, the 5-20psi units. They were a gift, although I have grown to like them. I used to do it by hand and that worked fine, so I probably wouldn't have spent the money on them myself. But they are handy, spin them on and don't think twice. They all end up at the same pressure without fuss. Anyway, I got them when I still had 30" tires and 5-20 is too small of a range for them (I only ran around 20 psi) and the deflators are not super accurate at 20 psi (nor would they be at 5psi). With the 33" tires I usually run 15psi and they are much more precise there. The only thing I've had trouble with is cleaning and lube. You need to find a lube that dries without being tacky. I used light weight electric motor oil that worked great, but gummed up in a hurry. I now use bike chain lube and that's worked great (I use Pedro's Extra Dry, same stuff I use on my bike chain). My $0.02 is to save your money for other things, tire deflators are really a luxury item.

 

[kcowyo]

I have the Staun deflators.

I like the preset feature and being able to do all 4 tires at once. I invariably turn the setting ring a little when removing them from the pouch and putting them on though. These definitely take some practice to use correctly.

Even though they're designed to work with a preset PSI, I don't trust them fully and I wind up checking with my guage while deflating. I saw the Currie deflator in action when Darren brought his on our Utah trip last year. I liked the set up and being able to monitor the PSI while you deflate.

I'm not sure why the Stauns are now over $60. But they are rugged little units and for the price of one tank of gas, they are a good option that should last for some time.

*[edit/add] If I were shopping now and having seen the Stauns and Currie side by side, for less money and monitoring as you go, I'd get the Currie. However, having a couple of Stauns to lend a buddy is good trail karma.

 

[jim65wagon]

Stauns...I check them for accuracy once or twice a year. Then throw them in the console in their little leather pouch. They work great, no need to constantly check a guage, no lost valve cores, gain a little trail chat time. Plus your friends are happy when you loan them out because they only have two tires down with an ink pen and you're just waiting for them to finish anyway...

 

[MountainBiker]

I've been using the Staun Deflators for about a year. I'm happy with them for my smaller tires. I set them when I got 'em, and the pressure is still accurate (within reason). I haven't had any trouble loosening the lock ring, but I made certain that I had it tight!

I have 3 pressures I use on the Subaru:
36psi Normal road driving
26psi Normal offroad driving, relatively fast graded roads
18psi Sand

I set 2 of the Stauns at 26psi, and two at 18psi. Therefore, I lower two tires to the desired pressure, then move the deflators to the other two tires. This works well for my needs, and admittedly small tires, 215/65-16 (27").

 

[Brian McVickers]

Hey, I like that idea of setting 2 Stauns at one pressure and the other two at another. I just received a set of Stauns for X-Mas and I've been trying to decide what pressure to set them to.

Normally I run about 22psi for "general" offroad, but I will drop to 18psi for lots of rocks.

 

[datrupr]

I got a set of Stauns last summer, set them, used them once, and have since misplaced them. I think they are in one of my boxes now in storage. I set them to 20 PSI as that is what I normally run, and the one time I used them I loved them. Very cool indeed. Now, I just need to locate them again and put them in the truck where tey belong.

 

[sidewys xj]

Good Deal

I am on a budget so I went lowes and pick up 4 dran cocks for air tanks thay are brass 1/4 inch. Just drilled an taped my wheels thay work great and thay were 2.49 a pop when you open them up you can only do one at a time because thay are so quik I like them.

Luke.

 

[ntsqd]

I built mine from a McMaster-Carr part and a tire chuck. I only have the one, but it doesn't take that long to shuttle it around. The pop-off valve I used is similar to p/n 48435K72 ($6.60) but is came set at 20 psi. Real world is that it stops deflating at 19 psi.
I have found that it is slower to use it on my Detroit-driven rear tire pressure equalizer hose than it is to use it on one tire at a time.

An alternate McMaster option would be this p/n 48935K25, it is $7.70 and adjustable from 0 to 20 psi.

 

[Super Doody]

I use the Stauns - took about 3 minutes to dial them in at 15lbs using a spare tire for testing - thay are a nice no brainer way to deflate

Did you dial one down then match the thread length with the rest of the them?

I tried out all 4 my last night. They were plus + or - 2 psi.

 

[pray4surf]

I set 2 of the Stauns at 26psi, and two at 18psi. Therefore, I lower two tires to the desired pressure, then move the deflators to the other two tires. This works well for my needs, and admittedly small tires, 215/65-16 (27").

I set two of my Stauns at one setting and the other two at another.... I then took a couple small plastic 'zip' ties and 'zipped' them around two deflators set to the same setting. No more confusing which are which...

To Super Doody - Interesting approach to setting them, although it didn't take but a few minutes per deflator to set them according to the directions.

Now, I just need to get out and use them....

Rick

 

[slosurfer]

Right now I am doing the pull the valve core trick w/ an extra set in the glove box. I would like to get the monster valves though, mainly so I could air up faster with the co2. If not the monster valves, I wouldn't mind trying the Stauns. The kid gets cranky waiting for airing up or down, anything I can do to speed that process up is a blessing. If I am by myself, I have no problem waiting, but you know how toddlers are.

 

[ntsqd]

Seeing this thread pop up it occurred to me that since moving to Bilsteins on all 4 corners I rarely air down any more. Not needed for ride quality, & only rarely needed for traction or floatation. I run the 33-10.5's on Patch at ~25 all the time. They don't get overly hot, even in the summer desert.