Nice Tire Pressue Gauge for Truck Tires?

[mcmonroe]

Does anyone have any recommendations for a nice quality tire gauge that will read up to (or beyond) 80psi for truck tires?

Seems like they are hard to find -- or perhaps I am just not looking in the right places. (smile)

Thanks in advance,

Mark

[Kennedy]

Accu-Tire makes a nice digital that I like. Available at Radio Shack.

The only caution that I have, is be sure to be consistent when using it. I find it best to let it reset to zero before taking another reading as sometimes it seems to log a false zero. I use these for truck AND low psi ATV tires with seemingly good accuracy and repeatability!


Mine doesn't look quite like this, but here's the latest:

http://www.dingking.tv/products.asp?PRODUCT_ID=MACTG01&CAT=ASAF

[mcmonroe]

Its probably overkill but should last me a while. I went ahead and ordered this from Gainger:

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/productdetail***p?xi=xi&ItemId=1613536866&ccitem=

If that link doesn't work its item number 3ja31 from Westward.

Thanks for the help guys,

Mark

[Kennedy]

Looks like a good gauge. I have the Milton inflator/gauge for the coarse stuff.

Personally, I believe that a guy should stick with a gauge that uses 80-90% of it's scale when measuring. If you only use 1/2 the scale, what good is the other 1/2? I also like the .5psi resolution (vs 2psi) and the pocket portability. Just watch out who sees you with that thing in your pocket! :eek:

[mcmonroe]

John,

I totally agree with you. I really hate it when the resolution is so small on a gauge. Most analog/mechanical gauges though jump from a 60psi range to a 120psi range or worse yet a 160psi range. It would be nice if they would throw in a 100psi range into the mix.

I just dont trust the digital gauges -- especially in a wide variety of temperatures. I dont trust the batteries either. The time I need it the most it will dead. (smile)

Speaking of tire pressure and gauges -- what PSI would you recommend running in the back tires on a K2500HD D/A Crew Cab when towing about 6000lbs?

You guys are great!!

Mark

[Kennedy]

I typically run my fronts harder than the rears until I tow. I often run 65 front and 55 rear. If I tow, I'll run 70 or so front and 70-80 rear depending on the load.

I'm pretty rough on my tools, but of the pair of these little gauges that I have, they both work flawlessly. The only time I get odd readings is when I use the gauge to deflate, it is inaccurate the next time, so I typically check, let it re-zero, and re-check.