Big_Jim59
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I am so tickled with a product I just have to share. My wife brought home a Kobalt 120-Volt Function Air Inflator from Lowe's Home Improvement store. She got tired of watching me wrestle the air compressor from the shop, through the house and to the garage every time I needed to air up tires (which seems to be every time I ride.) I was dubious at first. This thing is a tire infiltrator that runs on 12DC or 110AC. I have used these before and they usually burn up and melt down after a few uses. It remains to be seen if that happens to this one. What's cool about the Kobalt unit, you set the pressure you want in the digital display, clip the hose on the valve stem and hit the button. It will pump up the tire to the preset pressure. It will even release air if the pressure is higher than the setting. After years and years of crawling around on the floor, using high pressure air hoses, fighting dodgy air chucks and guessing at vague pressure gauge readings I am just thrilled with how easy this thing is. I did let it rest between tire fills because I am sure it will melt it's motor otherwise.
This all may be academic and I may be preaching to the choir but it sure did cut down on tire inflation time
This all may be academic and I may be preaching to the choir but it sure did cut down on tire inflation time
