tire pump

[MnFocus]

Looking for a decent tire pump - bicycle hand pump style. No outdoor outlets for an air compressor , so I'm looking to replace my not-so-handy hand tire pump . The one I have is at best 'ok' ( a wallyworld special )- real tough to get it locked on to the valve stem and once it's locked on(after leaking out 10 psi :mad: ) takes around 30 pumps to reclaim the 10 + 25 pumps per 5 psi . I know I'm probably asking a bit much of it but it's what I have to work with . Besides they are light and fit in the car for those last second psi adjustments :thumbup:

Any recommendations for a decent, long lasting & garaunteed-to-add-air-not hiss-most-of-it-out tire pump ?

[Snax]

I've got a Top Peak Joe Blow pump, and while it is a terrific pump, the valve fitting infuriates me nearly every time I use it for the reason you stated. Today I bought a tire chuck for my air compressor however and it is the most simple and effective valve fitting I've ever used, with a little spring loaded clip that only takes one hand and light thumb pressure to operate and lock on. It makes me wonder why such things don't exist on hand pumps.

[JanGeo]

Harbor Freight has a white big bore long stroke hand pump that I find works very well up to 100 psi into a 10 gallon air tank gives a nice workout and it has an outside cylinder that moved up and down and gets hot at the top and a good clamp on nozzlewhich doesn't leak. It can beat the typical 12 volt powered air compressor.

[MnFocus]

T'ja! No doubt there . I'm almost going to guess a hose / chuck swap is in order .

Harbor Freight ? I never thought to look there . Thanks !

[bobski]

This is for inflating car tires?
I use a 5 gallon air tank, the original tire inflator hose replaced with a ~2 foot hose with a typical air tool quick-connect on the end. I fill it off my compressor, but one could just as easily fill it with a small plug-in air pump... It would take longer, that's all.
The quick connect lets me attach air tools such as an impact gun to take off a wheel's worth of lugnuts, or an inflator. For tires, I use a nice Harbor Freight inflator (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92360), the long tire chuck thing replaced with one of the spring clip chucks (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=46788) that Snax mentioned.
The tank is a bit bulky to carry around in the car, so I guess that tosses it to the back of the pack, option-wise, but I thought I would throw it out there just the same.

[psyshack]

I need to get a 5 gal. air tank. Gets old having to go to the compressor all the time....

[JanGeo]

I have a 5 and a 10 gallon and it is a lot faster inflating and quieter too with the 10 I put the female quick connect air hose fitting to accept the pressure regulator and valve chuck or longer hoses.

[MnFocus]

A tank type would be nice for sure but in a 700 sq foot apartment not including the dog ...not much room for that .
Will have to look into that spring clip chuck though and adapt it to a hand pump .

[ma4t]

Whatever you do, don't get something that's $4 and plugs into your cigarette lighter. It might do in an emergency, but it's loud and it doesn't do the trick. Spend a bit more and get something solid.

I have no brand name suggestions, just a 'what not to do' story.

M

[JanGeo]

Yeah spend at least $12 on an eletric pump version then take it apart and lube it with some good synthetic to make it last longer and run better.

I have a beat up version of this one and it runs great and provides 12 volt power via a lighter plug for other things as well. I use it to charge up the 10 gallon tank to 100psi.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3992

[MnFocus]

Well the 'clip-chuck' is the ticket ! Thanks for the suggestion .
Local hardware store had one for $4.99 as well as the 3/16 barb x1/4 npt fitting at $1.29 . So by doubling the price paid for the pump with the extra fittings...I got one that works correctly every time .

[Ryland]

I have a nice joe-blow pump that works great for bike tires, easly gets them up to 100+ psi, but for car tires it's to small of a cylender, so look at the tube diamiter of the pump and get one that is larger around so you can get more volume of air compressed per stroke.