air compressor advice
Ok, I recently put LT tires on my F150. I will be airing them up and down depending on whether towing from about 40-42 to 55. I currently own one of these. Mine is a little older but basically the ...
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You should be looking at the CFM rating of the compressors. The HF ones at 0.6 CFM are pretty wimpy. The Porter Cable you linked to at Lowes at 2.6 CFM is okay. I have an older model of the Porter Cable compressor and it is flippin' loud in a CG. I bought a Viair (12 volt) for the TT and it does 2.3 CFM which works pretty good on the TT (65 psi) or truck tires (80 psi).
Any 12 volt compressor that works off a cigarette lighter plug isn't going to work well at all. One thing to watch for on 12 volt compressors is the duty cycle. An alternative to Viair, which aren't cheap, is a Q Industries MV-50. Our Viair, while much quieter than a pancake type, I still wouldn't use early in the morning in a CG. I prefer to have a 12 volt compressor. You can air up anywhere or you can pull out of a CG in the morning and air up down the road a bit.
Any 12 volt compressor that works off a cigarette lighter plug isn't going to work well at all. One thing to watch for on 12 volt compressors is the duty cycle. An alternative to Viair, which aren't cheap, is a Q Industries MV-50. Our Viair, while much quieter than a pancake type, I still wouldn't use early in the morning in a CG. I prefer to have a 12 volt compressor. You can air up anywhere or you can pull out of a CG in the morning and air up down the road a bit.
