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Whangler
Explorer II
Oct 05, 2017

Compressor for topping trailer and truck tires to 80 psi

I have a little 2 gallon hot dog compressor that supposedly makes 120 psi but it took at least 5 minutes per tire to top off my old truck and trailer tires to just 50 psi. There's no way the little 2...
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Stefonius
Explorer
Oct 05, 2017
I had a similar issue... It seemed to take forever to air up my trailer tires. The problem turned out to be the hose I was using. I switched to one with a larger internal diameter and cut my filling time down by about 80%.

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