Best tire gauge for 60 psi tires

[westend]

I'm looking for a new one. Don't need NASCAR quality. My old digital gauge battery went South and I was pretty comfortable with that gauge.

[atreis]

I like analog gauges (no batteries to worry about). I use this one. (Amazon) It does the job.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

westend wrote:
Well, like some situations, the operation on the digital gauge with a new 3 V battery was a complete success. Unfortunately, we seem to have lost the patient, gauge now reads 1.0 from any tire.

According to the Herb Tarlek philosophy

"Consistency Is A Virtue"

[fj12ryder]

westend wrote:
Well, like some situations, the operation on the digital gauge with a new 3 V battery was a complete success. Unfortunately, we seem to have lost the patient, gauge now reads 1.0 from any tire.

Yeah, I had about the same results.

[fj12ryder]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Chiming In

DURABLE

ACCURATE

READABLE

The readings on my gauge flash for 5 seconds then blank. I would like one that holds the LCD reading longer. Any suggestions? Consumer Reports did a test and declared all they tested to be "Unbelievably Accurate"

There's a couple reasons I like the Slime gauges:

1. The display is backlit, and the tip is lit making it easy to use and read.

2. It's easy to hold and get a decent reading.

3. The display lasts about 90 seconds. I have several that are a couple years old and still running on the original battery.

I have 5 of them and they are all within a couple psi of each other.

[westend]

Well, like some situations, the operation on the digital gauge with a new 3 V battery was a complete success. Unfortunately, we seem to have lost the patient, gauge now reads 1.0 from any tire.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

Chiming In

DURABLE

ACCURATE

READABLE

The readings on my gauge flash for 5 seconds then blank. I would like one that holds the LCD reading longer. Any suggestions? Consumer Reports did a test and declared all they tested to be "Unbelievably Accurate"

[Joe_Way]

westend wrote:
...My Milton mechanical gauges have gone MIA. 😞

I like Milton mechanical gauges. Here's a 10-70 psi Milton pencil gauge on eBay.

There's also the 20-120 psi version.

[westend]

brulaz wrote:
The electronic accutire worked well for me except in the extreme cold (way below freezing)) after leaving it out in the truck over night.

Current one is a mechanical dial gauge with a hose extension that goes to 120psi. It reads and holds the max pressure; you reset to zero with a little button or use that to bleed the pressure down to what you want.

Similar to this one: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Accutire-Heavy-Duty-Dial-Tire-Gauge-MS5010/204488012

Thanks for the link and suggestion. For the price of that mechanical gauge, I might pick one of those up, also. My Milton mechanical gauges have gone MIA. 😞

[brulaz]

The electronic accutire worked well for me except in the extreme cold (way below freezing)) after leaving it out in the truck over night.

Current one is a mechanical dial gauge with a hose extension that goes to 120psi. It reads and holds the max pressure; you reset to zero with a little button or use that to bleed the pressure down to what you want.

Similar to this one: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Accutire-Heavy-Duty-Dial-Tire-Gauge-MS5010/204488012

[westend]

DrewE wrote:
Can you replace the battery in the gauge you have? Even if it's not advertised/intended to be replaced, I'd try opening it up and seeing if it could reasonably be changed; after all, there's nothing to lose but a tire pressure gauge that isn't working anyhow.

The gauge is going onto the table in the AM. Like said, nothing to lose and a pack of those A76 batteries are cheap. The original digital gauge I have is similar to the Accutire mentioned above. It worked well for over ten years.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

[belairbrian]

IAMICHABOD wrote:
I have tried a few over the years and when I found This One it fit all my needs,rugged,easy to read and use on Class C and all my other vehicles.

Each one has one of these in their glove box.

I use these as well. Got lucky when I bought them. Amazon had 2 packs for 11 bucks.

[OH48Lt]

Stop at a Harley store and buy one of their good ones.

[fj12ryder]

I've tried a couple of those, the Accutire ones, and just can't get used to them. They just feel awkward to me. The quality is there, but just can't get used to the feel of them.

I had a battery die on one of my digital ones, not the slime, and took it apart to see if I could replace it. I discovered when I disassembled it that even the air chamber came apart. Trying to reassemble so the air chamber wouldn't leak was an exercise in frustration. Haven't taken one apart since.

[tomman58]

DrewE wrote:
Can you replace the battery in the gauge you have? Even if it's not advertised/intended to be replaced, I'd try opening it up and seeing if it could reasonably be changed; after all, there's nothing to lose but a tire pressure gauge that isn't working anyhow.

I bought a new digital for 6 bucks and took the batteries out and replaced the old ones. The new unit was junk but to buy the batteries it was more than the unit.. works for me.