ARB vs. Stauns tire deflators????

[Mace]

I have a bunch of these

Tire Iron - Harbor Freight Tools

 

[Mace]

If you look, the better valve caps have seals, o-rings,

Important. IIRC, even some of the super cheap cores like these 4 Piece Anodized Aluminum Valve Set - Silver

 

[e9999]

I don't know man, looks a bit iffy to me to run without cores, O-ring or not, but eh, gotta live on the edge, I guess...

of course, mine are mostly freebie plastic caps from Costco. I'll look but I doubt those are very air tight. Maybe I'll splurge from some super duper chromed ones. Maybe even with a light

 

[Tools R Us]

I don't know man, looks a bit iffy to me to run without cores, O-ring or not, but eh, gotta live on the edge, I guess...

of course, mine are mostly freebie plastic caps from Costco. I'll look but I doubt those are very air tight. Maybe I'll splurge from some super duper chromed ones. Maybe even with a light

Loosen the core, so it is leaking, screw the cap on and test with soapy water. I bet even the plastic caps seal.

I ask for spare caps and cores when at the tire store (they take them off and throw away with each tire install), usually get a handful for free. Then sort out the nice ones and keep a bag of them in the rig. When we have had core issues, find a nice sealed cap, air the tire, screw the cap on and drive, zero issue.

 

[BELMONT148]

I use the Currie and love it. I like being able to adjust them to what I want. Super easy to use, and is fast enough for me. It's bigger so it's harder to lose.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003FXNCQS/ref=nosim/ihco-20

Jeremy

 

[93yotasr5]

what about monster valves? anyone using those?

 

[rusty_tlc]

...
.. Of course, if someone is moving one toy to each tire, not likely to wait that long, catch up if you can.

A set of four will air down faster.

 

[Tools R Us]

A set of four will air down faster.

Agree, I was referring to this:

I use my Stauns a bit differently. I have them set to 30, 25, 20, and 15psi and pick the one I need for the trail at hand. Takes longer of course but more versatile.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Stauns may not be the faster or the cheapest but they are idiot proof and require the least amount of effort to air down.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Stauns may not be the faster or the cheapest but they are idiot proof and require the least amount of effort to air down.

Not exactly idiot proof, in the hands of a true idiot they can fail. I proved it. They are very temp sensitive.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Not exactly idiot proof, in the hands of a true idiot they can fail. I proved it. They are very temp sensitive.

With that said congratulations on making to the trail

 

[cook]

I’m new to the air game, having got my puma installed and a new ARB deflator for Christmas. After reading this thread, I was out on the trail with Tools and Brother Rob. My thinking was that if pulling a core was that easy I would return the ARB unit and save some money. Watching as they air down it was obvious that the ARB is simply a slick little package that does exactly what they are doing. The difference is that they use a little tool to remove the stem and an air gauge to check the pressure.

While it may not do much more than they are doing, the ARB is slick in that it prevents core loss and allows for accurate pressure readings in a simple little package. In my mind it is a keeper.

I picked the ARB deflator over the stauns based upon the comments that temperature and altitude can affect they accuracy.

Cook

 

[Salue]

Here's a link to comparison testing of most of the deflators mentioned:

Tire Deflator Comparison: Everything you wanted to know about airing down and more!!


Salue

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

I have used the Staun and ARB deflators but I have improved on them and can air down all four (4) of my 315s from 43 psi to 18 psi in 4 minutes, while doing somthing else.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/winching-recovery/546014-semi-automatic-tire-inflation-system-stis.html