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OJ
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Initially Posted - 07/19/2014 :  16:13:07  Show Profile
So the first tire pressure gauge I purchased that measures => 50 pounds, the o-ring fell out, rendering it useless.

Is there a goto, reliable brand to be had?
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 07/19/2014 :  18:03:49  Show Profile
Try asking at a NAPA store. Most othher places seem to have Chinese junk. One has to buy several and hope one holds up. I did get a good one, but i don't know who made it and I don't have it at home right now.
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panhead1948
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Response Posted - 07/19/2014 :  18:46:19  Show Profile
Longacre sells good tire guages
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 07/19/2014 :  19:15:52  Show Profile
I have used the same one since 1975 but i can't find it on line. Amazon carries a billion of them, this one looks fun
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Captmorgan
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Response Posted - 07/19/2014 :  20:30:02  Show Profile
This is important I checked my trailer tires with three different ones and got three different readings as much as 10 psi apart.

Borrowed my neighbors and will get one like his. looks similar to the one above with guage
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hewebb
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Response Posted - 07/20/2014 :  05:31:10  Show Profile
I have been using this type for several years. It comes within a pound of the tire pressure sensors on truck and trailers. Before I retired I had our calibration lab check my first one and it was passed as good.

http://www.amazon.com/Accutire-MS-4021B-Digital-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00080QHMM/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1405859201&sr=1-2&keywords=electronic+tire+gage
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panhead1948
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Response Posted - 07/20/2014 :  07:14:44  Show Profile
A tire gauge with a bleed button is a plus
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vipermagic
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Response Posted - 07/20/2014 :  11:29:54  Show Profile
I've found Accugauge gauges to be very reliable and repeatable, and the factory will calibrate it for you if you drop it or something (for a fee, of course).

http://www.amazon.com/Accu-Gage-100-Dial-Tire-Gauge/dp/B0006O2S1E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1405880876&sr=8-3&keywords=accugauge
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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/21/2014 :  15:13:11  Show Profile
There's a psychologist at Harvard that wrote a book about happiness. He explained that the more choices you have to choose from, the less happy you are with your final selection . . . as your mind is left wondering if you made the best and correct selection .

Maybe I should buy one of each!
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sweetcraft
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Response Posted - 07/29/2014 :  04:27:55  Show Profile
Found on line guages that stay on tires and give reading constantly. Range is 100 lbs center with deflection each side. Alerts me if pressure changes when I do the walk around. Will look again to see if there is still a source. Have had them at least 10 years.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 07/29/2014 :  17:09:50  Show Profile
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Originally posted by sweetcraft

Found on line guages that stay on tires and give reading constantly. Range is 100 lbs center with deflection each side. Alerts me if pressure changes when I do the walk around. Will look again to see if there is still a source. Have had them at least 10 years.


Here's one that does it all. Pressure and heat.

[url="http://www.stengelbros.net/Tire-Pressure-Systems_c_836.html"]Tire Monitor[/url]
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