Shop air compressor wont put out more than 110 PSI

[gregory O]

I never used any air other than a shop compressor. I believe tires are good for
7 or 8 years with air and 5 or 8 years with the other promotional stuff. it
doesn't matter what you run in them. I bet the folks that run co2 and Nitro
replace tread at 5 years anyway, oh yea do oil sampling. folks like that are
sticklers so we will never know the longevity of tires run on promo products. (
I rotate a pair'o new steer tires in every 2 years, put the old ones on one side
of the drive, then move the old drive off to the tag.)

tire shops use larger hoses because their impact guns require the cfm (cubic
feet of air passed per minute) which is a measure of volumn. if they run the
smaller dia hose the guns will starve of air and friction of the tight path of
air will reduce the 'working pressure during the volumn demand'. but the
pressure will return no matter what the size of i.d. is.

when I fill up a flat tire I add volume of air by removing the schrader valve
out of the stem. this helps open the airway into the tire 5 fold. this will keep
the compressor motor running and ensure you get max pressure avaliable. when
you get to the top of the max output of a compressor it shuts down at lets say
110. the compressor motor wont turn on until it goes to 85 90ish. that is why
you cant get it to max air pressure. "cut out, cut in of the compressor".
when filling the tires and the compressor shuts down because the flow(cfm)
is slow remove the air chuck from the tire and bleed the tank until the
compressor comes on. When the compressor come on hook up to the tire again.

truckers dont check pressure every day. they thump their tires with a stick.
when you open the valve to check air, there is a chance to get tire rubber in
the schrader and the tire will leak. I think tire temp, visual and thump is a
better way to check ap. A day or two before a trip I check ap with a gauge then
thump them the morning of departure.
Greg ofTim&Greg
94ptca