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Concur with the Milton. Recommend getting a few 125 PSI ones, never know when you need to check a truck tire (Uhaul rental in my case).
Pencil Tire Gauge Prices
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I have the Jaco digital one linked by @John105 . It stays in my glove box. I also have some Slime small digital ones in other cars and they are very close to the Jaco. If you combine it with an inexpensive tread depth gauge you can check and adjust to what works for you. Some of my cars are door placard, some a couple psi higher, one lower. All tires wearing nice and flat, evenly.
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It must be at least gold plated and not only handcrafted but thoroughly calibrated
Had a dial type tire pressure gauge that I misplaced. Bought a $1 Wally pencil one to use til the good one shows up. It actually matches my car's TPMS readings.
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Is that gold plated plastic or is it actually gold? I break those things all the time, they are a very cheap design and never accurate.
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Or air shocks on the old 1/2 ton pickup used for hauling firewood and the occasional 1 ton of wood pellets for the neighbor.
The problem with the 'pencil' type gages is that you get a different reading with how quickly you put them on.
The slower applied, the lower your reading.
As others have said, "get a digital gage".
Get mid-priced and treat it as a precision instrument.
As a backup, compare to your cars TPMS.
The slower applied, the lower your reading.
As others have said, "get a digital gage".
Get mid-priced and treat it as a precision instrument.
As a backup, compare to your cars TPMS.
Forget about getting accurate measurements out of an $8 gauge. Period. If you want accuracy, pony up some real money, and buy a properly calibrated and reliable gauge.
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For many here, I would not think $27 is out of the question, or $21 when it's Prime Day. But stranger things have happened. The device is going to last years and years.
Pencil tire gauges nowadays are junk. A little moisture in them from the tire,,,,,, ( say they were installed on a humid day, the water in the air gets sucked into the compressor, then into the tire, if compressor does not have a water separator ),,,,rusts out the spring in the pencil. Use digital gauges ( I use 2 and double check )....On a separate note, don't get new tires mounted on humid days. Do it when humidity is 50% or lower. Or, you're tire may be 1/4 full of water instead of air, depending if compressor has a separator attached to it. I only get tires mounted in the spring or fall when humidity is low. Water in a tire will lead to corrosion around the bead area causing leaks.
I prefer an analog dial type over a pencil gage.
https://www.amazon.com/Victor-22-5-00881-8-Professional-Bleeder-Valve/dp/B000HAEPEA
https://www.amazon.com/Victor-22-5-00881-8-Professional-Bleeder-Valve/dp/B000HAEPEA
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I had that in 2007. I always for the life of me could not fathom how a BMW dealer would always let air out of my tires forcing me to add. One day I got the accutire and realized the dial gauge was causing me to overinflate.
This really isn’t a game unless we want it to be. There’s only one correct measurement. So at the high end we spend $27 and know the psi to the tenths. Not necessary so we could save a little and get this one. It’s accurate
https://a.co/d/3uYXk0l
The most accurate gauge I own is a dial gauge. When I bought it, it read 6psi lower than truth. At some point I found a good reference, disassembled the gauge and re-indexed the gear driving the pointer.
That was a $35 gauge and it was 6 pounds off. Even the “get what you pay for” mantra misses here. Now it’s good.
None of my gauges read the same, but at least this one is reasonably trustworthy, now.
That was a $35 gauge and it was 6 pounds off. Even the “get what you pay for” mantra misses here. Now it’s good.
None of my gauges read the same, but at least this one is reasonably trustworthy, now.
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This looks identical to the Jaco, and almost 1/2 the price. I ought to buy it, then do the project farm and see if it reads identically as well.
https://a.co/d/eLcunyE
https://a.co/d/eLcunyE
Made in the first world out of Brass. I have pens that cost as much.
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