Alouette3 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Go for the Teng Tool unit. I've got one in my toolbox. Great quality, comes with calibration certificate. The importers are based in Ndabeni and own an engineering works. Good support and will organise calibration etc too RustyHWR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted January 18, 2023 Share 31 minutes ago, dave303e said: I have been eyeing out one of these for a while now, not badly priced... https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/DMP180ZX Does it blow air fast enough to seat a tubeless tyre ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted January 18, 2023 Share 46 minutes ago, splat said: Does it blow air fast enough to seat a tubeless tyre ? That should be able to. I have a smaller one but I think also 120 psi, which I use if my floor pump doesnt seat my tyre. splat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted January 18, 2023 Share 5 hours ago, dave303e said: I have been eyeing out one of these for a while now, not badly priced... https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/DMP180ZX For ages I was eyeing out the 40V kit version of that (charger + 2.5Ah battery) as it was the cheapest way to get onto the 40V platform. There's a Kiwi on YouTube that reviews a ton of Makita gear, and he has a vid on the various inflators. Don't think he covers the topic of seating tubeless, but still informative  Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 5, 2023 Share https://www.facebook.com/reel/590507196275870 Â get a little more life out of those cans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 12, 2023 Share https://www.facebook.com/reel/720614599542058 SNAP ON SCAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theunissa Posted March 12, 2023 Share On 1/18/2023 at 4:18 PM, dave303e said: I have been eyeing out one of these for a while now, not badly priced... https://www.makitatools.com/products/details/DMP180ZX  It's not bad Matt offroad recovery uses it to pump tyres amd it works good. Edited March 12, 2023 by Theunissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 12, 2023 Share A pretty rare Makita air tool that can be used to increase productivity in the workplace... Apparently it does 130dB (about as loud as a jet taking off) mazambaan, gerriemtb, devvydoesdonuts and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted March 13, 2023 Share 11 hours ago, Theunissa said:  It's not bad Matt offroad recovery uses it to pump tyres amd it works good. at least I know my taste in youtube is shared in this thread hahahaha Theunissa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted March 13, 2023 Share On 3/5/2023 at 9:07 PM, Hairy said: https://www.facebook.com/reel/590507196275870 Â get a little more life out of those cans. Saved a couple cans of Q20 like this Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBKloppers Posted March 14, 2023 Share On 1/18/2023 at 4:05 PM, Theunissa said: Nice. This can work well with my 4x4 compressor. I only use a foot pump because I must I am just curious. What do you use for a 4x4 pump?  Years ago I was a guest on a very remote Kalahari game farm and when the hunting was done, we helped with the regular farm work (We've got to pay for the free accommodation😉). Two things I learnt there. 1. A manual sun tracking device for borehole pumps, and 2 an additional air conditioner pump in the cruiser for QUICK inflates in the field. Both worked like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted March 14, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, LBKloppers said: I am just curious. What do you use for a 4x4 pump?  Years ago I was a guest on a very remote Kalahari game farm and when the hunting was done, we helped with the regular farm work (We've got to pay for the free accommodation😉). Two things I learnt there. 1. A manual sun tracking device for borehole pumps, and 2 an additional air conditioner pump in the cruiser for QUICK inflates in the field. Both worked like a charm. I have an older model air compressor made for/by bmw for the GS bikes. Lovely little bit of gear. But it has been abused and I love Makita. Hence my thoughts on the Makita tyre inflator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazambaan Posted March 15, 2023 Share 22 hours ago, dave303e said: I have an older model air compressor made for/by bmw for the GS bikes. Lovely little bit of gear. But it has been abused and I love Makita. Hence my thoughts on the Makita tyre inflator. I have the small (I think) Makita and it is a little bit cumbersome (doesn't have a dual nozzle for bicycles, have to use an adaptor) and isn't that quick (on car tyres anyway) but nice to set the pressure needed and leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBKloppers Posted March 15, 2023 Share 23 hours ago, dave303e said: I have an older model air compressor made for/by bmw for the GS bikes. Lovely little bit of gear. But it has been abused and I love Makita. Hence my thoughts on the Makita tyre inflator. I am not a 4x4 owner but I've seen the time some of these guys take to re-inflate after they get out of the sandy 4x4 routes. Some of them had the best mini compressors money could buy and it still took forever to re-inflate. AND the noise! The speed and convenience of the onboard 2nd compressor were something to behold. I think most underestimate the volumes of air those aircon compressors can move. Additionally, it's mounted on the engine, activated with a switch and all the driver has to do is connect the hose to the wheel. For home, I've made an adapter to fit on a Sodastream bottle. It's a super duper CO2 bomb. Note, this thing will blow your wheel (if it is a bicycle wheel) to smithereens is it is not controlled. Those bottles are charged to 160Bar. Do not mess around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted March 15, 2023 Share 26 minutes ago, LBKloppers said: I am not a 4x4 owner but I've seen the time some of these guys take to re-inflate after they get out of the sandy 4x4 routes. Some of them had the best mini compressors money could buy and it still took forever to re-inflate. AND the noise! The speed and convenience of the onboard 2nd compressor were something to behold. I think most underestimate the volumes of air those aircon compressors can move. Additionally, it's mounted on the engine, activated with a switch and all the driver has to do is connect the hose to the wheel. For home, I've made an adapter to fit on a Sodastream bottle. It's a super duper CO2 bomb. Note, this thing will blow your wheel (if it is a bicycle wheel) to smithereens is it is not controlled. Those bottles are charged to 160Bar. Do not mess around. I have seen similar built with old gas bottles and fire extinguishers. We used to use bead blasters on the quad bike tyres to seat them. But for a just in case and to top up tyres after dropping the pressure it is fairly convenient. It is rainy season here on a dairy farm so the mud is let's say 'festive'. I have pulled 9 vehicles out of the mud on our property this year alone. I usually try my best to do it without dropping tyre pressures but in the few occasions they have really done a proper job it is convenient to reinflate the tyres again.getting out the big compressor is also a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted March 15, 2023 Share Not the most exciting tool addition to the collection, but decided the little Makita battery powered vac needed some support from a Festool corded vac, to tackle the more dust intensive tools. Let's see if these live up to all the rage (much like how my wife insisted we needed a Dyson Stick Vac 😅 )  ichnusa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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