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Subject: Re: lug nuts
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:30:05 -0500
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On 6/10/2025 11:34 AM, bfh wrote:
> Ted Heise wrote:
>> On Mon, 9 Jun 2025 18:12:52 -0500,
>>    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
>>>   On 6/9/2025 3:51 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
>>>> TLDR: I got the wheel off and taken to a local tire repair
>>>> shop!
>>>
>>>   Congratulations!  I am impressed with your work ethic and as
>>>   shown now in this exercise and your air conditioner, and the
>>>   solar/battery issue your willingness to stick with it and get
>>>   it done.  Made my day seeing this post!
>>
>> Glad to hear this, but I doubt I'd have succeeded without the help
>> and encouragement from the crew here.  :)
>>
>> I did want to follow up on this...
>>
>>>   ...Remember too you'll need a 12 volt air compressor.  I had a
>>>   little cig lighter one I carried around for years.
>>
>> I actually have one of those, specifically, this Avid Power pistol
>> grip unit...
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Inflator-Compressor-Cordless-Rechargeable- 
>> Power/dp/B08N459G4K?th=1
>>
>> I've used it regularly for a couple of years because one of the
>> tires on my Acadia has a slow leak.  When I discovered the low
>> tire on the trailer, I plugged this Avid unit into the cigarette
>> lighter of the trailer, set it to 80 psi, and let it run.  After
>> several minutes (maybe over 10) I noticed it was sounding a bit
>> strained.  When I checked on it there was a definite overheating
>> smell to it.  It was not even to 50 psi yet, but I quickly shut it
>> off.
>>
>> Since then it's worked okay on my Acadia tires (36 psi), but I
>> haven't dared try it on the trailer tire.  I'm assuming the tire
>> was losing air fast enough the Avid wasn't going to get it
>> anywhere near the rated pressure.  Should I be looking for a
>> different small compressor?
>>
> Maybe. Maybe even probably. Better to have too much than not enough, but 
> if you plug the hole first, it won't lose air as fast - or at all. 
> Besides, that compressor you have says: "And not recommended for vehicle 
> tires wider than 245mm or requiring over 50PSI."

All I wanted mine to do was get enough air in a tire to get to a bigger 
compressor.  25 to 30 lbs or even less if it was a big tire.  Great for 
emergencies, but those things are like watching paint dry.

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