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 The compressor comes with a nice storage bag. The hose and adapters fit in the front pocket. Price was $161.99 delivered. I bought mine at 4 Wheel Parts on sale. |
 Oooh, shiny. |
 The ad claims 50% less time to fill tires versus the MV50 model. |
 On/off switch with circuit breaker. |
 This is no cigarette lighter type compressor. This beast weighs 16 lbs, and can draw up to 45 Amps. |
 I didn't even bother to unwrap the power cord. It's plenty long enough to reach as is. |
 With the truck in the driveway, I was easily able to reach the back wall of my garage with the included airline. There's was still plenty of stretch left. You'll be able to fill all your tires, and your buddies tires, without moving the compressor. |
 The label on the side of the compressor. Rated at 40 minutes of continuous use, but they recommend on for 20 minutes, off for 30. Max pressure is 120 PSI. |
 A few included adapters for filling up everything else. |
 The next time you air down to go off-road, you might want to upgrade your small compressor for one of these. |
| There are a number of options to fill up your tires.
You could get a $25 compressor for Walmart, then discover it flames out when
trying to refill 4 tires. Or you could go all out and get a tank of
air with a regulator. Those are expensive and take up a fair amount of
room. I'm also not real fond of having a pressure vessel with a couple
thousand PSI in the back of the truck while off-roading. They also
must be refilled or swapped for a full tank. They do work great, and
fill tires FAST. If you go out every weekend, that might be the hot
ticket for you. I went for something in the middle. I didn't want to spent a bunch of money on a big name brand model, like the VIAIR compressors. Instead, I bought a Q-89, which is the big brother of the popular MV50 model. These are Chinese knock-offs of the VIAIR brand. They've had quite good reviews. The chuck on the compressor is a constant bleed type since it has no pressure switch. It threads onto the Schrader valves. It pumps quick enough to watch the dial move. I haven't filled up from 15 PSI yet, but that'll follow soon. |
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