Testing this out. ryobi cordless air compressor

[ChrispyJL]

so my brother had this, he said he added air to a slow leaking tire quite a few times during the summer and battery lasted.
So I borrowed it, I am going to air all 4 tires down, and see if it can refill them on 1 battery, may be a cheap onboard air solution if it can.

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[OldBird]

I like Ryobi's tools, and I don't know that compressor. But I'm guessing that you are in for a very long challenge. If you're planning on this, I would recommend just doing 1 tire first to see how long the refill will take.

 

[Bearded_Dragon]

See you next year lol

I know there are actual cordless air compressors by DeWalt, Ridgid, ect. that could do the job.

 

[theplankeye]

4 tires off of one battery?? Lol

 

[Shenanigans]

I wouldn’t trust a battery powered compressor to air me up when I’m in a remote area. It’s probably fine for filling pool rafts and bike tires or taking the tire of your wife’s car from 28 psi to 32 psi. I had a viair compressor for several years and also had a powertank. That was by far the best setup. I have a smittybilt compressor now that does really well.

 

[theplankeye]

A VIAIR 88p is relatively cheap. Buy two for redundancy and to speed things up.

 

[Filliat]

don't do it, i have the exact model. i sometimes use it to air up a tire on my truck that has a slow leak, we're talking about needing 10 psi or less. i always have to break it into 2 or 3 segments because the compressor gets quite hot (don't want to burn it up). The unit can do probably 1 psi every 90 seconds or so. it's nice to have incase you have an issue but i wouldn't bank on it.

 

[gsxr310]

A VIAIR 88p is relatively cheap. Buy two for redundancy and to speed things up.

This! That ryobi won’t cut it. Don’t bother trying

 

[Foggy47]

By all means try this......and make a YouTube video......and do it in a remote, wilderness area for some drama effects. Oh.....and better bring a communications system in case you need to call for help. Grin.

 

[D60]

I've been using the M12 inflators as a stop gap until I find a solution I like. I only carry them with 6.0 batts, and it works ok-ish on my 38's.

When I was running ~24psi they were surprisingly good airing up from ~13 to 24. I'd carry 2 inflators and get at least 2 air-up sessions from them. Then I found the Pats wear in really dumb ways at 24psi so now I run 30 but the inflators struggle with that.

Milwaukee now has an M18 compressor I want to try, and I'm heavily invested in Milwaukee -- including a half dozen 12.0s ---so batteries are not an issue.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...-Quiet-Compressor-Tool-Only-2840-20/312244443

 

[daveprice7]

Did someone say Ryobi?

I have the deluxe version of this where you set the PSI you want and just let it go. I noticed one of my original Michelins that I took off a few months ago and is now sitting in my garage was nearly flat (3psi) the other day so I plugged in the Ryobi inflator, set it to 40psi, and left it to do its thing while I kept working in the garage. It took maybe 10 or 15 minutes. I had a 4ah battery in it and the 4 bar charge meter was still full when it was done (not terribly accurate, it could have used nearly 25% I guess). Anyhoo, the point being; you could maybe use this thing without burning it out to air back up if you had some time to kill. I'd imagine it has some thermal protections. Now, if you had four of them going at the same time..... that might not be too bad.

 

[cgagnon99]

If you want a battery powered option, I would look at an actual air compressor, not an inflator. Most of those inflators are designed to top off tires, even moreso passenger cars. I don't have my Jeep yet, but plan to carry my DEWALT Compressor when I go on trips I'll need to air down. It's 60v and not too big, plus I can use it for trim work and other things around the house. I do have a DEWALT Inflator for my wife's car and mine now, that I'll keep in the Jeep for emergencies, but I agree that those things will take FOREVER on normal tires, let alone a large SUV tire

 

[NoahVD]

That unit is not the right tool for the job. I would not want to sit there holding that trigger for 15 minutes per tire. I have one of these little superflow compressors and it works pretty quick, about 5 minutes each to air up my stock 33s.
https://www.quadratec.com/products/...eqV-zUQFDP2YUzvM6JLCDWeNRkzLWRHQaAoihEALw_wcB

 

[fat_head]

I honest to goodness cant think of a single solitary instance where I'd want that over this $37.00 Harbor Freight air compressor.

https://www.harborfreight.com/12v-100-psi-high-volume-air-inflator-63745.html

 

[RubiJR]

There is a bump up from that one as well which was tested on TFL



https://www.harborfreight.com/air-t...12v-150-psi-compact-air-compressor-63184.html

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