Tyre deflates

Deflaters!!! Sorry all.

Stauns.
Have them preset, screw on, walk around for a few minutes, and your done.

Have a decent gauge and a good compressor too for the re-inflation.

I have both the Stauns and ARB Easy deflator....I always use the ARB deflator these days as my preference.

I've got an ARB ezy deflator and love it. Its quick and very handy as you can deflate your tyres to whatever you want. The pressure gauge is very accurate as well. I did have the stauns but prefer the ARB deflator, its much more versatile in my opinion.

I have a set of the Trailhead deflators, as seen here (I think they are locally available in Oz too):
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Tank-THD-8150-TrailHead-Deflator/dp/B004M9L2KC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379159612&sr=8-1&keywords=trailhead+tire+deflators

I recall one of the pitches for these is that you can drive with them installed on the valve stems, not sure why you would want to though!

I think you'll find Deflators are very nice if you expect to be airing up and down a lot. I wish I could find a way to speed up and semi-automate the re-inflating part, lol!

Hi Odog,

We sell the Trailheads in Australia.

http://www.airdevilaccessories.com.au/gallery/Accessories/trailhead-5-20-psi-automatic-tyre-deflators/245012

On the market there are a few different types.

The Genuine Stauns are good, the adjustment on the Stauns is via an adjustable ring on the outside, which can be inadvertently changed. The trailheads use an internal allen key to adjust, which is in my opinion a better system.

The Eze Deflator which is a gauge combined with a inline valve remover also do a great job.

Advantage of Staun / Trailhead is screw one on each tyre and in a couple of minutes all tyres are at aired down.

Disadvantage is that they are preset to a set pressure, so you either have all four set to the same pressure or say two at 20 and two at 10 PSI.

Advantage of the Eze Delfator types is you just need the one device to go to any pressure.

Also on the market is a deflator only (no gauge) called the ferret, also a very good unit.

Mae sure you have a reliable pump for pumping the tyres back up again.

I carry two sets of Stauns, one set to 24psi and another set to 18psi, they are the pressures that work for me.

with stauns it is imporatnt to keep them clean and lubricated.
I give them a spot of lanox spray up the spout. manually exercise the valve a couple of times a then do a little deflation to blow out the excess.

They are a bit of a fiddle to set accurately bit if you have the locking ring snugged up properlywell they do not shift and they can not be changed inadvertently.

When mine where new and I was trying to set them up the first time..yes there where accuracy and overshoot problems..but as soon as I gave em a bit of lube that problem ceased.

the other thing is if they has sat unused for an extended period of time.....expect them to be inaccurate....they have sat there with the valves jammed shut in the glove box for 6 months...what do you expect.
Before you go on a trip get em out and put en thru a couple of cycles.

The thing about the stauns is speed.

If I am airing down from highway.....I fit one after another, by the time a get around to the first wheel, I don't have long to wait...... I can go around a take them off and put the caps on.

If one seems to be taking more or less time than the other 3 it will be obvious that there is an issue.

Serioulsy the manual deflators can not compete with that..and you don't have to squat down any longer than to unscrew the cap and screw on the staun.

The other concern I have about the manual deflators is that you are removing and refitting the shrader valve from the tyre every time you make an adjustment.

These valves and their seals are not intended to be repeatedly removed and refitted, and every time you use one you run the risk of either not correctly tightening the valve or having a seal failure.

cheers

I too have 2 sets of the Stauns set to 28 & 18 and marked with blue dot and red dot respectively. Only once did I notice an over deflation of one tyre.
Might add some lanox lubricant to my "kit".

On a whim, I bought an ARB deflator and have tried it out. Frankly, I found it to be a bit of a pain to use. You need to unscrew the internal tyre valve to deflate, then screw up again once the required pressure is displayed.

With the Stauns, I walk around the car screwing the deflators onto each wheel, then pulling the stem and usually, by the time I have done the fourth one, the first has reached the preset pressure, at least with the 28psi setting.
Much quicker than the ARB deflator.

The only pain I have at present is with the external TPMS sensors with locking ring.
I think I'm going to change to an internal sensor system.
Anyone care to talk me out of it:-)

Odog,
I have a set of Stauns and an ARB (present). I actually tend to just use the tyre hose and guage which lives under the drivers seat. I don't plug it into the compressor and it has a deflator built in by just pushing the trigger the opposite way. I am trying to reduce the number of 'things' I carry and rarely need.
cheers

Hi Odog,
We use a "Ferret", available from a guy who sells them on E-bay. Last I saw they were around the $30.00 mark.

Simple to use,
Screw it onto the valve stem
Undo the valve - it is held in the ferret tube
One pound per second deflate - use a kitchen timer
Re-tighten the valve
Unscrew the Ferret from the valve stem.
Done.

A good gauge will set you back around $17.00, electronic kitchen timer around $5.00
The timer can also be used when re-inflating your tyres.
I ran a course yesterday where a person had two of the ARB Deflators and one of them didn't work properly. The other issue that I have with the ARB unit, you can't "just check tyre pressure" without removing the valve.

Cheers,
Wayne & Sally.

ARB deflater.......just so easy. Thought about getting staun deflators, keep getting notification from supercheap that they are on special but I cant bring myself to spend more money on something that already works well...

I pull the valve out count to about 22 seconds put the valve in and adjust to 18psi for the beach doesn't take very long haven't dropped a valve yet but I carry spares in case. Never had trouble with a valve leaking from use or problems with the thread and I use to go fishing or surfing at the beach at least 4 times a month sometimes more don't over tighten them and you get new valves when you buy new tyres any way so you'd be unlucky if the o-ring wore out in that time.

I use a tyre pressure gauge with a deflator button on it. It's quick, easy and accurate.

The beauty of the one I have is that it attaches to the valve with a lock on clamp and has a flexi hose so it is always easy to read while in place. It also has a valve on it so that I can clamp my compressor hose to the gauge. It works like an inline pressure gauge so I can monitor tyre pressure while inflating too.

I baught it at Ballard's Off Road, a motorcycle shop at Penrith NSW. Just had a quick look at their site but could not find it.

Probably not as quick as the ARB or Stauns but it is so easy.

Duncs