Straun Tyre deflators

I got a set as a xmas prezzie ages ago and have mine set to 20psi. Once set, you just wrap some sparky's tape around the top so people doen't fiddle with them and then when you get to the beach, just 2 laps around the truck and your tires are all pretty much set to the desired pressure.

Not a lot that can go wrong with them really either!

I know a bloke who has two sets, one set at or about 18psi and the other set at or about 10psi or something low like that. Both sets wrapped in different coloured tapes so it makes getting the right pressure idiot proof!

Cheers
Scoey!

Hi Brian,
If you do sand or other driving that requires the lowering of tyre pressures, then they are the only way to go. You can get them in either 2 or 4, I went for the 4. They are very easy to adjust for your own tyre pressure requirements. Once you place them on your valvue, they will drop the tyre pressure to what you have them set to. It takes forever to manually deflate each tyre and continually checking with a tyre gauge. I have two set for the front tyre pressure and 2 for the back. By the time you have got them all in place, you can bet that the first one that you started with will be ready to take off. I give them a 10 out of 10 for sheer time and money.

Stephen

Brian,

It may depend on how many times you need to deflate your tyres when venturing off road. When you need to "air down" 6 tyres (including trailer) to a desired level, then YES, they are worth the investment.

Some people set two of the set of four to say, 28 psi for dirt/gravel roads and the other two to say, 18 psi for sand.

I have two sets for the above conditions and have colour coded them with blue (28 psi) and red (18 psi) dots.

I have a set but I use a twig off the side of the road more often

Hi Brian,
I have a set that where given to me as a gift.
I initially wasn't overly convinced of their value but thought, "bugger it I'll give them a go"
I set two of the four to 16psi and the other two to 28psi, beach and bush.
After setting I painted one set green, 28psi and the other set red, 16psi. This not only tells me which is which it stops them from being adjusted, sort of like a seal.
I use the lower pressure set sometimes twice a week, living in Newcastle I spend a fair bit of time fishing on Stockton Beach.
Just pile out with the two red ones in hand, wack them on a wheel each. By the time you've got the other two caps off it's time to move the Staun's.
Would I buy another set if I lost these? Yep, once they are set they are way quicker and far more convenient than a calibrated stick and a gauge.

Wonder if I could make a set of inflators? Sort of like reverse Staun's, connect them to the stem and inflate to a preset pressure!!

Geoff.

I am a lazy guy and anything that makes my life easier works for me. I have only used mine 3-4 times for beach work but by the time I finish putting on the 4th one the first one is nearly done.

I think they are great and well worth it

They're not worth it if they come with a subscription to 4x4 Monthly!

G'day Brian
Just another toy. We all manged just fine for yonks without them. Some of us still do. It just doesn't take that long to air down.
If you do get them make sure you install them correctly. Had a funny fine at our club meeting recently. A member apparently had a new set and did something wrong because when he came back from whereever he went whilst waiyting for them to do their thing, he found 4 very flat tyres! He did say that his brand new compressor worked a treat!

G'day Brian,

We have a set and they are great. We are on sand every few weeks and usually towing our camper trailer so they work for us.

Yep you can survive without them but if you have them and they are set up right (which is dead easy) then they make the whole job of airing down a lot quicker and easier.

Ours have never failed on us and I haven't heard of anyone who has had this happen either, so from my perspective they seem quite reliable.

Have a good one.

I have used someone else's set on their car and they work very well.....but for me..... nup. I don't mind getting out and making the adjustments - I spend too long behind the wheel anyway.... and ......I vary the pressures to suit the occasion (front and back, plus the trailer may all vary a bit) - it would be ok if you could quickly dial the pressure for each use - if its semi-fixed, too much bother for mine.

Hi Brian,

They are worth the money and the new ones deflate very quickly.

I have one set for the car and one set for the van.

Why not pop in to the show this week and have a looksee.

If only we could re-inflate the tyres just as fast. (I am working on this !)

Regards Derek.

I have 2 sets and I reckon that if you do any beach work or other serious off road stuff they are just great. The proof for me is letting them down one time on the Fraser barge (normally do this before I get on) but had the car and trailer ran around screwing them on and then off all this time some guy was watching me and he didn't agree with even letting the tyres down to start with. It gave me great pleasure to tow the trailer past him struggling in the sand.

Mine are accurate and it is comforting to be able to just screw them on and knowing they'll stop at 18 psi. Its not a lot of money for this useful tool (got the last set via a mag give away).

Kind regards

Definitly YES . Wouldn't be the first time I've helped some DH out that's lost his valve core in the sand while deflating a tyre. As said previously, by the time you do the rounds ,the first tyre is down to pressure & so forth. Not even time for a can while you're doing it.

I have a set & use a twig. They are a pain in the ar$e to set to a pressure, when you set them up as per the instructions, then double check them, you will the pressure varies considerably.
When I spoke to the manufacturer about it, he said "that can happen, send them back & we will factory set them to your requested pressure" seemed ok, but the catch was, it was far from a free service.