ARB tyre deflator
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:18
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Krakka
Just looking for peoples
views on this item. Tossing up between this or Staun deflators. We had an early alloy set of stauns and was less than impressed. Does the ARB job let the air out quicker than using a stick to deflate the tyres.
Thanks in advance Cheers Krakka
Reply By: warfer69 - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:37
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:37
ARB and Staun had a spat over each others product,wont go into it,You'll find you will not be able to buy Staun from ARB much longer or until sold out..
I update my 4wd monthly and their sending me a set (stauns) for signing up,apparantly a bit of a wait..
Now the guy showed me the ARB one and it had a psi gauge on it and you have to let down a tyre at a time,ARB one looks to me to be much more acurate
*Does the ARB job let the air out quicker than using a stick*
I'd have to say yes..
Cheers
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Reply By: Outnabout David (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:44
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:44
Krakka,
Both are good and I have both.
If I am going to pull up and I am by myself or small group and in know hurry I use the Stauns, have a cuppa and take my time.
If I am in a hurry and a bigger group I will use the ARB deflator.
I guess I am lucky in that I have aquired 3 sets of Stauns and they are set at different pressures for differnt circumstances and I have set the pressure and then used Loctite.
The beuty of the Arb is that you can make further fine adjustments to your pressures as the tyres warm up again or for changed conditions.
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Follow Up By: warfer69 - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:52
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:52
I have set the pressure and then used Loctite
Now thats a great idea David !
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:06
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:06
The ARB is a bit fiddly, but it lets out a heap of air in no time and to whatever pressure you wish. I fine tune the pressures with a nail on my keyring and a tyre gauge.
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Reply By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:56
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 21:56
I had Staun & ARB. Gave the Staun away and now only use the ARB.
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Reply By: Member - Robert G (WA) - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:14
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:14
I have both and use both. The stauns are set at 20psi and if thats the pressure I want, then I use them. If I need anything else I use the ARB. The ARB unit is definately faster than using a stick. A bit fiddly but quick and accurate.
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Reply By: Member - Vince M (NSW) - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:24
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:24
Have had both, but the ARB I find its easy & fast & lets you drop to the pressure you want then & there, as my patrol is a 6 wheeler with a 60/40 share weight on the arse I can make the foot print the same easily which if your towing a trailer in sand will help & it can be a big difference in pressure.
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Reply By: Richard W (NSW) - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:31
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:31
Krakka,
I'm another one who has both and prefer the ARB.
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Reply By: Dave from P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:50
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 at 22:50
I have both and use both!
But my preferance, for going to one of my favoured pressures, are the stauns, they are just so simple.
4 tyres let down with stauns is definatley faster than 4 let down with the ARB.
A stick is a bad idea!
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Reply By: Skippy In The GU - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 00:35
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 00:35
I have a set of stauns, but have used the ARB brand which is much quicker but the gauge can be out from 10 to 12psi
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Follow Up By: Outnabout David (SA) - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 07:41
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 07:41
If it was 10 psi out I would be taking it back. 2 PSI or so out I could understand.
Most guages vary, and it is a constant variation, but as the right footprint tyre presure is a subjective thing I just set it where I think it is right. If the guage reads 18psi but is really 20psi who cares. I usually carry a spare guage or two anyway so I always have a good indication of what guage is reading correctly. I purchased a Michelin guage 30 years ago and that thing is still as accurate as the day I bought it and it is what I class as the master guage and thats what I measure accuracy against.
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Follow Up By: Skippy In The GU - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:00
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:00
These were 3 different ARB tyre deflaters brought from our club members
The ARB's were reading 18psi was in fact 28 psi, no wonder I had trouble driving through soft sand in the
Big Desert
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:32
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:32
A few months ago I was involved in a bulk buy of the ARB deflators. The gauges on 20 were with in 2 lbs of each other.
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Follow Up By: Skippy In The GU - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:38
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:38
We must have got a bad batch.
I still think they are quicker than stuans
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 14:30
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 14:30
Hey Skippy, Forgive me if this sounds dumb.... but when you were using the ARB deflator thingo, were you allowing the gauge to "set" once you turned
the knob to stop the outflow of air?
I was watching somebody do their tyres with one of these on the weekend and I said to him something like.... "strewth, how low are you letting them down?"....the gauge was showing about 15psi as he was deflating, but as soon as screwed up
the knob to stop the air flow, it jumped back up to about 25psi....
Just wondering if the blokes were using it/them properly?
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Follow Up By: Skippy In The GU - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 15:15
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 15:15
Hi Bill , I'm not sure what the 2 other guys done and I can't remember how i did it.
I'm sure i was told how to use it and thats what I did
But you could be right that would explain the 10psi differance
Skippy
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 16:28
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 16:28
My ARB deflater is a few psi out - just means you lower the pressure 3psi further to allow for it.
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Reply By: pjd - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 11:38
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 11:38
the stuans do all 4 at once not 1 at a time
so not a lot of difference in time
& with staun your not on your knees
in the dirt & mud
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Reply By: Crackles - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 18:52
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 18:52
In the past I had 2 Stauns set at 18 & 2 at 25 PSI, worked OK but took a while & often ended up stopping with different pressures. Now I just unscrew the valve out completely, count to 6 & put them back in. Minor ajustments made with the tyre gauge. Faster, accurate & cheaper. KISS
Cheers Craig...........
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Reply By: Krakka - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 19:41
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 19:41
Thanks for all the info, might just stay with the "stick"
Cheers Krakka
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Follow Up By: Member - Ed. C. (QLD) - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 20:02
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 20:02
or, you may wish to consider a
FERRET ...
I have one, & it's a
well-made bit of gear, and works as advertised;-))
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