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You guys are awesome. I'll tell you why in a minute, but BOB I just got back from your side of the river LOL!! (went to the 2 truck stops) You be safe too. My son works on your side and doesn't leave until 6:30 pm so I'll be happy when he gets home.
Anyway... You guys are great because after all my research, I came to the same conclusion on 3 items you all posted in this thread. I try to shop local first but no luck this time so... Amazon it is AGAIN. The Milton 501 that WarEagleDan posted should solve 3 of my issues. I am going to get an extender pack similar to the one adjbrtd posted just so I'll have them for now & may just use to fill air then take off. I think I'll just get longer valve stems next time I need tires and will keep the wheel covers off for now.
And my big purchase was similar to the compressor ducksface posted link for. I didn't realize they made an 18V rechargeable battery compressor. Very cool because I was hesitating on the Viair (but I'm sure it's a great unit) because it means hooking up to chassis and moving the unit with 2 cords connected. No cords with the Ryobi and no connecting to chassis. I went with the compressor instead of their 18V inflator/deflator even though it was a lot more $ (for a couple of reasons). I bought two Ryobi 4 Ah batteries and the Ryobi charger for them that plugs into cigarette lighter so I won’t need electric to charge batteries. One reason I went with the compressor instead of inflator was that it looked like the hose on the inflator was permanent and if it should break or if either end breaks I thought you would be out of luck. The compressor just has the push connect coupler and no cords so I hope to be able to just use the 5ft of hose that comes on the Milton 501 and skip a compressor hose for this purpose. I also got a coupler to connect the Milton to the compressor (probably got that wrong but will see). I'll let you all know how this set up works when I get my other pieces from Amazon.
I ALWAYS welcome feedback if something I say sounds stupid or just won't work - I don't get defensive or mean LOL. I'm used to getting constructive criticism on a daily basis from my crazy boss of 20 yrs. Take care, Beth
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