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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | | | | | This dual head inflator gauge includes a 12" air hose and a bubble lens for easy reading. This gauge can be used for 10 to 120 pounds of pressure. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 4.3 inches | | Product Width: | 14.6 inches | | Product Height: | 0.9 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.44 pounds | | Package Length: | 15.2 inches | | Package Width: | 6.4 inches | | Package Height: | 2.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 31 reviews |
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| | Features | Magnifying bubble lens allows full view of scaleSkin-packed10 to 120 lbs pressure
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 31 customer reviews )
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49 of 56 found the following review helpful:
 very sturdy, but disappointed me... Jan 09, 2008
By o-namae desu
Alas, I must disagree with everybody else about this inflator. Yes, it is quite sturdy. But any individual who purchases this heavy-duty item is probably a little bit fanatic about their vehicle(s) -- so you must hear of its 3 basic flaws: (1) This particular model (the 506) *does not* have the deflation action built into the spring-loaded inflator lever. (You deflate similarly as on any other inflator, by pulling the chuck slightly off the valve stem.) (2) The accuracy is not great in general: The window doesn't really line up perfectly over the gauge line, and a 2PSI resolution with close-together markings (to allow for up to 120PSI) is much harder to read than a 0-60PSI Accu-Gage with wider spaced 1-PSI marks (or an Accutire with the electronic strain .5-PSI increments). Worse, my specific Milton unit always reads low by ~2 PSI! (3) The long-handle chuck flops around unless you always keep one hand on it, and the other hand on the inflator lever/gauge. (The photo shows the hose folded, packing-taped together.) And definitely don't let go of the lever/gauge because it will swing about on its long tail (remember you're dragging around an entire hose with it). I didn't actually nick my car while dragging the hose, but had one close call in my garage.
This unit is fine for non-precision work, and absolutely the best for high-volume work (or "unattended locations") -- where you can't trust that a separate gauge won't be mislaid. (E.g. a contractor's garage for their fleet of vans or similar.) But for home use, I prefer my cheapo ball chuck and my higher-accuracy gauge. I can manipulate them more easily, and switching chuck and gauge is no less annoying than lifting and re-seating the Milton chuck. (If you do go my route, you have to decide if you want the convenience of final adjustment by deflating with a button on the gauge (AccuGage) or the extra precision but no deflator (AccuTire).) Truly, I *wanted* to like the Milton 506 -- and to be über-cool with a professional inflator and retracting hose reel in my home garage! But it was just... sub-optimal.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Great Tool Sep 10, 2007
By Old Hiker
I really like this tire inflator. It is a pleasure to use, especially with my dual wheel RV chassis. I used a separate gauge and inflator before I bought this and now I realize how much better this dual purpose inflator guage is. Highly recommended and a real bargain at the price.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Can't be better Sep 07, 2007
By MT
This is a great tool, much better than the one you see at gas stations. Very solid heavy metal construction. accurate and clear readings. There is no reading bar shoot out when you measure pressure, so you just can't break it. I had a $10 cheap one early, it only worked few times then the reading doesn't mean any thing any more. You feel the Milton S506 will last for ever.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Inflator Jul 30, 2007
By M. Ziskind
"Engineer"
This Milton s506 works perfectly. The fit and finish is less than I expected from a USA made part, but maybe that is how they are controlling costs and still making it here. This device is a lot nicer to use, than the brass chuck and seperate tire gauge. The only thing it didn't work well on was filling my spare tire which is mounted upside down. I was hoping the angle of the head would allow it to fit, but if the rear head was 45 degreess, it would work better. I would 100% recommend this device.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Good enough May 06, 2008
By JR
I give it 5 stars because it seems to fulfill its duties as designed.
I just wish to )#(*$ somebody would make one of these things with a guage ranged for passenger car tires, instead of all tires known to man.
I've been looking at a bunch of different brands, but every one I've found goes up to 120 lbs. The highest I will ever need to go is about 40 lbs. That basically makes this pressure guage useless. It's good for ballpark measuring, but you still need to stick a more accurate guage on to get the real reading.
Why can't somebody just make one for car/light truck tires only???? The same guage would be fine, but just calibrated with a range from say 20 to 50 lbs. It would be more than twice as accurate (assuming it's well made), and more than twice as easy to read.
Instead of shooting for "somewhere slightly less than half" of the little 1/8" gap between 30 and 40 - you could actually fill to 34 - or whatever your need is.
I'm sure some company out there has caught on to this need - I just can't find them.
If you've found one, please comment to my review!
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