Re: lug nuts

On Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:34:10 -0400,
  bfh <redydog@rye.net> wrote:

 Ted Heise wrote:

I actually have one of those, specifically, this Avid Power
pistol grip unit...
 
https://www.amazon.com/Inflator-Compressor-Cordless-Rechargeable-Power/dp/B08N459G4K?th=1
 
I've used it regularly for a couple of years because one of
the tires on my Acadia has a slow leak.  When I discovered the
low tire on the trailer, I plugged this Avid unit into the
cigarette lighter of the trailer, set it to 80 psi, and let it
run.  After several minutes (maybe over 10) I noticed it was
sounding a bit strained.  When I checked on it there was a
definite overheating smell to it.  It was not even to 50 psi
yet, but I quickly shut it off.
 
Since then it's worked okay on my Acadia tires (36 psi), but I
haven't dared try it on the trailer tire.  I'm assuming the
tire was losing air fast enough the Avid wasn't going to get
it anywhere near the rated pressure.  Should I be looking for
a different small compressor?

 
 Maybe. Maybe even probably. Better to have too much than not
 enough, but if you plug the hole first, it won't lose air as
 fast - or at all.

Valid.  I do have a patch kit on my shopping list.  Pretty soon
I'll be out of space in the pass through!

 ...Besides, that compressor you have says: "And not recommended
 for vehicle tires wider than 245mm or requiring over 50PSI."

Huh, I missed that entirely.  And I was even looking for that type
of info.  Duh.

 Do you carry a spare for the trailer?

Yes, it came with a spare.  Seems to be an equivalent tire, though
the wheel's pretty basic (i.e., not "pretty").  It even has a cool
winch like contraption that will lower and raise the wheel up to
it's storage loction under the pass through.  It took me quite a
lot of STFW to figure out how to operate it.

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Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA