wingfoot
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When I was doing Fleet Surveys (working years) on large commercial carriers the first thing I would do was visit their tire repair area. I checked their Air Gauges for accuracy as compared to my certified gauge. I found in the mass majority most of these gauges were inaccurate. Some as much as ten to fifteen PSI. Now these were subjected to much more abuse than I would suspect we put our gauges through. But the point is, we depend on our gauges to render accurate readings and if your gauge is off six or seven pounds, then you are running your tires almost ten-percent soft (assuming you are suppose to run 80# PSI). There are a lot of cheep gauges out there. In my opinion an air gauge is one of the most important tools in you maintenance arsenal.
There are a lot of good manufactures such as Schrader, Dill-Eaton just to mention two. Try to stick with a name brand. Digital would be alright I guess...never had any experience with them though.
If you own multiple gauges...compare the two as to readings, or you could borrow a fellow camper's. The problem here is you will not know which one is right. So, you may need to check multiple gauges and by process of elimination determine which is accurate and has a consistent reading compared to others.
Moral of this post is. Make sure your gauge is accurate and use it often!
Larry
There are a lot of good manufactures such as Schrader, Dill-Eaton just to mention two. Try to stick with a name brand. Digital would be alright I guess...never had any experience with them though.
If you own multiple gauges...compare the two as to readings, or you could borrow a fellow camper's. The problem here is you will not know which one is right. So, you may need to check multiple gauges and by process of elimination determine which is accurate and has a consistent reading compared to others.
Moral of this post is. Make sure your gauge is accurate and use it often!
Larry
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