Going to buy one for use in my H3 and F-150. What has been a good product..and ..what should I stay away from...thanks..JV..

 

I bought this model years ago and it is a capable compressor. I have it hard wired to an electrical PTO on the front of the truck. This unit draws near 40 amps
I easily takes my 33" back to 38 LB from 15 PSI in very little time

Q Industries SuperFlow Twin Cylinder Air Compressor — 12 Volt, 120 PSI, Model MV89G | 2 - 9 CFM| Northern Tool + Equipment

 

I can't really go the Hard Wired route. I sometimes use the F-150..and I have a 5.9 RT Durango..in addition to the H3..And..sometimes my son takes one..so ..I need a good portable unit...Suggestions...??..thanks..JV

 

2 nice, inexpensive portable units are discussed in this thread (from a Jeep forum I've been on for many years): Harbor Freight vs Costco Portable 12v Air Compressor - In Depth Review w/ Pictures - JeepForum.com

I used the Harbor Freight compressor for a couple years, which I had mounted under the hood of my TJ. Held up and worked well. It is very, very similar in design and construction to one of the VIAir pumps which sells for 300 bucks.

Both of the pumps outlined in that thread would serve your needs very well.

The unit wfturner linked above does have the quick battery terminals as well.


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Yes, I am sorry, but when I stated hard wire, in reality, I use a dedicated 50 AMP plug on the front of my truck, to plug in the compressor, which has same plug.
It is very portable and comes with soft case too.

I did my home work and almost all small units used the cigarette lighter which can only run
smaller amp draw units.
Those work fine, but you wait a long time to air up a 33" tire times four.

Xrl8n is correct in the the name for the connectors "quick battery terminals"
and they can handle high amp draws
Under the hood compressor is way cool

Good luck

The connectors I am speaking about . . .

 

Harbor Freight model here also. It's pretty quick and won't break the bank. Has alligator clips for direct battery hook up.

 

thank you

air compressor

 

Bought Q Industries MV50 SuperFlow High-Volume 12-Volt Air Compressor from Amazon for a decent price and seems to work well. Just my opinion, if a 12V compressor has a cigarette lighter plug it probably doesn't have enough capacity to do the job. This compressor has gator clamps to hook directly to the battery.

 

The air compressor from SLIME (walmart bought) is pretty good for a cigarette lighter plug model. Much better than the other's that moved over to the wife's Liberty. It still isn't as nice as having your own air compressor though.

 

HF also.
Chris