Looking for an acurate tire pressure gauge

[wayzalot]

I have three of the pocket slider type gauges and all three read different.  What is a good gauge to keep in the garage for acuraccy?  What about the digital are they accurate?

[Durwood]

Tire gauges are like compression gauges,I drag raced for years and I bought them from $40 to $300,they all will vary a lb or 2....

[Jeffd]

I have 3 Mintons and a harley digital gauge and they all read within a pound of one another.

[MaxxV4]

I just found one at Cycle Gear on sale. It has a dial face with a 1 ft hose. It also has a button to release the air after you get a reading. Nice for checking tires under the saddle bags. It cost $12.99.

Mike

[NETacomaFatboy]

HD gauge...

[SniperJoe]

HD gauge...

Same here ... HD Gauge

[harleyfarmer]

Craftsman digitals both 90 and 45 degree ends. Watch sales and you can get them for up to 50% off. Usually around Christmas and Fathers day. We also have the low pressure one with the dial and hose for the dirt bike. Registers from single digits to 40 pounds. All are accurate.

[tdkkart]

Got this one, bought it cuz I couldn't believe how low the price was, and it seems to work really well.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/gma_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448774817&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374309435223&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374309435223&locale=en_US&bmUID=1338962945654&bmLocale=en_US

[Bona Fide Bob]

I bought mine at getagage, great folks to deal with.

http://www.getagage.com/

[forgtek]

Like Harleyfarmer suggested ,craftsman digital works good.Alot of the new cars have tire pressure monitor systems
if the tire pressures are off it trips the warning indicator.I borrowed a snap on high end guage and compared it with the craftsman ,they were identical.

[marc]

HD gauge...

Same here ... HD Gauge

  Me too...

[truck]

I use a NAPA pencil type gauge, the more expensive one. One of the cycle magazines tested a bunch of gauges and this one rated very high.
http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/technical/200511gauges.pdf

[Rags722]

Think it was consumers reports recently did tests on all three types of guages ( stick, dial & digital ) makes for a good read if you know someone that gets and keeps back issues.  Off the top of my head, I seem to think digitals for the most part all scored pretty well as far as accuracy with the big difference being ease of use and ease of reading the screen.  Myself, I've never been able to stick the same tire with a pencil guage and get the same reading.  Maybe because most of my old pencil guages sat in the top shelf of the tool box soaking up the leaking Indian Head Gasket Cement.

[boooby1744]

Think it was consumers reports recently did tests on all three types of guages ( stick, dial & digital ) makes for a good read if you know someone that gets and keeps back issues.  Off the top of my head, I seem to think digitals for the most part all scored pretty well as far as accuracy with the big difference being ease of use and ease of reading the screen.  Myself, I've never been able to stick the same tire with a pencil guage and get the same reading.  Maybe because most of my old pencil guages sat in the top shelf of the tool box soaking up the leaking Indian Head Gasket Cement.

ended up with that stuff on my then new RAC dwell meter 43 years ago.....

[wayzalot]

I use a NAPA pencil type gauge, the more expensive one. One of the cycle magazines tested a bunch of gauges and this one rated very high.
http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/technical/200511gauges.pdf

This is a very informative article.   That is another amazing thing about HTT.  You can ask a question and within hours have some very good information.  Thanks

[glens]

I've found over the years that pencil gauges work very consistently, even when gunked up from laying around, if you put the gauge on the stem, then pull and push the slider back down against the air pressure inside the gauge.  Not to say that it will necessarily be an accurate reading, but at least it will be consistent every time.

I think what it all boils down to is "you get what you pay for".  I've got a "Slime" digital gauge that's easy to use and read, but by comparison with several other "instruments" I've got around the place it reads a bit off.  The documentation I was able to hunt up indicated something like +/- a couple pounds...

[PoorUB]

My gauge is actually an inflator I bought from HF and modified it.
http://www.harborfreight.com/dual-chuck-tire-inflator-with-dial-gauge-68271.html
I cut off the tire chuck and replaced it with a clip on 90 degree chuck. Then I removed the gauge and bought a liquid filled gauge. It works well as I can clip the gauge on and fill the tire, and check the air pressure at the same time. No switching back and forth from hose to gauge.

[Tsani]

I have several Milton stick gages, a Bluepoint digital kit, and an inflator with a gage. The sticks and the digital all read the same with the exception that the digital can do decimal increments. The inflator reads about four pounds higher on average than the sticks and the digital. So I can fill up withthe inflator less a bit, but I will still check it with the stick or the digital. Consistancey and checking are the keys.

[whitebagger1]

got a free slider guage from the gas station. It's 4" long. Had it for three years now and still accurate. Been tested.

[sfmichael]

I bought mine at getagage, great folks to deal with.

http://www.getagage.com/

cool site - thanks

[sfmichael]

I use a NAPA pencil type gauge, the more expensive one. One of the cycle magazines tested a bunch of gauges and this one rated very high.
http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/technical/200511gauges.pdf

Have used Napa gauges for years with good results - i ususally keep a few around and regularly check them against each other to ensure accuracy. Very affordable - under $10

[04 SE Deuce]

Best pencil gauge I've ever had is a Schrader brand I bought in the 70's, still works like new.  The gauge is noticeably heavier..the head and the slide are solid metal.  I have 4-5 of the ones I sold as a Snap on dealer that have given up...back to using the Schrader.  I don't know if Schrader still markets quality tire gauges..will have to check.  Rick

[ultra 08]

Why don't they put tubes in the tires that have the 90 degree valve stem on them so you can get a tire gauge on them a lot easier to check the tire pressure?