Staun Tire Deflators

[Thai]

Hey all,

What have you guys heard of these tire deflators?? How fast is it in deflating the tire?? Are you happy with them??

I plan on getting them because my back is killing me from bending down and deflating my tires prior to off-roading.

Here is a link to these deflators:
http://www.staunproducts.com/tire-deflator-features.php

They are not cheap either...so, opinions are much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Thai]

And here is a review of them:

http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/staun_tyre_deflators/index.asp

Seems like a cool thing....

 

[teotwaki]

Hey all,

What have you guys heard of these tire deflators?? How fast is it in deflating the tire?? Are you happy with them??

I plan on getting them because my back is killing me from bending down and deflating my tires prior to off-roading.

Here is a link to these deflators:
http://www.staunproducts.com/tire-deflator-features.php

They are not cheap either...so, opinions are much appreciated.

Thanks.

I actually own some so here goes:

I had a web seller who did me a favor so I didn't mind paying full price. I do think that they are overpriced in terms of material so I think that the price reflects a certain level of sales versus the effort to produce them. Probably not automated CNC machining?

Quality is high. They are burly chunks of brass!

You need to actually use them and understand how they operate and that they are not precision instruments. However, you can repeatedly air down tires within a close pressure range that is fine for trail work.

When I went on a run in Big Bear California I had to use them for the first time and I was well behind everybody else but caught up with them on the trail. The second time out in the Mojave I was easily able to get quickly aired down. The trick to it is being able to quickly air down four tires almost simultaneously. Hence you want a set of four and you want to quickly get them on and off of the tire stems.

check out these links:

Parks Offroad test

4x4 Now tests

 

[Thai]

Thanks Jim.

 

[hossmaster]

Here is some useful info.

http://www.parksoffroad.com/prodreview/deflatortest/deflatormain.htm

 

[teotwaki]

Here is some useful info.

http://www.parksoffroad.com/prodreview/deflatortest/deflatormain.htm

Hi Hossmaster,

You have supplied the same link that is in my post but I used the Forum's feature through the button labled "http://".

Here is how it works:

First you highlight and copy the target web site's url

Second you hit the "http://" button at the top of the new message entry box.

Third you enter a text description such as "Parks Offroad Test"
in the pop-up box

Fourth and last you paste the url into the next pop-up box

Example:

Here is the plain and ugly url for this thread:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/newreply.php?s=&action=newreply&postid=196853

Here is a nicely formatted clickable link:

Tire Deflator Thread


This feature allows your formatted post to contain the actual long and detailed url but present it as a simple clickable text entry.

Hope this helps.

 

[hossmaster]

sorry for the redundancy, but im too lazy to do all that prep for a link that someone is gonna click whether it looks pretty or not.

 

[4RunnerRon]

I was with my friend when he purchased a set of the Staun deflators. They look to be high quality. When he used them for the first time, he was happy with them. They seem to be a good buy.

 

[teotwaki]

sorry for the redundancy, but im too lazy to do all that prep for a link that someone is gonna click whether it looks pretty or not.

:wtf:

 

[ric]

I have the Stauns, had them for about 2 years and LOVE them, once you get them set for the PSI that you want, they are the best thing out....
getting them set is time consuming, its easy, just takes time. once they are set, I have mine set at 12PSI, you just screw them on, and they start airing down, you can hear them hissing, once they get to your set PSI they stop, then you put the vavle cap back on and start wheeling. the best $50 Ive spent. very well worth every penny.

 

[Thai]

Thanks Ric...have not had the chance to use them yet. I bought mine preset from factory at 18 psi.

 

[ric]

no prob. 19 PSI probley is a good PSI for most people, but i would take 2 pairs of pliers and give them a little snug, just to make sure they stay at that PSI
after you use them, you will love them. lol

 

[fireteacher]

:wtf:

i think he just wants to post links...no problem there. i certainly dont want to spend more time adding info for someone to click the same thing

thai-
i am getting a set myself. saves time and i have heard nothing but good things about them. my buddy has them and just spends 2 min airing down his rig while i spend 10!

 

[Hauvet]

This is seemingly an old thread, but I'll add my two cents.

Having owned and used the inflators that deflate all four tires at once, since I was accused above of not having used that style or I wouldn't have been against it, I'll just say again how I'll never use that style again. The problem is they are slow because they don't remove the tire valve stem. The cheap deflators don't and that's why they're so slow. Many don't care if they are slow but in advanced offroading groups, few use slow deflators and those using slow deflators soon start noticing everyone else is ready to go and waiting on them to finish. When we are in a rush to get going like due to other groups waiting behind us, those of us with fast deflators like Currie's and ARB's will take them over to help finish getting people aired down. Plus those deflators that don't shut off automatically can air a tire down too low if you spend too much time at a tire or two trying to get the pressure where you want it. I've seen that happen, where the driver would have to get his compressor out to raise the pressure back up. Then there are those who don't want to be 'hunched over a tire' with the ARB/Currie style deflator That's fine but I'll be done airing all of my tires down in 5 minutes total and out helping others get their tires aired down well after I'm ready to go. The more people wheel, the more they are looking for something besides cheap deflators that are slow. The newer they are to offroading or the less they go offroading, the less they believe they need anything more than the cheapest deflators they can find. If you become a regular active offroader, it won't be long before the cheap deflators begin showing why few long-term experienced offroaders use them. And for those using automatic offroaders, I personally don't believe there is one magic air pressure that is good for various trails and difficulties. The only way I'd run an automatic deflator again, which is one of the styles I owned and used for a year or two many years ago, is if I confined my TJ to the same trails and wasn't doing different levels of trails. I run my tire pressure anywhere between 4 and 12, there's no single air pressure that would work for me.

All the best,Hauvet