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Old 11-11-2011, 04:21 PM
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Getting these in Canada is a real b*tch. Amazon's orders are through Toolorbit.com. Toolorbit.com's website says: "We accept international orders only that are minimum worth of USD $500."

Any others?
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Old 11-11-2011, 07:21 PM
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Getting these in Canada is a real b*tch. Amazon's orders are through Toolorbit.com. Toolorbit.com's website says: "We accept international orders only that are minimum worth of USD $500."

Any others?
Let me Google it for you again.

http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT...PMPXNO=1669271

This one doesn't specify, but I suspect it has the check valve.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/LEG...ir-Chuck-1KUH2

Still can't get past the Canadian thing, ship it to yourself at a USPO, fly down, and pick it up.

https://www.usps.com/manage/research...ry-options.htm
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Old 11-11-2011, 07:37 PM
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Can I have another Hallelujah....

With Airstop tubes, checking air in the tires is a two or three times a year event. Pulling the front pant is so easy and quick and as mentioned lets you do a quick inspection of tires, brakes, lines etc...
When I travel I throw my rechargeable mini drive in. It weighs nothing and one charge lasts long enough to decowl the engine or open the front pant many times over...
I have abandoned the holes in my wheel pants.
Absolutely JJ, fancy tools are great but come on guys, avoid the holes, pull the pants occasionally, inspect the area (it's called preventive maintenance) and throw some air in the tires... not a big deal! Actually putting air in the tires is preventive maintenance, if you keep the pressure up you will avoid having to fix that flat tire!
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Old 11-12-2011, 07:56 AM
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Not sure I understand the 'check-valve/no-check-valve' difference?

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Old 11-12-2011, 11:22 AM
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Not sure I understand the 'check-valve/no-check-valve' difference?

Lee...
You want to allow air pressure to feed back through to the pressure gauge. If you had the chuck with the check valve, the pressure gauge would indicate zero when you release the trigger. Also, not having the check valve allows you to bleed off excess air pressure in the event of an overshoot.
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Old 11-12-2011, 12:37 PM
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Check valve type is typically used on the end of a filler hose. It holds air in the hose until you push its pin in with the schrader valve on the tube. The non-check valve type just has a nub in it that pushes on the schrader valve. The nub has a hole that lets air pass either direction. Use the non-check valve type if you want to adapt a standard inflator with a gauge. Otherwise, just put a barbed fitting on one side of a tube, the check valve tapered fitting on the other end, and clamp the barbed end into your air hose.

Nobody said one shouldn't remove the pants and inspect. Having a way to quickly and easily check pressures and add air without cracking your pants only makes things easier for when it's not otherwise necessary to bust open the pants. $100 tubes do not completely solve the problem either. Besides, making tools is fun, rewarding, and best of all, cheap.

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Old 11-12-2011, 03:24 PM
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Ahhhhhhsoooooooo....

Thanks, that explains it all quite well. Apparently, I already have a couple of each!


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Old 11-12-2011, 05:22 PM
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Getting these in Canada is a real b*tch. Amazon's orders are through Toolorbit.com. Toolorbit.com's website says: "We accept international orders
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only that are minimum worth of USD $500."

Any others?
Let me Google it for you again.

http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT...PMPXNO=1669271

This one doesn't specify, but I suspect it has the check valve.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/LEG...ir-Chuck-1KUH2

Still can't get past the Canadian thing, ship it to yourself at a USPO, fly down, and pick it up.

https://www.usps.com/manage/research...ry-options.htm
Yesterday 07:51 PM
I purchase a tire inflator from Canadian Tire and modified it with a quick disconnect to take all my tire inflators, one for cars, one for tractors, one for wagons, etc. I came with a guage, a button to let excess air out and was on sale for $10 bucks, works great.
It really is a nice tool for filling the rocket tires through that small hole. It looks just like the one that Pat Hatch shows on page one of this thread.
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Old 11-14-2011, 09:56 AM
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We now sell the tool made by RV builder Jerry Farek

http://www.cleavelandtoolstore.com/p...p?number=VSI40





See it in use on youtube!

Don't forget the Valve Cap Removal Tool:
http://www.cleavelandtoolstore.com/p...p?number=VCRT8

and the hole plugs:
http://www.cleavelandtoolstore.com/p...sp?number=VCC1

We ship to Canada daily with no minimums $5.00 regular mail, $12.00 priority.
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Old 11-14-2011, 10:09 AM
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We now sell the tool made by RV builder Jerry Farek
Thank you Mike. That is a win win solution.
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