Milwaukee Tire Inflator, is it any good?

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Is that new milwaukee tire inflator any good or does it just look like it was built to work well? How long would it take to fill up your average 20" automotive tire from 18-36 psi?

 

[Sumboodie]

Is that new milwaukee tire inflator any good or does it just look like it was built to work well? How long would it take to fill up your average 20" automotive tire from 18-36 psi?

I've not run into too many Milwaukee tools I felt weren't built well.
The only frustration I've had is the many part numbers for tools. And getting the wrong one can mean a whimpy impact gun vs an awesome one... first one I bought I by ad no idea there were many versions. It's not ver useful. Can't barely even remove car lug nuts when an air gun zips them right off.
I bought the bad mama jama one after lots of research and that has some giddy up.

 

[Fly YX]

I have the Ryobi Milwaukee and Ridgid. The Milwaukee stays in my wife’s truck it takes a few minutes if it’s off a few psi the Nice thing about the Milwaukee and the Ridgid is they are automatic. I had to take the Milwaukee one in for service it got hot and stopped working. I got the Ridgid when it was in the shop that one I keep in the Jeep.

 

[16again]

I use my Milwaukee for bicycle tires weekly. Car tires once per month. I like it and it works.

 

[GForceJunky]

I don't have one though for a while I was looking at one. Based on the many reviews I read it seems like it does well at lower pressures but with large higher pressure tires (e.g. 3/4 and 1 ton truck tires, etc.) it seems to struggle.

 

[Lucid Moments]

I don't have one myself, but a friend is into the jeep thing and he uses one after a weekend of offroading to air his jeep tires back up. IIRC he has 37's on his jeep and takes them up 10 to 15 psi on all four corners.

 

[will335i]

I have one and I love the convenience of it. I can bring it right to where I need it and don't have to drag a hose around. It will be nice to have on long trips too. I do wish it had a quick connect options vs the threaded connection.

 

[dlwilson]

It's not good; it's great. Before, I either had to drive to the rear of the property to air up tires on the big compressor, or drag the 5 gallon one out front. Now I pick up the Milwaukee with one hand. As a bonus it has an integral gauge so no need to bring a separate one, and best of all you just set the desired pressure, hit the button, and let it run. I haven't taken it over 36 psi yet, but it works fine at those pressures.

 

[andersen24]

I actually went with the DeWalt DCC020IB for a couple reasons. I like it was a 20v, it has a pressure range up to 160 PSI - but also it has a high volume hose for filling things like air mattresses or inflatables for when on the boat. Since I have a mix of Milwaukee and DeWalt - either would work, I just liked the options of the DeWalt that fit my needs better......

 

[baoser]

Here's a comparison vid:

 

[isuhunter]

I use mine all the time! Its great!

 

[bepjrfan]

I also use it for bike tires weekly. Set your PSI and I can have the whole fleet of bikes aired up in just a couple minutes. I use mine all the time! So much better than lugging a compressor around.

It does **** up the battery juice, however. A 2.0 battery will last about 2-3 car tires going from 20 to 38 PSI.

 

[9eight7]

It's great! I use it for my track car and put back between 8-12 lbs each tire before going home. It uses 1/2 of a 2.0 AH battery for the 4 tires (235/35/19 and 265/35/19). It takes about 1-2 minutes for the front and 2-3 for the rears if I were to take a wild guess. The biggest tire I've inflated was our SUV to 41 lbs from 34 lbs and it took about 2-3 minutes.

If you bought into the M12 system then this inflator is a no brainer.

 

[simon308]

I have the Milwaukee inflator and I'm a fan. It's certainly not as fast as an air hose and compressor, but it's super convenient and easy to use. I'm a fan and would suggest it especially if you already have the battery platform.

 

[bob from indiana]

I wish there was an 18 volt model.

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

I wish there was an 18 volt model.

X2, same here

 

[pbon]

It’s little and works, but is slow if the tire is flat or really big. For about $100 you might find a ryobi 18v 1 gallon compressor bare tool if you want more capacity. It is still pretty light and compact at maybe 3 times the size of the Milwaukee.

 

[nefarmboy]

I have one and use it often. It isn’t quick but if I have a low trailer or truck tire I jut set it and go do something else while it is filling. I would guess it takes 5 minutes or so to take a truck tire up 15 or 20 psi to 60psi where I run them. It will inflate one ton truck tires. The best feature is that you just select the pressure you want and let it do its thing. It is super convenient.

 

[sparky 1971]

I have one, it's fantastic. I can't answer as far as from 18-36 psi. I did have a low tire on the rear of my van at 40 psi. It took it up to 80 psi in about 10 minutes. The others were all about 5-10 lbs low (60 in the front) and I aired them up too. It was able to do it on one battery, but there was nothing left of the charge when finished.

 

[HAULNSS]

I wish there was an 18 volt model.

X2, same here

X3. One of my favorite and most used tools and I was skeptical as I have all 18v and thought 12v would be disappointing.

I also like the 18v small blower for quick clean ups, drying vehicles, and inflating pool toys and air mattresses.

Randy

 

[mike butler]

awesome tool have 2 and use them to air up slicks on funny car after race for ride home

 

[Ign]

Great for cars. Not great for trucks

 

[pizza]

I actually went with the DeWalt DCC020IB for a couple reasons. I like it was a 20v, it has a pressure range up to 160 PSI - but also it has a high volume hose for filling things like air mattresses or inflatables for when on the boat. Since I have a mix of Milwaukee and DeWalt - either would work, I just liked the options of the DeWalt that fit my needs better......

i got the dewalt one too...

in my case, the dewalt seemed the best for my needs. even though it's bulkier, it has a built in 12V cigarette adapter in case you run out of battery and need to fill your tires. the raft inflate mode is also a bonus. i think it also goes to a higher pressure than milwaukee (160 psi vs 120 psi).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H39S9JQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20

it's been pretty accurate and repeatable.
after some testing, i even trust it enough now to use it on my bicycle tires. i've got a road bike with presta valves (~90 psi), and it comes with the presta adapter. seems to hit within 1 psi of the setpoint even though the tires are small. i was worried about overinflating them.

 

[javyLSU]

I actually went with the DeWalt DCC020IB for a couple reasons. I like it was a 20v, it has a pressure range up to 160 PSI - but also it has a high volume hose for filling things like air mattresses or inflatables for when on the boat. Since I have a mix of Milwaukee and DeWalt - either would work, I just liked the options of the DeWalt that fit my needs better......

I'm actually selling my Milwaukee to get the DeWalt. I love the Milwaukee, but my old Black & Decker inflator that I've had forever to inflate mattresses, pool toys, etc. just kicked the bucket last year, and now I realize that it would have been better to have the DeWalt with the high volume function vs. the Milwaukee.

 

[Rarified27]

I have one and I love the convenience of it. I can bring it right to where I need it and don't have to drag a hose around. It will be nice to have on long trips too. I do wish it had a quick connect options vs the threaded connection.

I have this on my M12 inflator and it's such a luxury. No pressure drop when you disconnect and it's short enough you can wind it on the existing hose reel.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L2ZDN13/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Bacon!]

You guys have low expectations, or more patience, or something. I used to use a battery clamp wired inflator that was probably 2X the inflation speed and it was still dreadfully slow so I gave up and put a compressor near the garage door so 50' hose extended out to where I needed it.

I'd use a portable cordless for smaller low inflation pressure tires, riding mower, wheelbarrow, etc or very small, higher inflation tires like on a bicycle, but not any passenger vehicle or larger.

Even if they have auto-shutoff at pressure so you're not babysitting them, the poor things are beating themselves up running that long and getting hot which isn't something I want to subject a tool to when it already has a very low runtime hours:cost ratio.