Straight or Angled Tire Pressure Chuck?

[Beemer]

What is better on a gage?
I've always had angled but I can see the point of straight as most valves point outward.
I'm looking at gages without a whip, just a short tubing. The ends are either straight fit or with a angle, perhaps 45 degrees.

 

[bwringer]

Angled is far more versatile, IMHO.

While we're wondering and wishing, us motorcyclists would love to have a low-profile 90 degree chuck. These are rare to non-existent. You can't easily reach past the rotors to engage the valve stem on many motorcycles with a typically angled chuck, and dammit, that needs to change.

And those damn stupid fragile leaky 90 degree clamping chucks are garbage too.


Try teaching someone to use an air hose or pressure gauge (whatever the angle) for the first time... it's a surprisingly difficult skill. We probably all learned on bicycle tires when we were kids, but a lot of people reach adulthood without learning.

 

[Zeke]

Quality clamping air chucks are what tire shops use and they work all day for years.

The obvious answer to the OP question is to have both or 3 kinds. Wait until you own a dualie.

 

[bdbecker]

Quality being equal, I don't think one style is better than the other as far as measuring pressure is concerned, just go with whatever best suits your application.

 

[Beemer]

Quality being equal, I don't think one style is better than the other as far as measuring pressure is concerned, just go with whatever best suits your application.

I am at the point of usability presuming either type has the same accuracy.

We have a mix of cars/trucks, motorbikes with stems pointing every which way from vertical to horizontal and then power equipment, again every which way and some recessed.
It just seems that angled ones are a bit of a pain on the straight out stems, which are most of what we have here, generally resulting in a bit of a leak going on and coming off. I'm not referring to clamp ons which I've never had on a gage.

Ideally, quick disconnects would be the best idea as I have on the compressor hose outlet, but I haven't seen that feature on tire pressure gages.

 

[Beemer]

Quality clamping air chucks are what tire shops use and they work all day for years.

The obvious answer to the OP question is to have both or 3 kinds. Wait until you own a daulie.

Ya, can't wait!
I don't think I can afford the therapy after trying to track down where which one was left.

 

[Beemer]

Angled is far more versatile, IMHO.

While we're wondering and wishing, us motorcyclists would love to have a low-profile 90 degree chuck. These are rare to non-existent. You can't easily reach past the rotors to engage the valve stem on many motorcycles with a typically angled chuck, and dammit, that needs to change.

And those damn stupid fragile leaky 90 degree clamping chucks are garbage too.


Try teaching someone to use an air hose or pressure gauge (whatever the angle) for the first time... it's a surprisingly difficult skill. We probably all learned on bicycle tires when we were kids, but a lot of people reach adulthood without learning.

Ya, I gave up on the motorbikes and just grab the nearest stick gage and call it close enough.

 

[Sumboodie]

I use both. Sometimes the wheel holes aren't great and one works better than the other for filling the inner tire.

 

[bwringer]

Quality clamping air chucks are what tire shops use and they work all day for years.

The obvious answer to the OP question is to have both or 3 kinds. Wait until you own a daulie.

Excellent point. The only real answer around here to the "which tool?" question is "all of them."

 

[Beemer]

Deleted, redundant.

 

[Beemer]

I use both. Sometimes the wheel holes aren't great and one works better than the other for filling the inner tire.

Would be nice if there were quick disconnect chuck options other than the Jaco kit that is overdone for my budget for such a tool.

 

[nadogail]

The best tool is either the one you have or the one you are going to get.

 

[johninct]

On my inflator, I have a combo. Straight push on and angled pull on. I do everything from car tired to spoke duels.

 

[MovingAlong]

Different tools for different jobs. We've all got favorites. Love my straight stem gauge, but keep a simple angle headed stick in the same drawer for a reason.

 

[Beemer]

On my inflator, I have a combo. Straight push on and angled pull on. I do everything from car tired to spoke duels.

What is the inflator?

 

[johninct]

What is the inflator?

Blue-Point

 

[Stuart in MN]

Kind of like asking what shoes will fit my feet. It all depends on your vehicles and what kind of wheels they have - straight gauges work well on some vehicles, angled gauges are better for others.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

Angled is far more versatile, IMHO.

While we're wondering and wishing, us motorcyclists would love to have a low-profile 90 degree chuck. These are rare to non-existent. You can't easily reach past the rotors to engage the valve stem on many motorcycles with a typically angled chuck, and dammit, that needs to change.

And those damn stupid fragile leaky 90 degree clamping chucks are garbage too.


Try teaching someone to use an air hose or pressure gauge (whatever the angle) for the first time... it's a surprisingly difficult skill. We probably all learned on bicycle tires when we were kids, but a lot of people reach adulthood without learning.

For my bikes a 180 degree would be even better. I bent an air chuck that worked pretty well at clearing brake discs. Unfortunately it broke. I should make another.

 

[Beemer]

So the answer that I have been avoiding is straight, angled and 90 degrees but with an easy disconnect, preferably tool-less.