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Posted: **Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:19 am**

Anyone have any recommendations for a really accurate tire gauge? We have a bunch of inexpensive ones, the readings vary over a spread of 10 PSI (!!), and I've no idea which ones are accurate. I've googled, found presumably higher quality ones from $20 to $60 - will I get accuracy for the extra price? Anyone have any experience or recommendations?

Posted: **Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:56 am**

I like the large, round, locking guages. The kind that has 1 lb markings. Harbor Freight has one for under $5.00.

Posted: **Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:43 pm**

Thanks, John. Problem is I got a ton of $5 gauges around here. No two of them agree. How do I know which is the "right" one? I'd gladly trash all the rest of 'em if I knew....

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:17 am**

I get my tire gauges from the Mac Tools guy, or the Snap-on guy. Normally the two of them are pretty close to each other. The airhose with the pressure gauge on it is pretty accurate too.

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:15 am**

Big B wrote:I get my tire gauges from the Mac Tools guy, or the Snap-on guy. Normally the two of them are pretty close to each other. The airhose with the pressure gauge on it is pretty accurate too.

I have a Blue Point round gauge that I bought from the Snap On guy. I also got a high tech digital gauge as a gift and they both read the exact same so they must both be accurate.

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:29 am**

HYPERR wrote:
Big B wrote:I get my tire gauges from the Mac Tools guy, or the Snap-on guy. Normally the two of them are pretty close to each other. The airhose with the pressure gauge on it is pretty accurate too.
I have a Blue Point round gauge that I bought from the Snap On guy. I also got a high tech digital gauge as a gift and they both read the exact same so they must both be accurate.

the ones i have all match up with the gauge on the ridiculously expensive tire balancing machine we have here at work, as well as the nitrogen fill gauge at a local shop. i understand where you were going with that, but I test my instruments against ones that are known to be precise.

Posted: **Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:51 pm**

Big B wrote:
HYPERR wrote:
Big B wrote:I get my tire gauges from the Mac Tools guy, or the Snap-on guy. Normally the two of them are pretty close to each other. The airhose with the pressure gauge on it is pretty accurate too.
I have a Blue Point round gauge that I bought from the Snap On guy. I also got a high tech digital gauge as a gift and they both read the exact same so they must both be accurate.
the ones i have all match up with the gauge on the ridiculously expensive tire balancing machine we have here at work, as well as the nitrogen fill gauge at a local shop. i understand where you were going with that, but I test my instruments against ones that are known to be precise.

Huh?? I was completely agreeing with you about the gauges from the Snap On/Mac Truck. I bought mine 20 years ago from the Snap On guy. It's actually an Ashcroft, not a Blue Point as I mentioned in the previous post. It is incredibly accurate and even 20 years later, compared to a very accurate brand new digital gauge, they both read exactly the same.

So to answer Mr. Stark's question, I would agree with Big B that if you buy it from the Mac or Snap On guy, it's safe to say it will be very accurate. As for the Ashcroft, I can personally attest to it's incredible accuracy. Even 20+ years later.

Posted: **Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:04 am**

sorry about that, i re-read my post and that did sound harsh, my bad

Posted: **Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:52 am**

Big B wrote:sorry about that, i re-read my post and that did sound harsh, my bad

It's all good Big B.

Posted: **Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:06 pm**

I recently got this one and like it a lot.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BN ... oh_product

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Accurate tire gauge?

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