Stephen06GT
08-21-2015, 08:35 AM
I order this from Costco earlier in the week and it arrived yesterday:
http://images.costco-static.ca/image/media/350-390721-894__1.jpg
http://www.costco.ca/Longacre-Analog-Tire-Pressure-Gauge.product.100110132.html
First impressions: It's a nice piece. Well put together with decent materials. The square chuck did not fit well on the valve stems of Ol Paint, but no worries as the gauge came with a ball chuck as well. Changing the chucks was a little difficult for me. Using a set of slip joint pliers on the knurled portion below the chuck proved unsuccessful and marred the knurling when I tried to loosed the chuck. Change to locking pliers was the ticket (or if you have a vice, use that). The chuck had thread locker on it which explains why it was so hard to get off. With the ball chuck installed I could now check the pressures. The ball chuck fit much better than the square one. Reading the gauage was easy, as was releasing pressure with the bleed-off button. If I could change one thing it would be to have a swivel on both the guage and the chuck (it only has one on the chuck).
http://images.costco-static.ca/image/media/350-390721-894__1.jpg
http://www.costco.ca/Longacre-Analog-Tire-Pressure-Gauge.product.100110132.html
First impressions: It's a nice piece. Well put together with decent materials. The square chuck did not fit well on the valve stems of Ol Paint, but no worries as the gauge came with a ball chuck as well. Changing the chucks was a little difficult for me. Using a set of slip joint pliers on the knurled portion below the chuck proved unsuccessful and marred the knurling when I tried to loosed the chuck. Change to locking pliers was the ticket (or if you have a vice, use that). The chuck had thread locker on it which explains why it was so hard to get off. With the ball chuck installed I could now check the pressures. The ball chuck fit much better than the square one. Reading the gauage was easy, as was releasing pressure with the bleed-off button. If I could change one thing it would be to have a swivel on both the guage and the chuck (it only has one on the chuck).