This is kit includes the tire guage, 4 valve stem caps, and a tread guage. The tire guage offers a large easy to read scale when checking your pressure. The tread guage is also very easy and accurate for tread depth.
To start with the tire guage has a round scale dial much like the face of clock. I have found this so much better to read then the old push out sticks. I do not have to be super careful to not bump it and have to retake the tire pressure a half dozen times. The tire guage can take pressure tests up to 160 PSI. This will take the tire pressure of most tires. I know I use my around the house for my 1 ton, Toyota Corolla, fifth wheel, and the kids sonoma. I have no problems at all reading out eash of the tire pressures on the vehicles. I know that keeping the tires properly inflated does help with gas mileage.
The tire guage is nice design in how well it fits into my hand. It also has a thin rubber coating that looks kind of like a tire around it. This is very nice on those cold days because it is not an ice cube in my hand. The shaft that goes to the valve is made from brass and offers a 360 degree swivel. If you pull the rubber coating away from the face you can see that it is made from metal and brass only. This meant it will be much more durable and last a lot longer. The swivel head is also replaceable on this guage if yours has an issue in the life of it. You could possible get a flexible extending hose to put on the end of it with this design as well. It is something I am considering for this guage when I check the tire pressure on the inside dual on the one ton.
To check tires pressures with this guage is really simple. You take the valve stem cap off of the valve. Next you press the air chuck end on to the valve stem. Then you depress it onto the valve and it will give you a read out. If the tire pressure is to high there is a bleeder button to reduce the air pressure. It takes me longer remove the valve cap then to get the tire pressure with this gauge.
Next is the tread guage. It is a very simple plunger method for checking the depth. It is super easy to see where your tread depth is at. There is a flat plastic are on the base of the plunger. Make sure this is setting flat on the tire. Next press the plunger down and a small metal rod will extend out. Make sure this is in between the grooves of the tread. Now press the top of the plunger down until it stops. You can easily read if the tire is in the greeen, yellow, or red sections of the tire guage. There are numbers telling the actual depth but I do not need to know all that. All I check for it is to see if it is in the green. If the tire depth is at the yellow on the guage I know it is time to get it in to be changed.
If you are looking for a very nice tire pressure guage for almost any type of tire this is one you should consider. It is built durable enough that it could even be used in commercial applications. It is compact enough to easily fit into any glove box of a vehicle. The rubber housing protects it from small impact drops if those occur to some degree. It will read pressures up to 160 PSI where most on the market will only go to about 60 PSI. I would like to thank Kittco Products and affiliates for sending me this tire guage kit to try out and share my opinion.
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