I have been running with this compressor for about 4 years now. I bought it at O'reillys but it is branded and sold by many places. A bit of overkill for the Pioneer but I originally purchased it for refilling my 33" MT tires on my FJ Cruiser. It ran fine on the P1K when I picked up a nail a few weeks back and blew the plug out 3 times.
I think that's maybe if the battery totally were drained. Most cases your battery is just low on charge and it will take care of it. Only issue I ever had was when it was 1/4-1/2 charged and my tractor battery was dead dead.
I used this when I was running 33's on my FJ Cruiser (@rkwerner - what up!) and always had great luck. VIAIR 300P Portable Compressor
After looking at the specs, the max draw is 28 amps - is this any issue if I run it off my second battery? I expect it'll be no sweat filling up UTV tires compared to truck tires (all my tires are stock). I just wondered given some of the other units posted seem to draw a lot less.
I carry the Q Industries MV-90 that I pack in my truck and transfer to the Pioneer when I hit the trail. I can't speak highly enough of that compressor, but it's a beast! I'm going to pick up there MV-50 to carry in the Pioneer soon.
I used this when I was running 33's on my FJ Cruiser (@rkwerner - what up!) and always had great luck. VIAIR 300P Portable Compressor
After looking at the specs, the max draw is 28 amps - is this any issue if I run it off my second battery? I expect it'll be no sweat filling up UTV tires compared to truck tires (all my tires are stock). I just wondered given some of the other units posted seem to draw a lot less.
The 12 V socket in the dash is protected with a 15 amp fuse. So if it truly pull 28 it would blow the fuse. And you couldn't put a 30 amp fuse in place of the 15 amp because the stock wiring is probably only rated for 15 or 20 A
The 12 V socket in the dash is protected with a 15 amp fuse. So if it truly pull 28 it would blow the fuse. And you couldn't put a 30 amp fuse in place of the 15 amp because the stock wiring is probably only rated for 15 or 20 A
Oh I gotcha. Mine doesn't have the 12V socket - just the clamps (but no one else likely knew that) so that's why I was confused about hooking it straight to battery. I see what you're saying now though, with the 12V socket having a 15 amp limit. I don't want to stress my system using using the bigger compressor straight off the second battery but I hate to go buy a new (smaller) one. Spent enough coin lately!
Go to harbor freight and get the one for 15.00 its small and just plug into cigarette lighter don't forget to add a tire plug kit to your tool box I picked up an old horseshoe nail in a tire the other day tire plug was real handy