Customer Reviews

Slime 40001 Power Sport Tire Inflator

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4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I have been looking for a portable tire inflator I can use for my motorcycle and with the lack of choices, I deicded to give the Slime Tire Inflator a try. The inflator is really small (a little larger than the palm as the picture indicates) and comes with a case that fit all the wires and the unit itself. The unit draws power only from the battery so you can't plug it into a power outlet from your house. You can either draw power with the alligator clip, a pre wired power source (just like the ones from battery tender), or from a cigarette lighter source. Operation is pretty simple too. You just connect the hose to the unit, connect the power cable and draw power from the battery from whatever one of the three above methods and flip the power switch on the unit.

Now the bad... since it's being labeled as a portable inflator, the casing of the unit look very cheap and filmsy. Just like the previous reviewer mentioned, the unit is obnoxiously loud and vibrates like crazy. Finally, it did take almost 5 minutes to inflate my motorcycle tire from 20 to 30psi so I definitely wouldn't recommend anyone trying it on much larger car tires. The owners manual did say that users should not use the unit for more than 8 minutes at a time which I assume wouldn't even be sufficient to add 5 psi of air into a car tire.

Overall, I think the product does a good job of inflating small tires on the go but I am very concerned about its useable life. With the way the unit vibrates while inflating tires and the filmsy looking case, I would not place much confidence on it to last forever. However, if you own a motorycle/ATV and need an inflator on the go, I would suggest this product since a few tube of air catridges cost just as much as this.

This is a neat little addition to any bag of motorcycle gear. This little kit is small enough to toss in your bag and forget you have until you need it. The air pressure gauge feels a little cheap, but that is something you can fix by purchasing another one for a couple bucks. The compressor itself feels very solid, but makes a ton of noise when in use. But this isn't a problem for me, especially since I ride a 600cc lawnmower. The kit comes with a nice assortment of connectors to a power source. I don't know that I would go this small for a car tire. I believe that Slime makes large models for bigger applications. For a motorcycle, it works fine. Took about 45 seconds or so to pump my rear tire from 28 PSI to 36 PSI.

I was excited to say the least when I tried my new Slime power sport tire inflator, I had a low tire on my car and I didn't want to drag out my large compressor so I thought what a perfect time to try out my new slime purchase. It worked great and in no time had my tire back to the recommended pressure. I love the compact size as it will fit perfectly on my Honda Goldwing!this is exactly why I bought it.
The only draw back I could see was with the mechanism that hooks up to the valve stem, which seems to be the only one out there. Would be nice if some one would come up with a better hook up that would not allow air to escape when you try to disconnect! Other wise its a great unit!!!

Motorcycle Consumer News rated this unit very highly. It is intended to be used for emergencies on the side of the road. It IS NOT intended to be a pump to use everyday for inflating tires. I would recommend that it be used exclusively for motorcycles and bicycles.

The product worked fine for me. However, if your going to be filling multiple tires on a car, you need to let the compressor cool down before each tire, it gets hot enough to burn you at the base of the hose, where it connects to the compressor. Other than that, love the compact size, and attachment options. I would suggest this product.

Small compact package with everything needed to air up a tire on the side of the road. Requires 10 amp lighter circuit, or connect directly to the battery. Everything included. Great little product.

Great size with the performance needed when called upon. Amazon made it a great value as well. Thanx!!

This product works great, takes up little space, adds little weight and provides great peace of mind knowing that I'm not going to be stranded with a flat tire as long as I can plug the hole. I was going to buy the CO2 system until I discovered this small pump but I didn't like what I was reading about using the CO2 in that in most cases it takes more then one or two catrages to fill the tire and once their gone their gone. With this pump I will always have an air supply.

I used this to add a few pounds of pressure as needed during an extended motorcycle trip. Works well and packs up well. It says not to use it with the motor running, but if you have to inflate a flat tire, you would run your battery down.

Well, I bought two of this. I have only used one and it works fine. Looks very nice and feels solid in your hands.
The only thing i dislike is that it sounds and vibs too much for my taste, but not a big deal...