The Best Cordless Inflator Tested, Can Anything Beat The M18 2848-20? 

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Drill- Packedge in typical box, came with a tool bag (added bonus), two batteries, one charger, drill, and driver. Two words "plenty of Torque" ru-vid.comUgkxW1vOBRCMrgTCDEijzpVzDWsgI-Jm2iQv well I guess that's three. Nice upgrade from current setup. Has belt clips, I don't think I will be using those. Driver and drill were bigger than what I expected but it is an upgrade from the current setup. For the money I would say that this is a great setup for Professionals and DIY/Weekend warriors.

Ridgid is the best for a buck, for a compact size, for a tech and look, for a lifetime warranty!!! Makita is ok for button holders) DeWalt is oversized Secification list missing that it has 12v, and also no words of a 110v additional cord price $80… insane Milwaukee $200 … really? I can buy x3 Ridgid and pump tires faster)))

I've used the Dewalt for a couple years. It's built rock solid and never failed. Definitely a solid performance

I just watched a bunch of your videos. Wow! Well done! I was shopping for a grease gun and a tire inflator but I ended up learning so much more. But the one thing that I learned that had the most value was the "duty cycle" rating that you gave the inflators. My 40 years of welding kicked in. The most burning question on my wallet is duty cycle of cordless angle grinders. All my favorite RU-vidrs are using Dewalt but as I learned in the grease gun video Dewalt does not mean "best". Please do a video comparing cordless angle grinders. Should I spend any money on one or just go corded? I got totally burned on the Bauer angle grinder and "hate dismantled" it. The problem. Duty cycle. Less than a minute. Yes. 58 seconds to heat fail. I was so angry! Thank you for your scientific approach to testing that exceeds all the other tool testing channels by a mile.

I bought the Rigid unit last March 2022 and had been awesome for me until this December. The plastic air chuck started to leak under load and the whole unit became useless. I took it back to Home Depot for warranty work but was convinced to do a return for store credit. With that store credit in hand and then some, I bought the DeWalt unit as I was now mostly focused on the robustness of the air chuck. Only DeWalt and Milwaukee M12 and M18 seems to have the brass air chuck. Anyways, so far so good. Thank you for your review video!

With how long an inflator can take the makita would drive me crazy lol. Ridiculous. Better come with free zip ties

Make It Better… Appreciate giving Makita a hard time. Manual hold on the start button. No thanks. I most have Makita tools and batteries but without the autolock feature that ALL the others have? Bad job engineers. Try again.

If you don't like the bulkyness lol of the milwaukee m18 they do sell a m12 version which still beats the dewalt by over 1 minute to 35 psi

This video is JUST what I was needing. Thank you SO much for such an in depth analysis in such a concise video!

Very important factor on this review is missing. Regardless of all the functions that these compressors have, the one thing that is important to me is the PSI accuracy. Once you preset the psi, you normally just wait for it to do its job and cut off the compressor once the desired psi is reached. However, my experience has been the accuracy left a lot to be desired. Variances of +-1 to 2 psi is acceptable, anything varying more than that is no good as far as I'm concerned.

Send the makita back get your refund 😮‍💨

Just FYI for anyone buying one. The dewalts suck in the reliability factor! We bought 3 and all three are toast!

First time watching a video of your ours and i most say i love your format and the information you provide. You provide the details that most customers are looking for. I'm a fan and new sub. Great job.

The DeWalt might not be the fastest, but it is one of the most versatile, accurate and feature-packed. It is therefore definitely in contention for being the best IMO.

I am exclusively into the Makita line of battery tools, ...but I bought the Milwaukee M18 inflator, and a couple of the High Output 6Ah batteries, for two reasons. 1. The need to hold the trigger on the Makita is a negative aspect. Although, you can use a velcro strap or other method to solve that problem, but that's kind of a rinky-dink solution for a high-end tool. 2. The Makita overshoots the programmed pressure by quite a bit before it stops, then you have to use the deflate button to bring the pressure back down to what you programmed to begin with. What is the point of using a programmed shutoff pressure if it doesn't stop there?! The Milwaukee stops where it is programmed, waits a bit and measures the pressure, then if necessary, runs some more to hit the target pressure, and stops. No fuss, no muss. Done. One good upgrade for any of these inflators that have a screw on type of hose termination, is to add a locking air chuck to the end of the hose.

The way I see it Price-Hart Keep in the trunk for emergency-Ridgid Do Everything-Dewalt Heavy Equipment/Overall performance-M18

I feel like M18 missed the mark. I LOVE their tools and have their batteries/tool setup. Their little pump should also have come with a 12v socket adapter like many of the cheap units do. At the price they are charging this should have been a standard thing. IE: I take it on trips with me but don't have to worry if the battery is dead to be able to power this, I can just hook it up to the car's 12v cig plug and fill up a tire...

I just bought the Dewalt. There is no way I would want to rely on the battery only. The 12v is a must. Sucks that it does not come with the 120 volt adapter, but would I ever really use it?

I'm a fan of the m12 and m18 tools. The tire inflator is my second favorite in my colle6only behind the m18 worksite bluetooth speaker and the m18 1/2" impact tie tie my favorites. The m12 3/8" ratchet is great too!

I have the the craftsman one I have no complaints but if I could go back in time I would have gotten the milwaukee only because I own other cordless milwaukee tools and I could swap the batteries unfortunately this is the only craftsman item I have so it has its own battery and charger 😢

Hart is good for the price, but after using it about once every day for a couple months, the motor started sounding bad & smelling burnt, on the plus side I called Hart customer service & they sent me a replacement in the mail under warranty.

Hello, I'm gonna ask a couple different pages, but I'm looking for a portable air compressor that will top my tires off from 50 to 55psi on my truck. My tire size is 285/60/R20. Are there any out there? If so, what are your opinions on the best? A video would be amazing! Thanks in advance.

Home Depot has the Ridgid , the tool charger and 2ah battery for 100 bucks ... Also the m18 with charger and 2 battery's for 200 bucks that's unreal

That Makita type design thing is becoming a common issue with several of their products. The company has become too corporate, process dependent and lost sight of the simple but important aspects in ergonomics and use. Thanks for taking the extra time/effort to put this review together

I bought and returned the Craftsman one today, it drank two batteries topping off tires. It's a pile of poo with the battery use might as well have not made a battery option. My buddy has the Milwaukee one and it's wicked good.

Still prefer the Rigid for most applications Otherwise I'll take the Metabo HPT cordless/AC adapter capable small compressor I can use for pneumatic nailers as well

Thx, not sure why the B&D was rated so low...the time to inflate is not the biggest factor in my opinion and both the B&D and the Craftsman allow for 3 power sources...and come in at much lower cost...for the odd time these devices are used i would consider the B&D...especially if you already have a battery for it...😁

Ridgid is great value. Of course I would have to buy into a whole new system so maybe it's not a great choice for me right now. LOL PS your affiliate link for the Ridgid needs to be edited. It just needs a space before your disclaimer.

Thanks helping me decide. I have 5 different brands of tools and batteries. Now I know what to avoid and what to look for. Really appreciate the in depth breakdown. Great video

Own two mini tyre inflators … they didn’t last a year … bought the uup and have absolutely no regrets …does what it’s suppose to and what I bought it for great value for money … Nam Jamaica

The other thing about the Makita with the switch, the heat gun is more dangerous than a tire pump with a cut off setting. It would be safer to NOT have the lockable switch on the heat gun and have it on the compressor.

I've owned several battery powered inflators and currently use the Milwaukee M18. Not enough rating weight is given to the duty cycle. With the short duty cycles that all of these have, inflation speed is everything. Who wants to sit around for a half-hour waiting for the unit to cool down? The Milwaukee is fast enough that you can actually top off a couple tires without exceeding the duty cycle. My brother recently burned up a B&D inflator trying to top off the tires on his landscape trailer. They all needed a bit of air and when he got to the third tire he heard a loud pop and now the B&D no longer works.

Don’t get a unit that is not battery powered, too inconvenient as are all appliances having a cord.

The inflator isn't used often, mostly during an emergency. Can you rely on a battery to hold its charge?

The Ridgid is great overall, esp. at the price; but it's *insanely* loud. Louder than any other tyre compressor I've ever had, and the results here show it's not only the loudest it's also significantly louder than the the next loudest, at 6dB up on it. Def. don't use in enclosed spaces w/o hearing protection. Interestingly it hit a max pressure much higher than all the rest but let's be honest here no one is inflating a passenger car/pickup truck tyre to those kind of pressures. On another note, stupidly, all of the TTI ones except the Hart (the cheapest one!) don't have a light. Not sure what they were thinking there given they put LEDs on every drill, driver, ratchet, etc. and didn't think of it here.

This is the perfect way to do it thanks you crear my mind i go for milkiwiki😂 #1 ty

How does Milwaukee do it? Everything they make is the best.

there is a hack with the Makita, where you can put a zip=tie around the handle to hold the trigger in place

Oh yeah 😎? 2-3 months ago the HART from Walmart went on sale online. Two(2) 20volt 4Ah(amphour) batteries + charger + compressor tool: $99 + tax, free shipping. For bicycles 🚲 prefer the smaller HART pistol grip 20v compressor can use the same 20v HART batteries on the HART am/fm Radio 📻 + Bluetooth. Ride bicycle 🚲 listen 👂 to am/fm radio 📻 or RU-vid music 🎶 and Audio 🔉 Books 📚 📙 using cellphone and Bluetooth. And also have small digital backup 20v HART compressor. Always carry a brass Presta valve adapter for road tires.

I bought a Master Flow MF-1050 Tsunami High Volume Portable Air Compressor in 2007 and it just died now. It runs but often times blows the fuse on power up. Piston probably getting stuck. Wish I could buy another.

I learned today that my 12V/15A tire inflator does not work on my 2024 Kia K5 or my wife’s 2023 Kia Soul because the power socket is 12V/10A. My tire inflator does power on using my solar generator so I know the tire inflator works. So now I’m searching for a new tire inflator but most specs do not list the amperage…unless there’s something I’m overlooking or I’m not aware of.

I would have liked to see inflating a flat on a vehicle to see how they would have done in an emergency situation. Just a thought.

I recently bought the Milwaukee inflator in this comparison in kit form with two M18 6.0 batteries, dual fast charger, and free tool (I chose the Hackzall) for $280.

I've owned the M18 inflator for a few months now, it's been great. It lives mostly on my wife's minivan, so the space it takes up is really not that big of a deal and since she uses the minivan quite a bit for what you'd want a minivan (carrying our kids, and sometimes friends/neighbors kids) I have the peace of mind it's the fastest thing around if she ever needs it, considering she's quite handy with changing/fixing tires. Had a flat I patched on a church parking lot on last years summer vacations, and using an 12V compressor that plugged in to the cigarette lighter in the car was a huge pain, inflating the tire back to 35psi took longer than me patching the thing, it was not cool and had me doubting if I'd done the work correctly or if I'd missed something, and considering in the trip we had young kids and older in laws, well, any stress you can take out is welcomed :) Having said that, the purchase of this inflator did lead me to go firmly into Milwaukee's M18 system for other tools. I wasn't invested in any ecosystem before, but that is a con if you have tools from another vendor and you kind of want to not have too many battery standards flying around.

Hello. You know how the STANLEY Fatmax SFMCE520B will fare in this comparison. Are Stanley power tools worth buying or is it better to choose one of the companies in the video? Thank you and best regards

milwaukee is a bit bulky........lol like the rest of their toools :P

Makita should be arrested for such an idiotic design, and I have Makita everything. Buying the M18 + 2 battery kit for $200 from HD this weekend.

I bought the DeWalt because I already have a bunch of DeWalt batteries. Plus, it was on sale. Works fine for normal tire inflations and for filling air mattresses and pool floaties. The spinner pressure control seems a bit flimsy and awkward. DeWalt could have included a better dial. It would be nice if it would start at 30 lbs. rather than zero. If it times out, I need to dial it all the way up into the 30s again.

Holding the trigger is a deal breaker I can't believe the Makita has that and everyone else figured out it's ridiculous

Thank u. Just purchased a Hyundai ionic 5 Sel awd EV. Just tried to fill my Tire at WAWA . Tried to get 35psi but was taking to long. Plan on getting that Milwaukee. Thanks again. Looking for good quality that lasts

Great video! It would have been nice to see Makita's new 40v XGT version of this inflator head to head against the Milwaukee or atleast a 6ah 18v Makita battery but that Milwaukee is beastly!

Interesting set of tests. Having to hold the trigger on the Makita is certainly a let down, wonder if all of their models are like that? The Dewalt seemed to suffer from vibration more than the other tools, bit annoying having it dance across the floor like that.

I own the milwaukee, and I am very satisfied with it.

My dad has the dewalt and I have the milwaukee. He now owns the milwaukee also 🤣

So power wise. Do you think the MILWAUKEE M18 will refill / check dump truck 12 tires???

Have the skil one been using it for year several times a week going strong happy with it will be upgrading to milwakee soon.

all depends on your platform. I was a mixed bag until someone gave me a Makita impact and Ive since replaced with another and gone down the makita rabbit hole.

Great video for a guy like myself looking for a pump for rv travels. I to buy the best when purchasing.

I got the Makita, and never really thought about the button thing until I saw this. It’s like the Dyson cordless vacuums… Apart from that, great machine and very portable. Thats why I got it

I have milwaukee and i buy the best tools

You should do a comparison with whatever the latest generation of 3/8" impact wrenches in the 18-24V category. Say Milwaukee M18, Ridgid Subcompact Brushless, Ryobi HP, Makita, Dewalt, and Matabo. Possibly throw a couple others in if you can think of whatever like Kobolt.

For the money, Hart is best. I have one, very good

Are you any selling any of these tools specially dewalt or ridgid? Great technological test/results, price, noise, time, etc, etc video. I wonder what brand lasts the longer after so many months/years of uses. I seen more of the ridgid in piles of used tools in resale shops with the hose broken off.

Be sure to check the accuracy of the pressure gauges on the inflators.

Milwaukee usually smokes the competition

if you have the two tools id enjoy to see a comparison of the M18 inflator and M18 compressor on output, say how long does the compressor take to fill its 2gallon tank and then how long does it take the inflator to fill a 2 gallon tank to the same pressure just to give an idea on how much more output the compressor has over the inflator if you take the storage tank out of the equation.. i dont own either but thinking about buying one or the other hey maybe they just copy and pasted the compressor set up from the compressor into the inflator and removed the tank, or maybe they have completely different dynamics copy and pasting the same motor and pump seems alot more reasonable when you consider that the battery can only provide so much juice, so if theyre just maximizing output based on avaiable power both tools would hit the same wattage allowance maybe they give the compressor more jam though as smaller batterys like a 3.0 or even 5.0 can overheat on them and they take that as acceptable but the inflator they want to work with any battery for a full tire even a 2.0 where as if you throw a 2.0 or 3.0 on the compressor and run into issues that cause youre being an idiot.. not that i wouldnt do it to eek out that last tire, or last bit of air nailing ect

With the preset tire inflators...press and walk away...I wonder if it can be defective one day and blow out the tire...is this a possibility?

For cost, ability, and compactness - that Ridgid is really nice. But I hesitate to invest in a third battery platform. I already have Milwaukee and Ryobi, so will probably go with the Ryobi. I can deal with the longer time considering the vehicles I have.

What about the best ones that have a built in jack to lift the vehicle, inflater, and also can use a air gun to remove the wheel lugs. A complete package.

Good review I have the Milwaukee works great

You should totally stop using background music in your videos as it adds nothing except for a distraction which is actually detracting from the video. There's LITERALLY no purpose for it other than maybe YOU like it.

Milwaukee M18 inflator w/ (2) 5Ah batteries & charger is only $200 right now at HD.

Great job. I liked the tabled info, split screen, concise format and was looking for decibels amounts which you showed. Thank you!

Price, performance, useability and size goes to Ridgid...it's just more practical for what most people are going to need it for. So many folks are on the Ridgid 18V system that it just makes sense, instead of investing in an entirely different battery group.

Me: a young adult woman trying to learn to help myself THANKS!!

The Milwaukee M18 costing $180 your better off buying a 6 gallon air compressors with 50 ft hose for $169.

I have the Milwaukee and find I need to set it to deliver 42 psi to get 40 psi because when unscrewing the hose pressure is lost. The remedy would be a closed chuck locking quick connector attached to hose. I have ordered one.

I just bought the Milwaukee M18. Best inflator I have ever owned. Have been using a combo of DeWalt and Makita for most of my tools. Very impressed with this Milwaukee. Got it as part of a deal when buying two Milwaukee M18 REDLITHIUM HIGH OUTPUT XC 6 Ah Lithium-Ion Batteries. Already had the charger. I see so many people bragging up one brand or another. After comparing and using several top brands, I am leaning towards the Milwaukee line for most of my new tools. Worth the cost. Most top line battery tools seem to be comparable. Just a matter of personal choice.

The makita design is so disappointing

Running a 6 amp battery compared to a 1.7 amp battery is just not a realistic comparison.

Means Milwaukee is the best or just paid advertisement 😮😅

So Milwakee does not have a deflate button?

Great video. The chart showing power options skipped the 12DC available for the DeWalt. How do you invoke the deflate mode?

Best small inflators review ever! I have DeWalt tools. DeWalt inflator is not bad. Thank you

I think these results are 100 valid. Great video for sure. I bought the Milwaukee thanks to your video. 👍🏼!!!!

Going Ridgid, thank you!

is the Milwaukee the only tire inflator on the market that has the truefill feature ?

Wow. That is really thorough review. Great job!

I work in risk and safety. Makita is the one I choose. The presets are control devices not safety devices. The trigger on the Makita is the safety device. It's the only one.

i need one of these ad am not getting the makita because of the button issue. i stand up as my back is sore to bed so im with any unit anyway in case it runs on. i also have dewalt batteries so i will get it. i want to use 3amp batteries at least as i have a von haus machine i was gifted and its 1.5amp and it runs out when 4 tyres need filled and topped up.

I'm jealous, I'm from Taiwan, and watching these videos is heartbreaking to me, there is a lot of tools I want to get that are made in Taiwan, yet they are never sold here locally.

I bet the m12 inflator could’ve taken care of most of these full size inflators. Had mine for years and even after getting the m18 I still use the m12 for smaller tires

having a hard time deciding if i should get the Milwaukee inflator or not since i want to keep it in the car but the battery staying in that hot cabin is a fire risk so has anyone had this inflator in they’re car for a long time?

In your comparison between the Milwaukee, Makita, DeWalt, the starting pressures do not seem to be identical -- this could lead to inaccurate timings.

So I guess you just get whatever one you already have the batteries for.

Ridgid by far the best option (as long as you are already in that platform). It’s cheap, fast, small and can use 12volt. It’s a no brainer.

I'm loving my bauer so far.

Got my milwaukee inflator just because of your review..

Good test, I reckon you should do this test with different batteries.