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August 2007

Firestone Offers Portable Inflater
Firestone Inflation Stations are new portable air compressors designed to inflate tires, air mattresses, swimming rafts, basketballs and other objects that need air.

Product manager Paul Gibson said the compressors are handy tools for anyone who hauls recreational toys to the desert and needs to deflate or inflate tires. He said, “They can also be used to blow the dust and dirt off an ATV or motorcycle.”

Firestone Industrial Products offers two kits, both including a 150 psi air compressor, a 12-foot power cable, 25-foot air hose, tire inflater tool with gauge, two blower nozzles, a needle valve tool and a canvas carrier. To use the compressor, you just hook it up to a vehicle battery and turn it on. Suggested retail price on kit 9290 is $249.27; a heavier duty model is available for $362.15. For more information, call (800) 888-0650 or visit www.ride-rite.com.

Ridding Vehicles of Smoke
Non-Smoke is designed to eliminate tobacco smoke and other offensive odors from vehicles, hotel rooms and other places. The product is also effective in eliminating odors from boats and RVs when they are taken out of winter storage.

The distributor says the product works by changing the molecular structure of offensive odors and neutralizing them, and that it contains four times the active ingredients found in most other air freshener sprays. The spray’s fragrance fades in a few hours. Non-Smoke is priced at $14.

For information, contact Dakota Products, 27065 Mueller Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57108. Phone (888) 368-2166 or visit www.dakotaproducts.com.

Laundry Sheets Designed for Travel
WashEZE laundry sheets are handy space-savers that combine detergent, fabric softener and static guard in one product. You put a sheet into the washer with a load of laundry and then transfer the load and the sheet into the dryer. There is no need to measure out detergent or carry multiple products.

A box of WashEZE contains 10 sheets, each with enough detergent, fabric softener and static guard for one load of laundry. The product is available from the manufacturer, Consumer Solutions, and from Camping World. It is also being sold through exchanges on military bases. Cost for a box of 10 sheets is under $5. WashEZE contains no phosphates and comes in a recyclable box.

For information, contact Consumer Solutions, 15915 Katy Freeway, Suite 112, Houston, TX 77094. Phone (877) 927-4648 or visit www.washeze.com.

Bed Hauler Separates
Kelderman has introduced a new hydraulic bed hauler for medium duty trucks that makes it easier to load and unload motorcycles, jet skis, ATVs and other equipment. The bed separates from the cab of the truck and lowers to the ground.

The bed hauler is operated by remote control. Rollers provide a smooth transition for loading or unloading cargo. The truck conversion includes a heavy-duty hydraulic power pack, two front and two rear storage compartments and a hand-held remote. The hauler is available for most late model medium-duty Ford, Dodge, Chevy/GMC, Freightliner and International trucks. Prices start at $9,999.

For information, contact Kelderman Manufacturing, 2686 Highway 92, Oskaloosa, IA 52577. Phone (641) 673-0468 or visit www.keldermanairride.com.