Topic: Airing tires with tank (Read 703 times)

Texaninmass · « **on:** October 17, 2008, 10:59:00 AM »

Jimmy,
I know you provided this awhile back but, I cannot find it anywhere after searching the forums for wat to long!

Can you please tell me the kind of gas set up for the tire inflation you are using...AGAIN!?

Tex

cellulararrest · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2008, 11:40:52 AM »

I think Jimmy has a 10lb tank with a power tank regulator.

I made the setup myself. Tank from the beverage factory and a regulator from offroadair.

If I were to do it again I'd just buy a whole setup from off road air.

Texaninmass · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2008, 12:08:55 PM »

I think Jimmy told me that he originally bought one like the off road set up your talking about but found a local place that he now just exchanges the bottles out with because the refill cost is lower. he said the bottle is wicked ugly but come on Jimmy a pretty don't really go in the same sentence anyway:)

I just checked with ABCO Welding Supply in Worcester and they only had 5 pounders there so, I guess I will keep looking.. I'm still going to need the regulator. I didn't see them individually on the off road air page but I just glanced at it.

Thanks Chris.

Follow up post:

"and pretty"

cellulararrest · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2008, 01:28:46 PM »

Any welding supply shop can fill any CO2 bottle. It's usually around 10 bucks.

Follow up post:

Thought I included this link: http://www.extremegearoffroad.com/offroad-air.htm

You can either get one of their full setups (half the price of a powertank) or just buy a cheap-o regulator.

I bought a 10lb tank off the beverage factory and bought a cheap regulator. It works fine, but I couldn't run air tools off it as the regulator isn't adjustable.

The one good thing about the power tank regulator is it's very good at not freezing up. With my regulator once I get to the last tire, it is much slower to fill.

Daniel · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2008, 06:24:40 PM »

This is where I get to have my "Tex" moment. Before I set up for onboard air, I used to keep a 10 pound air tank, like you have in your house garage for oddjobs in the back of the disco. I kept it down to the load area D rings with bungee cords X'd through the handle. Now this is important: Bungee's, not ratchet straps. My first real group off-roading adventure with the FLRC was at Ocala nat'l forest. And on the powerline road, I was going so fast, I was getting air on the whoop de do's. We had four yellow Disco's in a row, between 25-35 mph. I was in the lead. All of a sudden, a bungee let go, and my air tank bounced out my rear window, and attacked the disco behind me. I was finding glass in my interior for months after that. And three years later, I still haven't tinted the replacement rear glass. Much prefer my compressor in the engine bay.

Just for you, Tex.

boot-it · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2008, 06:54:04 PM »

Tex, I have the power tank regulator and got a two ten pound bottles from air gas then just take em in and exchange for full bottles, no refilling.

TightButWillFit · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:43:14 PM »

you can take a a/c recharde bottle, and pump it with air from your air compressor can do a couple of tires (thats the cheap mans way of doing it)

Texaninmass · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:59:40 PM »

Wow! great thoughts..Chris I had never even heard of being able to run tools of these before...did I get that right?

Daniel...If I purchased a "holder" for the bottle your issue would probably not happen right??

So if I get this right...you know us Texan's are a bit slow...unless where taking over your country

.... I should purchase a good regulator no matter what because I can run tools off of it and it will work better when the bottle is low.
I can still get "exchange bottles" instead of the higher dollar ones because they are the same thing except the exchange ones are butt ugly.

Is that right?

Tex

PS Daniel you Bastard.. I got the Tex moments...Grrr...McCain 2008!

boot-it · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2008, 08:39:15 PM »

Is that right?
YEP

Texaninmass · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2008, 09:17:13 PM »

Thank's Jimmy

cellulararrest · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2008, 01:17:48 PM »

Check with the place you'll be filling it up at. I think airgas is the only one that does exchanges rather than filling. Anywhere else they'll make you buy a tank. It doesn't take long to fill. 5 minutes max.

lynchee · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2008, 02:50:02 PM »

Quote from: Texaninmass;11452

Daniel...If I purchased a "holder" for the bottle your issue would probably not happen right??

This is what I used.

http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0032498521713a.shtml

Texaninmass · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2008, 06:40:13 AM »

That's I pretty cool bracket Dennis. Good price too.

Gt3454 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 21, 2008, 10:46:55 PM »

Have any of you put on OBA compressor setups? Just looking at those online today and have only seen it done on jeeps/FJ's/pickups with Yorks or Via-somethings?

Daniel · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2008, 12:58:04 PM »

I used a heavy duty, twin piston compressor bought off of fleabay. Wired it in the engine compartment. Has a toggle switch for off/on. Works fine. Mounted it where the jack usually goes.

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