The Rolls Royce of air supply.......

[Ozz]

Your jaw will drop when you check out the 'Specs' on this system
The amount of tires you can fill, the speed of the air supply....It's 'Slap your Grandma' good.
For Big boys with big toys....That's us, right?

[stiles watson]

Of course the one I like is expensive. So..... back to dreaming

[Ozz]

Stiles, if I had your money, I would burn mine....
(Never did exactly know what that meant, but sounded good)

[bigmurf]

Don't have a shop or working hands to do it again. Had a Jeep CJ5 that I got a AC bracket and compressor from a boneyard. Used the roll bar for a tank and installed a pressure switch to operate the electric clutch. Couple of quick connects and I I could use air tools. Problem was everybody wanted to blow their tires up at the sand dunes.

[HughM]

Did you read the safety page? At 120 degrees (Arizona in August) the tank is 2000 PSI. I don't think I would want that under, inside or in the bed of my truck. The old 5 gal. tank and small compressor will do me just fine.
Hugh

[Ozz]

I have worked with the 5 pounder for the last 20 years, have had it on the rooftops with me, carried it up the ladder, throw it, drop it, hug the thing with one arm as I climb, toss it in the back of the truck. If my tanks held up under that abuse, I wouldn't worry about retirement duty.
I used them to blow out rooftop condensers and evaporators, as well as inside refrigeration coils, with no regulators. I have three of them with me now.
Not to worry. They are built to stand up under that pressure, just like welding; Oxy, and Acet. tanks.

[Trailer Trash 2]

They are nice to have in a pinch and you are in a hurry, but I think they would be a lot of money to buy, and a lot to get refiled with high presure air. but it was a good read

[Ozz]

Thanks, Don.
If you have a friend with a bar, or a business that has them, you might borrow one to use. Sometimes they have 2 or 3 in a back room they don't even know they have, I found this true in my HVAC business. They have the larger ones, but you can trade them in on the 5# bottles, I traded a large one I had for 2 smaller ones.
It costs me $7.00 to get my bottle filled, (2 years ago) not bad at all, I have had this one in use on my truck for 2 years now. My 2 spares are still full also. I sometimes help stranded folks by filling their flat tires so they can get to the repair place, or at least a safe spot to fix the flat.
I have a 30' or so, air line with a female air chuck to plug it into on my back bumper.

[HughM]

They are OK as long as they have the official "Ozz's Seal Of Approval" There're good enought for me.
Hugh

[Ozz]

Hugh, you are a trusting fellow, I will endeavor to live up to your trust.

[Waynem]

SCUBA tanks hold 2500-3000#. Carrying them in the trunk of your car can be a hazard. One person did that and the valve blew off, went through the back seat, front seat, and imbedded in the engine block.

If you have to carry high pressure tanks be careful where you point the valve stems. (Any direction is dangerous, if not to you, then a passerby)

[Ozz]

Scuba tanks don't kill people, people kill people....