Divers air tanks?

[muky-kid.]

Ide just like to run this by you all. Hows about useing a divers air tank say 7 or 12litre ( holds upto 300 p.s.i ). Fixed into 4x4 and useing attachments for say tyre inflateing or small hand air tools, cheap to refill and could come in handy for other jobs. Just a thought. Or do i need to get out more. :?

[Wanderer]

Might worked. For diving purposes they have to be regularily tested.

Ed

[muky-kid.]

Might worked. For diving purposes they have to be regularily tested.

Ed

:D Hi ed, yes your right they are reguarly tested, but after looking on ebay you can get a 7 litre cylinder that holds upto 300 bar with test certificate for around £40 to £60 quid with regulator, and even after purchaseing fixing brackets,extended air line and tools its still cheaper than say an ARB compresser or eqivelant, and you wouldnt need a second battery to run it on. And you could also make it so that you could remove it from vehicle then youve got a portable compresser very handy. Ill have to look into it a bit more to see if its possible. Watch this space. :D

[muddyweb]

Bloomin' great lump of steel to be carting about for the occasional job though .

I looked at something similar a while ago and decided that a decent battery compressor and a good wheel wrench were just as good.  :-(

[nzrover]

I've been there, done that and agree with Tim - not worth the effort.  A 9l capacity cylinder at 300bar only holds about  90 cubic feet of air  - just enough to add 20psi to a set of 31x10.5R15's a couple of times, or change one wheel with an impact wrench if all goes well.

[Range Rover Blues]

I've been there, done that and agree with Tim - not worth the effort.  A 9l capacity cylinder at 300bar only holds about  90 cubic feet of air  - just enough to add 20psi to a set of 31x10.5R15's a couple of times, or change one wheel with an impact wrench if all goes well.

And that's just the problem, you still need a compressor running even when you have a huge reciever, let alone a scuba tank.  The only advantage I can see is that a fairly small compressor, run for some time, would give very short bursts of high pressure or high air flow.

[ibexman]

You might have look on this chaps website
www.red-ibex.com  look under modifications and then locker and air system.

Can't say it appeals to me having a dirty great highly pressurised and heavy air tank sitting just behind my head.

I use an ARB compressor for the lockers and tyre inflation.  I understand that they are not powerful enough to run air tools off.

Regards

Dom

[muky-kid.]

:( Oh well it was only a daft idea. And your right about the weight of the thing didnt think of that. Might just bite the bullet and get an ARB device instead.

[Wanderer]

An alluminium (aluminum) tank would be lighter but there's still the problem of filling it as well as the fact they contain less capacity due to the thicker walls.
It was worth a thought.

Now cylindrical rock sliders as a holding tank.....

Ok. I thought not. :)

Ed

[muddyweb]

Did you see the German guys behind the Mud-Club stand at Billing ?

A fairly large (I'm sure Neil knows the capacity) aluminium barrel where the bumper normally goes....     a beer barrel !!

(I kid you not)   I've never seen Neil so excited as he dragged me over to see it  :lol:

[Wanderer]

The Landrover version of a St Bernard :)

Ed

[ibexman]

Ed said "Now cylindrical rock sliders as a holding tank.....
Ok. I thought not."


Ed

I seem to remember reading somewhere that people have actually done this but used the roll cage or tree bars as the holding tank.  I think it was in America.  I can't find the link.  Perhaps someone else knows about it.......

Regards

Dom

[Wanderer]

I suppose the shape would have a detrimental effect on the pressure that could be held in them. My train of thought was that if you had the weight in there somewhere from something already used then try to make use of it.
If that makes any sense.
Then I thought maybe not because of the problems of them taking damage.

Ed

[Range Rover Blues]

I suppose the shape would have a detrimental effect on the pressure that could be held in them. My train of thought was that if you had the weight in there somewhere from something already used then try to make use of it.
If that makes any sense.
Then I thought maybe not because of the problems of them taking damage.

Ed

Yes indeed, not at all funny if your rock cliders opened up like a tin can, everybody would get a piece!