Author Topic: co2 (Read 2837 times)

LD · « **on:** Dec 07, 2010, 07:32:47 PM »

I am about to order a aluminum co2 tank but cant decide between a 10lb or 15lb. what are you guys running?

4RunnerChevy · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 07:47:44 PM »

You can do alot of tires with a 10 lb tank.

Slolyfe · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 07:52:50 PM »

Bigger is better. Get what you can fit in your rig.

superyota · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 07:56:39 PM »

Quote from: Slolyfe on Dec 07, 2010, 07:52:50 PM

Bigger is better. Get what you can fit in your rig.

x2

Mavericks · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 08:01:54 PM »

Where are you getting the regulator and hose?

emsvitil · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 08:06:17 PM »

What's the cost difference (tanks and refills) ?

LD · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 08:21:57 PM »

Im not sure about filling the 10lb but the 15lb is $20.00. I am getting a fixed regulator from poly performace. How many tires can you fill with ur 10lb tank

LD · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 08:31:08 PM »

or mayber this regulator http://eastsidecustomtruck.com/i-61362-hyperflo-fixed-regulator.html i have heard the poly performance one freezes up.

superyota · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 08:32:59 PM »

i get about 2 wheeling seasons out of mine. that includes airing up all my buddies that go too. not sure on how many tires. maybe 40 or so sets of 37's-39's? i have a 15 lb bottle.

LD · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 07, 2010, 08:49:10 PM »

wow 40 tires im looking at this chart and it says 13 depending on psi http://www.powertank.com/full.chart.html

yotarunner85 · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 08, 2010, 08:26:59 AM »

I have a 10lb powertank and can fill up my 4 35's from 8 to 10 psi to 35 psi about 3 to 4 times. Cost me $18 to fill up the bottle last year here in San Diego.

superyota · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 08, 2010, 08:35:07 AM »

Quote from: LD on Dec 07, 2010, 08:49:10 PM

wow 40 tires im looking at this chart and it says 13 depending on psi http://www.powertank.com/full.chart.html

i guarantee you i get more than 13 fills. my bottle just ran out, so i'll keep track of how many fills i get(it might be a year or so before i run out though). all the tires we air up are around 20-25psi.

LD · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 08, 2010, 09:01:33 AM »

Alrighty I think im going to go with a 15lb tank. Hey superyota what kind of regulator are you using? Does it ever freeze on you?

superyota · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 08, 2010, 09:21:27 AM »

i actually got my regulator from harbor freight

. think it was around $30. it definitley gets iced up, but have never had any problems with it. i've had the same one for the past 4 years. works good. i can't turn the pressure up higher than 80psi on it though because it starts leaking out of the safety valve. usually have it cranked up to around 75psi when i'm filling tires. not as fast as the power tank regulators set at a constand 150psi, but it works great. i've also used it to run a air ratchet and impact on the trail before.

4RunnerChevy · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 08, 2010, 04:44:41 PM »

When I used to production weld with CO2, using outershield wire, we had inline heaters that attach to the reg. and prevented frost. They might make something like this in 12v DC (ours were 110 AC). I do know they sell 12V DC Heater wire/cord for wrapping around mobile stuff to keep it warm, or something along that line. I also ran CO2 for a while, didn't like exspensive regs freezing up. I switched to belt driven compressor, cause there was one in my truck already. The old CO2 setup is happily charging home brew with bubbles.

R.DesJardin · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 08, 2010, 04:53:08 PM »

I have a 20# bottle just like I have on my welder, using a CO2 regulator from the welding store. Yes it gets icy but never has stopped working. Cost about $25 to refill. Should fill up tires all winter long.

Snowtoy · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 08, 2010, 07:28:46 PM »

Basically the same set-up I was running back in the early '90's. Never had the hose or regulator freeze up, ice would form on the outside, but never an issue with the flow of air.

W/a 20lb tank and 33 AT's I would only get about 8-12 trips out of it in the winter time, depending on how low I dropped the psi. During the Summer I would get a lot more since I was only going from 12-15psi to 35psi. With wheeling about 3 times a month, I usually had to fill the tank about 2-3 times a year.

LD · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 09, 2010, 08:20:21 AM »

Thanks for all the good info guys

LD · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 06:44:54 PM »

Got my co2 tank and regulator today. I found a old oxygen regulator in the top of my shop. Put a co2 nut on it and it works great and its small and adjustable. plus it was free only cost me $6 for the nut so i am in my whole setup $106 with shipping

Mavericks · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 07:18:58 PM »

What size tank did you end up getting and who did you go through?

LD · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 08:27:10 PM »

I ended up getting a 10lb the 15lb was a little too tall and I think if your going to get a 15lb might as well get a 20lb because there the same height and is only 1 inch bigger in the diameter. I got it through beveragefactory was 100 shipped. I will post a few pictures of the regulator I used in a few

LD · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 09:22:29 PM »

I was going to go with a fixed regulator but i found a box full of old national oxy regulators. so i decided to make it work. its started out looking like this one

I cleaned it up and put a co2 nut on it and now it looks like this

It works great, the guage only goes up to 100 but i crank it up past probably to about 120 and it puts out plenty
-superyota you said that you cant turn yours up past 80 because it blows out the safety valve. Im not sure if yours is adjustable but mine is and i had to adjust it so give that a shot. Use a allen through the small hole in it, tighten it to increase pressure

superyota · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 21, 2010, 11:39:28 PM »

sweet! looks good. i'll check it out. thanks for the info.

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