If a bicycle hand pump can reseat a tire bead, then whatever little pump you are looking at can do the same.
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If a bicycle hand pump can reseat a tire bead, then whatever little pump you are looking at can do the same.
interesting! How many large tire fillings can you get from a CO2 bottle and what size bottle do I have to find a spot for?
Never mind: I found that a p10 power tank can fill my 35’s 32 times. Now all I have to do is learn about a power tank.
Further edit: Never mind. $600 or more for this fancy tank? No thanks. Now back to thinking about mounting the $200 compressor.
You might be able to DIY the CO2 bottle for your $200 budget. I have the links for DIY’ng someplace. I opted for an ARB under hood compressor because of the small size. Hasn’t let me down yet.
Years ago, I was airing down at a trailhead as a guy in a big mall crawler JK on 35s or 37s was airing back up using a CO2 tank. He decided to complain to me about how awesome his CO2 tank was, but it is only enough for one trail.
I knew this was weird, so I asked him what he airs down to. "25psi," he confidently replies. I tell him that is my normal street pressure, what do you fill up to? "45psi", he confidently replies. I told him that is why your tank only lasts one trail. Also, I air down to 8psi.
He was quiet the next few minutes and drove away on his over-inflated tires.
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My last 10lb tank cost me about $175 at a welding supply shop. Fixed regulator was $50 or $60. So I agree with that budget.
I switched to Napa compressor for less bulk vs the co2 tank. Napa compressor is really quick.
That sounds more like it. So I would need the tank, a bracket of some sort, a regulator and then fill the tank. How much does it cost at the gas supply to refill the tank?
I have one of these and find it difficult to not recommend it, despite my years with a York and now an ARB Twin.
M18 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Electric Portable Inflator (Tool-Only) https://share.google/mn1KjyNAGt6s92hKq
I have this in my truck. It will fill all 4 tires from 6 to 25 PSI in about 15 minutes.
Yes, I think the reason I have been skeptical about reseating a bead on the trail is that I have had some tough times seating a bead at a tire machine. I think in most of those cases it was a mismatch of tire and wheel size. If things match properly, seating should be easy.
That 32 came from a chart on a website called Power Tank or something like that. I didn’t question its accuracy because I was just looking for a rough answer. I needed to know if it was more like 1 or 100. Also I said “filled,” but they were giving a pressure range like you guys were, not actually filling from empty.
I have 2 different Viairs, 4 different ARB’s and agree that Milwaukee is my preferred and handiest compressor due to its portability and ease of use.
For onboard air I like my dual ARB.
Have you seen the new dual ARB? I've been debating replacing my dual RC compressor with the new ARB. Although it is very hard to spend $1k on it when my RC works great (just for the lockers) and I have a brand new, free RC dual setting on the shelf.
https://store.arbusa.com/brushless-twin-motor-onboard-12v-air-compressor-ckblta12/
Yeah, I’d like to try one. I have a new in box ARB dual I need to sell to put toward the brushless.
No idea on refilling. When I was looking into it my plan was to have my neighbor fill it for me.. he owns a fire extinguisher company.
I refilled my 10lb tank this morning at my Welding Supply shop. Cost about $30.
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