KennethS
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Yep, I did that too. I also replaced the yellow plastic air hose with a 1/4" rubber hose and the chinesium quick connects with "real" air quick connects. There are so many modifications you can do to these compressors.
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I buddy had one of those setup in his JK. It looked handy, but I run pretty light with cargo and didn’t want all that extra hose to account for.
The amount of time to fill the same four tires is the same, plus you get to carry 35 feet of tangled hose. Many have tried. Many have quickly figured out the octopus is a dumb idea
I have no experience with one, but I see the appeal of only having to monitor the gauge one time.
Plus, all 4 tires will be exactly the same; going up or down.
The only times I wish my 400 was faster is in the early morning hours after an all night snow run when I’m cold and tired and wanna get home. Other wise airing up is a time to chat with others in the group and share info with new friends.
I have a Viair 400P, 480C and 485C I never thought they were slow until I got the dual ARB.
And Yorks and Powertank blow that away.
All of which are $600+. Just not that important to me at this point.
Another option, if you don't have A/C is to use the factory A/C pump with an inline tool oiler before and separator after. Not as good as the York but way faster than 12 volt pumps. Not to mention a wrecking yard factory A/C pump, fittings, hose, and pressure switch are cheap!
Hey, he has been getting in the water since the 1960s and has never needed to swim because he can always touch the bottom. As matter of fact he was just in the water for a very long time in a very cool pool that he waded in as a kid and can still stand on the bottom. Screw your swimming and stuff, there is no deep water and its unneeded.
I tried two tires at a time and no surprise the compressor needed to run exactly twice the time to raise the pressure the same amount.
Big bore two stroke! The old “coffee can” we used to call them, in reference to the size of the piston. Great desert bike. Husky? I rode a CR500 for years. If I was to get a new bike 300 two stroke KTM looks like the perfect setup.
Here's the numbers I previously timed for a few fill scenarios using my Jeep. The goal was to determine the usefulness of adding a tank.
Particulars:
ARB dual compressor
Viair 2.5 gallon tank
Viair air chuck with gauge used for filling
ARB quick deflator used for deflating
Starting at 8 psi to 25 psi
35 x 12.5 x 15 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss's
15 x 9 Trail Ready Beadlocks
DR - Driver Rear
DF - Driver Front
PF - Passenger Front
PR - Passenger Rear
Test one - filling the tank
It took 1:36.03 for the compressor to switch off, gauge in jeep said 170 psi, compressor is rated to 150 psi and gauge in jeep was always right on when my old 200 psi viair 480C shut off at 200 psi.
Test two - All valve caps removed and no tank
1:28.16 - DR tire fill
0:12.19 - Time between DR to DF tire
1:27.72 - DF tire fill
0:21.02 - DF to PF tire (phone app switched on me too)
1:30.61 - PF tire fill
0:13.65 - PF to PR tire
1:27.26 - PR tire fill
6:41.65 - Total time
Test three - All valve caps removed and starting with full tank
1:03.26 - DR tire fill
0:11.24 - Time between DR to DF tire
1:30.65 - DF tire fill
0:15.61 - DF to PF tire (phone app switched on me too)
1:26.76 - PF tire fill
0:09.53 - PF to PR tire
1:27.90 - PR tire fill
6:05.38 - Total time
Test 4 - Removed and installed all valve caps with full tank
0:09.30 - Remove DR cap
00:56.04 - DR tire fill
0:21.12 - Install DR cap move and remove DF cap
1:18.62 - DF tire fill
0:25.50 - Install DF cap move and remove PF cap
1:20.04 - PF tire fill
0:21.36 - Install PF cap move and remove PR cap
1:19.11 - PR tire fill
0:12.16 - Install PR cap
6:23.29 - Total time
Test 5 - Removed and installed all valve caps with no tank
0:10.55 - Remove DR cap
01:29.64 - DR tire fill
0:19.01 - Install DR cap move and remove DF cap
1:32.47 - DF tire fill
0:23.86 - Install DF cap move and remove PF cap
1:35.06 - PF tire fill
0:23.70 - Install PF cap move and remove PR cap
1:34.84 - PR tire fill
0:09.01 - Install PR cap
7:38.17 - Total time
Notes on results: for test 5 the compressor would shut off between tires, for all the other tests the compressor ran the entire time.
Particulars:
ARB dual compressor
Viair 2.5 gallon tank
Viair air chuck with gauge used for filling
ARB quick deflator used for deflating
Starting at 8 psi to 25 psi
35 x 12.5 x 15 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss's
15 x 9 Trail Ready Beadlocks
DR - Driver Rear
DF - Driver Front
PF - Passenger Front
PR - Passenger Rear
Test one - filling the tank
It took 1:36.03 for the compressor to switch off, gauge in jeep said 170 psi, compressor is rated to 150 psi and gauge in jeep was always right on when my old 200 psi viair 480C shut off at 200 psi.
Test two - All valve caps removed and no tank
1:28.16 - DR tire fill
0:12.19 - Time between DR to DF tire
1:27.72 - DF tire fill
0:21.02 - DF to PF tire (phone app switched on me too)
1:30.61 - PF tire fill
0:13.65 - PF to PR tire
1:27.26 - PR tire fill
6:41.65 - Total time
Test three - All valve caps removed and starting with full tank
1:03.26 - DR tire fill
0:11.24 - Time between DR to DF tire
1:30.65 - DF tire fill
0:15.61 - DF to PF tire (phone app switched on me too)
1:26.76 - PF tire fill
0:09.53 - PF to PR tire
1:27.90 - PR tire fill
6:05.38 - Total time
Test 4 - Removed and installed all valve caps with full tank
0:09.30 - Remove DR cap
00:56.04 - DR tire fill
0:21.12 - Install DR cap move and remove DF cap
1:18.62 - DF tire fill
0:25.50 - Install DF cap move and remove PF cap
1:20.04 - PF tire fill
0:21.36 - Install PF cap move and remove PR cap
1:19.11 - PR tire fill
0:12.16 - Install PR cap
6:23.29 - Total time
Test 5 - Removed and installed all valve caps with no tank
0:10.55 - Remove DR cap
01:29.64 - DR tire fill
0:19.01 - Install DR cap move and remove DF cap
1:32.47 - DF tire fill
0:23.86 - Install DF cap move and remove PF cap
1:35.06 - PF tire fill
0:23.70 - Install PF cap move and remove PR cap
1:34.84 - PR tire fill
0:09.01 - Install PR cap
7:38.17 - Total time
Notes on results: for test 5 the compressor would shut off between tires, for all the other tests the compressor ran the entire time.
Dude. You should get a hobby……
Give an engineer a pressure gauge…
I remember timing a tire or two, however I was not as committed to achieving statistical data.
I wanted numbers for direction on the new build.
Your results finally let me convince myself that a tank does not help that much.
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