Good air tank.

I have three air tanks and they range from poor to ass clown. Now I have never purchased one as the all were found or given to me. The one thing the three air tanks seem to have in common is they do not like to take compressed air, the all have the same style air inlet.

Has anyone been able to modify the inlets or is there a kit that could help with this. If not what air tank is easy to fill, use, and will not leak down over night?

Thanks, Paul B

I have removed the schrader valve crap from mine. I put 1/4" tee on top then one branch gets the gauge and the other got a 1/4" quarter turn vave with a male quick connect fitting that i plug the air hose right onto. Plug hose, open valve, tank fills in seconds, close valve, unhook hose and walk away with your compressed air

The HF one I have seems to work fine..

I do the same as Pat, chuck the Schrader valve and replace with valve and male air fitting. The other alternative is to replace the hose on the tank with a female coupler, then put a male fitting on the tank hose and two male fittings on a ball valve to use when filling.

Thanks for the info.

Paul

I stopped mine from leaking down by disassembling the valve and replacing the o rings. Years ago I bought one of those HF o ring assortments and it has come in handy a few times.

Thing is, the tank is past the expiration date on it and I'm not sure how seriously I should take that. Doesn't seem to be suffering from internal rust or anything.

I worry about age as well. I debate the quality of chinese welds every time I straddle the thing and jam the air Chuck on.

I removed, cleaned, and resealed all of the connections on mine and then added a valve and quick connect at the outlet. I have a dual male connector that I can use with my main air hose to refill.

bearmtnmartin wrote: I worry about age as well. I debate the quality of chinese welds every time I straddle the thing and jam the air Chuck on.

Me Too, Is It gonna Get My Leg or.......Worse, I still think I will do the Quick fill though thanks.

I've got a 7 gallon tank from Lowes, it's got a schrader valve and in and out quick connects. Seems pretty well built. And it's got a nice handle too.

I have seen many air tanks wellllllll past the certification date working quiet well, I would not have an issue with using one as long as the tank has no damage.

oldopelguy wrote: I do the same as Pat, chuck the Schrader valve and replace with valve and male air fitting. The other alternative is to replace the hose on the tank with a female coupler, then put a male fitting on the tank hose and two male fittings on a ball valve to use when filling.

+1 on this. Works well with the HF yellow air tank

tomtomgt356 wrote: I removed, cleaned, and resealed all of the connections on mine and then added a valve and quick connect at the outlet. I have a dual male connector that I can use with my main air hose to refill.

Exactly what I did. Just set the regulator on my main compressor to 135 psi and plug it into my mobile tank.

I recently upgraded to a 12V mini compressor though. Much easier to lug to the track than the 5 gallon air tank. I find myself letting air out of my track tires way more than inflate them anyway.

NEALSMO wrote: I recently upgraded to a 12V mini compressor though. Much easier to lug to the track than the 5 gallon air tank. I find myself letting air out of my track tires way more than inflate them anyway.

I use my tank more for lawnmowers, trailer tires, and other places that a long air hose is annoying. For track days, I usually air my tires up a little before I leave the house and then adjust down after the first few sessions as they heat up.

What others said about replacing the Schrader valve w/ ball valve, tee and fittings for quick fill.

I like these for coming off the tank instead of Sch. 40 or 80 nipples. Bumpin' and bangin' and all that. Our old shop tank had a decent manifold on it but doofusses beat on it like other stuff they don't own.

Steel, hydraulic. TSC oughta have 'em.

I have dealt with the aftermath of an exploding air tank. Granted, it was a 20 gal tank, but the shrapnel injuries required amputation of the victim's hand.

It failed due to rust in a weld seam on the inside of the tank. Outside looked fine.

Maj75, do you know how old the tank was and how much pressures was being put in it?

I really love my Aluminum tank from Jeg's, Sometimes I forget how much until I pick up my old HF steel one and forget it weights 5x more. As for filing, I snap on the filler with the clip to hold it on. the HF unit ball valve and a quick disconnect fitting.

My aux air tank is actually an old CO2 beverage tank from a bar. Its not only rated for something like 1800psi, but its aluminum so it can't rust. I had to get creative with the inlet/outlet. The old valve on top is an o-ring fitting, so I just cut the valve part off the top, tapped the hole for NPT (3/8" I think) and then adapted down to 1/4" tee. One side has a female disconnect, the other side has a valve and a male disconnect.

Its heavy, and a little small, but glorious overkill. Its going to go in my F150 and get filled with a York compressor for on board air. Its something like 4.5 gallons, but at 250 or so psi, that's the same as about 10 gallons at 120 psi like a normal tank would have.