so I got a new air tank from harbor freight. it's got the schraeder chuck for filling, with a dial open/close valve. it works fine but takes forever to fill it. I was going to hook up a quick disconn
I mounted an air hose coupler on my portable tank and put a decent air chuck on a short hose. To fill the tank fast I made up a male-male connector so I can hook it directly to my air lines - you us
Soon after I got my air tank I removed the stock hose and air chuck, left the valve, gauge and pressure relief intact. I added about a 4 foot chunk of hose, put a female quick connect on the end. Mad
Mine takes forever to fill as well. The only way I've managed to speed it up is to raise the pressure coming from my compressor. One thing that makes it easier to deal with is a schrader chuck that l
I happened to be out in the garage with the camera. mjb. http://www.team.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.
Great idea! Thanks, Mark. Randall _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shop-
Mark, I second Randall, comments, THANKS!!! If you don't mind, I'm going to use that in a quick tip with your picture and crediting you, in The Brickline which I edit/publish. John John T. Blair WA4O
Author: "Elton E. (Tony) Clark" <eltonclark@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 17:50:28 -0500
*Exactly . . latch on the locking chuck and by the time you get another beer, it's full!* *Tony in Texas* _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.h
No problem, hopefully it will make a bit easier for a few folks out there. And of course, being the careful, attentive mechanic I am I have *NEVER* plugged the filling fitting into a live feed from t
When I drove a tow truck, the air pig we carried on one of the trucks had a fill along those lines, except it was spring loaded, so you had to hold the valve while it filled. I've never seen another
See http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/3898772551_fb86cc6296_o.jpg I T-eed mine after the tank manifold and put a one-way valve between the tee and a male fitting. (The black and rusty thing.) I don
I don't know about how much I like it, but I've not been able to find a better way... I put a regular quick disconnect at the end of the hose. Normally a tire chuck lives in it, but when I want to f
I posted this earlier, you musta missed it. :) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/3898772551_fb86cc6296_o.jpg I T-eed mine after the tank manifold and put a one-way valve between the tee and a male