No love for co2?
It seemed like the easiest and cheapest way when I needed it back in the day. I got it to fill my tires quickly where no air was available. I now run my lockers off it and carry two tanks so that I will not be stranded if one runs out.
I went with an “OFFROAD AIR HyperFLO MAX Regulatorâ€.
It is adjustable and accurate up to 200PSI. It has an E-Z to read, large liquid filled stainless gauge on a non-freezing, high pressure regulator. You can get this regulator for around $140 or get a cheaper one from power tank or any co2 supplier.
I went with “OFFROAD AIR Heavy Duty Mounting Brackets. You can get them for around $52
I have one tank mounted on ether side in the back of my truck leaving room for all the other crap I carry on the trail. I not only needed to have access to the tank but needed it to be able to operate while I was driving so it could run my lockers with it (the tank needs to be mounted upright when operated). The tank on the passenger side is set up to run my lockers.
Mine are mounted to the body of the truck.
I cut the carpet then drilled holes in the floor, filed; spray painted and ran bolts through them.
I lay the carpet back over the bottom of the holder to avoid the metal on metal vibrations.
I found that alone it was not secure enough to keep the whole deal from rattling around so I detached it and…
Just above the pocket and below the speaker I found a strip of sheet metal under the plastic molding. I figured out where to drill lining up two holes through it and the molding.
I ran a long (maybe 6â€) but not very thick (1/8-1/4â€?) through the sheet metal and secured it to the sheet metal with a lock nut. Put the plastic molding back running the protruding bolts through it and added another lock nut.
I then lined up the detached tank bracket to those bolts and drilled holes through it.
I secured the bracket to those bolts with a nut on one side and a lock nut on the other cutting off the excess of the bolts.
I then bolted the bracket to the floor as before.
It was a lot of work but it does not move now and when I did the other side it went pretty smooth.
My CO2 regulated to 150psi airs up one of my 33"x12.5†MT's in less than a minute, 15psi-35psi and I can get over 30 fills per 10# tank. I can set the bead of my tire with it. I’ve never seen anyone’s air compressor system set one although a few guys have said they’ve done it and I’d bet the double compressor/2.5gal tank set up could. I can run my impact wrench off it at close to 200psi.
The only down side is you need to pay to have the tanks refilled. I do an exchange at the local welding supply. It cost $30 last time I did it, cost only $20 the time before, it seems as though the price changes with the breeze.
I might get a compressor at some time in the future because it burns me when I get ripped off at the supply house and I’m liking the double compressor/2.5gal tank deal (need more details) but for now I’ve run this set up for more than a few years and it has never let me down.