How long will it run the die grinder? Those things suck the air. I would think you would be better off with a cordless angle grinder and a small inverter to charge the batteries.
You're right. It's not a long time so you have to be purposeful with it. It's never been a problem for us over the past two decades. We end up using our die grinder quite a bit, too, since we keep welders in all of our rigs for trail fixes.
Great video Steve, and good idea to keep some tools with you on the trail. What specific tool recommendations would give? You mentioned two, but any particular brand, quality, size, etc.? Any other tools you think would be valuable to keep in a trail kit? I always brag to my buddies about how I got such a screaming deal on my powertank at Easter jeep safari a few years ago, and I’ve been telling everyone about the powertank ever since. I’ll be bringing a good friend by the booth this year to pick one up for himself, and I might be getting a second tank for me as a back up. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the comment, Jeremy! Looking forward to seeing you at EJS this year. As far as air tools go, it really depends. A 1/2" air impact is always useful as you can dial up the pressure for really stubborn pinion nuts and the like. For a good value, look into the Ingersoll Rand 231. It's probably the most common impact you'll see at tire shops. I personally use the Chicago Pneumatic CP7748 because I like that it's quieter and feels nicer in my hand. Both are available on our website under air tools. We like them so much, we'll stand behind them. We use a die grinder quite often in conjunction with our on board premier power welder. We keep a few burr grinders and cut off wheels to clean up areas we need to weld. A blow gun is always handy to have as well. Being able to blow off dusty picnic tables, dirty radiators, and everything else is really handy. That's typically all we'll take on the trail. Of course, we use it for everything else around the house and in the shop. It works great for nail guns.
Do you mean an auxiliary air tank? Power Tanks run off of CO2, not compressed air. You can think of the Power Tank itself as an auxiliary air tank, itself, but one that is the equivalent to 400 gallons of compressed air at 150 psi. Such is the energy density of liquid CO2.
@@DarkShooper What purpose do you think an expansion chamber would play in the system? Essentially where a high pressure gas converts to a low pressure (regulator seat) and then flows in a hose the hose is the expansion chamber albeit a narrow one. There is no moisture (“water”) state in CO2 once it leaves the tank. It is either a solid (dry ice) or vapor. Typically, there is sufficient heat energy and time (30’ of hose) to vaporize any dry ice bits that might leave the tank before it enters a tire or air tool. Since there is not water in CO2 there should never be any water in the hose to freeze when the hose gets cold. So nothing gets into the tire or tool except CO2 gas (dry vapor). Does this answer your question?
You are correct. But there are times when you need to run an air tool outside of your shop. For off-roaders, it's needing to run an impact wrench on the trail to fix an axle. For contractors and carpenters, not having to worry about having power on a job-site or wheeling a heavy compressor from the truck is key. For me, I've brought my Power Tank to the back of my property to fix a fence because lugging my garage compressor over and running power to it would have doubled the work.
@@PowerTankOfficial roofing too, and framing! I ran paintball tanks for both, this system is a bit to big for hauling up a ladder fifty times a day but I run a 20 lb tank on my truck and built my systems. it is good to see quality commercial C02 tank set ups being sold ready to go so more people get into it!
@@Dies1r4e You know the good stuff! We designed our Power Shot Sidearm 20 oz systems exactly for folks like you. We also have a Hangman Bracket for 10 lb and 15 lb Power Tanks that you can use to hang on ladders, 2x4s, or scissor lifts.
How long will it run the die grinder? Those things suck the air. I would think you would be better off with a cordless angle grinder and a small inverter to charge the batteries.
You're right. It's not a long time so you have to be purposeful with it. It's never been a problem for us over the past two decades. We end up using our die grinder quite a bit, too, since we keep welders in all of our rigs for trail fixes.
Would you provide the make and model of those yellow wheels you have in the video? Thank you
They are KMC Wheels - RG (Robby Gordon) with custom powdercoat.
Great video Steve, and good idea to keep some tools with you on the trail. What specific tool recommendations would give? You mentioned two, but any particular brand, quality, size, etc.? Any other tools you think would be valuable to keep in a trail kit?
I always brag to my buddies about how I got such a screaming deal on my powertank at Easter jeep safari a few years ago, and I’ve been telling everyone about the powertank ever since. I’ll be bringing a good friend by the booth this year to pick one up for himself, and I might be getting a second tank for me as a back up.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the comment, Jeremy! Looking forward to seeing you at EJS this year.
As far as air tools go, it really depends. A 1/2" air impact is always useful as you can dial up the pressure for really stubborn pinion nuts and the like. For a good value, look into the Ingersoll Rand 231. It's probably the most common impact you'll see at tire shops. I personally use the Chicago Pneumatic CP7748 because I like that it's quieter and feels nicer in my hand. Both are available on our website under air tools. We like them so much, we'll stand behind them.
We use a die grinder quite often in conjunction with our on board premier power welder. We keep a few burr grinders and cut off wheels to clean up areas we need to weld.
A blow gun is always handy to have as well. Being able to blow off dusty picnic tables, dirty radiators, and everything else is really handy.
That's typically all we'll take on the trail. Of course, we use it for everything else around the house and in the shop. It works great for nail guns.
Has anybody done a vid on running an air sander ?
no expansion chamber needed?
Do you mean an auxiliary air tank? Power Tanks run off of CO2, not compressed air. You can think of the Power Tank itself as an auxiliary air tank, itself, but one that is the equivalent to 400 gallons of compressed air at 150 psi. Such is the energy density of liquid CO2.
Power Tank Official an expansion chamber so liquid to gas evap doesn't freeze the lines or spray water ice into tools and tires
@@DarkShooper What purpose do you think an expansion chamber would play in the system? Essentially where a high pressure gas converts to a low pressure (regulator seat) and then flows in a hose the hose is the expansion chamber albeit a narrow one. There is no moisture (“water”) state in CO2 once it leaves the tank. It is either a solid (dry ice) or vapor. Typically, there is sufficient heat energy and time (30’ of hose) to vaporize any dry ice bits that might leave the tank before it enters a tire or air tool.
Since there is not water in CO2 there should never be any water in the hose to freeze when the hose gets cold. So nothing gets into the tire or tool except CO2 gas (dry vapor).
Does this answer your question?
@@PowerTankOfficial you told him
@@iliketakingshowers They had a question and I was simply providing information. Hope they didn't take it personally. 😁
What kind of gas? Nitrogen?
Power Tanks are all CO2. Three times the usable energy as N2 or HPA while having a lower bottle pressure which means it's safer.
Isnt this what nascar uses or at least something similar
There are Trophy Truck teams that have used Nascar-style Impact Guns with a Power Tank for faster tire changes in races
IF you have a workshop , you may as well use a compressor...this is more for a portable application.. I would think
You are correct. But there are times when you need to run an air tool outside of your shop. For off-roaders, it's needing to run an impact wrench on the trail to fix an axle. For contractors and carpenters, not having to worry about having power on a job-site or wheeling a heavy compressor from the truck is key. For me, I've brought my Power Tank to the back of my property to fix a fence because lugging my garage compressor over and running power to it would have doubled the work.
@@PowerTankOfficial roofing too, and framing! I ran paintball tanks for both, this system is a bit to big for hauling up a ladder fifty times a day but I run a 20 lb tank on my truck and built my systems. it is good to see quality commercial C02 tank set ups being sold ready to go so more people get into it!
@@Dies1r4e You know the good stuff! We designed our Power Shot Sidearm 20 oz systems exactly for folks like you. We also have a Hangman Bracket for 10 lb and 15 lb Power Tanks that you can use to hang on ladders, 2x4s, or scissor lifts.
Most of the things I've been thinking have been invented by someone else first.
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