Fastest way to Air-up: Solved - 4 Tires in 4 minutes
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2023
- #compressor #offroad #thorslightning
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Yes, there is a much better way to air up on the trail.
If you are like me, airing up or airing down are not on your top 5 list of things we do while overlanding.
Airing up your tires with 1 hose doing 1 tire at a time takes at least 30 minutes to 45 minutes especially if you are using a single compressor pumping out an average of 1.3 CFM of air!
A tire can take about 2.5 CFM (cubic feet per minute) which is the fastest you can go, regardless of compressor speed.
Especially working on 1 tire at a time!
This is my 1 stress on the trail.. holding everyone else back. Checking pressure with another tool, adds time as well for accuracy.
So now enter Thor's Lightning Dual compressor, which pumps out as much as 10 CFM of air! Remember max per tire is 2.5? Well 10 ÷ 4 tires is 2.5 each. This is the fastest you can air up. The 4 hoses simple push down on your valve stem (no screwing it down) and you turn on the air. Now Air up time goes from 30-40 minutes, down to 4-6 minutes!!! You are no longer the slow guy in the group!
Especially if there is weather, you just want to get the task done!
Another huge benefit, is you get even distribution of air into all 4 tires. This is important for load balance, even wear, and safety.
How many times have you filled up a tire too much because you are chatting with buddies, only to spend extra time letting some air out to get to your desired air pressure!
I know I have.
Also you can use the 4 hose system to air down. It takes about the same 4-5 minutes to go from 35psi to 12psi. Again.. Accurate pressure between ALL 4 tires, brilliant. No more getting it "close" to one another or being off my 1-2 PSI.
This is a game changer for me, time saver and I am now excited to air up or down on the trail. - Авто та транспорт
Man, what a beautiful truck! love the diesel!
We ran 3/8" line inside the frame & 4 quick disconnect chucks on bulkheads on all 4 corners through the frame wall for easier & faster air up
That's a beautiful rig!!
Just did this upgrade, what a game changer!!
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Looks really good, I have the ARB portable compressor which is a single. I wonder how it would work with doing all four at the same time.
This is a decent unti exact same unit moorflate uses(which is FAST) But it cant be mounted were it can get wet dusty or the like so bear that In mind. The 4 wheel setup is priceless tho. worth every penny jmo
Totally worth it! Time is money and this saves a ton of time. They do make several mounts, but I prefer portability to bring from Land Cruiser to Land Cruiser.. lol..
The moorflate is good too, one difference is the hoses. Moors is 1/4" and Thors is 3/8". Although tires can take a max amount of air (2.5 CFMs) which both hoses carry, the bigger 3/8" helps if you are airing up a mattress, waterfront toys, blowup doll, that can take higher pressure.
Wow 40s Trepadors on an F J 40. Super!! Envy😅
Im just now buying this Thor and considering the kit. This is what I needed to see. Awsom review. Glad you did this. Subbed. Dandahermit. Wish this could be set to stop at prederermined pressure.
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Nice! Having a fast inflate also makes it so you don't have to have your car running the whole time and wasting all that gas. The actual compressor looks like the one that's been quite popular that NAPA sells which is rarely if ever in stock. But I'm sure it's basically the same manufacturer.
the key is the 4 hose system. Total benefit to having all 4 tires equally distributed tire pressure too.
Not. It's a cheap knock off
Meant the one at Napa.
@@dandahermitseals5582 it exactly the same compressor they just branded their name on it some even install a pressure switch and psi shutoff then charge premium on it
I have the atlas tire valves.they air down about 8-10 seconds per wheel on my 37×13.50r17s
I'm under 1 min taking my time airing down.
Yes Atlas airs down fast. But when you air up by the valve, the fastest is 2.5 cubic feet a minute and the compressor is 10cfm ÷ 4 is your max speed.
@CruisingTheLand I have 2-5 gallon air tanks mounted under the rear with 4 viar 485c pumps mounted inside to. 260ah lithium battery wich supplies higher voltage than the under hood batteries due to the fact of a dc-dc 50 amp charger.also have two small brushless fans on a timed relay to keep them cool during continuous duty. At 200 psi it will push faster than that 2.5cfm rating. You can easily test this yourself using a real shop compressor and seeing how fast the tires fill.that pump rating of 10cfm is at zero psi free flowing. It severely reduces the higher the air pressure in the tires are fighting back against it. The only reason I have this crazy setup is so I can run my welder,plasma cutter,lockers and certain air tools. Regardless that's still an impressive single duty portable pump for the price
@CruisingTheLand little tech tip to help understand what I'm talking about. 2.6cfm from 30psi to atmospheric (assuming approx. sea level) translates to a flow area equivalent to a 0.063" hole.
At 90psi, flowing to atmospheric, will be about 6.1cfm.
This gets a bit weirder when you talk about inflating tires, as you're not flowing to atmosphere, but between two different pressure vessels
Thanks for the video. A question - do you know what gauge wire is going from the compressor to the battery? At 12 Volts, 90 AMPS I would expect it to be 4 or 6 gauge. The connector wires seem to be under sized for the compressor. That may be a Quality flag for me.
Great vid. Do you still sell those max traxx competitors? If so how much? Thank you
Yes I sell the ActionTrax with Yellow Zinc metal.. you can message me for details cruisingtheland@gmail.com
They are 340 with the metal grade 8 yellow Zinc. Way better than Maxtrax Xtreme at $529!!
And better more expensive materials in the boards and the metal.
Airing up is great with that system , but quicker airing down is with them little deflators u put on every tyre then go grab a beer and no hoses to mess with , but yer your system airing up is nice tho 😊
True. I have those air down nozzles too. I just trust the digital Gauge to get all 4 to the exact same psi.
Did you go with the heavier duty hose for use with air tanks or is this the standard hose for 4 tire set up?
Standard hose. Because each tire valve will accept 2.5psi max, compressor is 10 PSI, so 4 tires X 2.5 PSI = 10. Which is perfect. The red hose now is all you need.
@@CruisingTheLand ok thanks for that info. Reason I asked is your hose says 300psi. Their website says 200psi for the standard duty hose and 250psi for the heavy duty. That's why I was confused when I saw yours was 300psi.
You've sold me on buying the 4 way kit. Dan. So those wont fit the short valve stems?. All mine are short metal ones.I Have 36x12.50 15 SuperSwamper I Roks Dan
Yes, will fit. Since this video the chucks are even better, for all size stems. The hose is now red vs grey.
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Which model do I need for the 80series?/recreational(RV)?
There is mid size, full size and RV recreational. I would say Full size for your 80 and small RV, if it's a large RV, then I would go RV size.
@@CruisingTheLand thx a lot..so I will go for the full size..I like your videos..AND your cruisers.. ;-)
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Is that rig diesel??
Yes. HDJ81. It's a JDM 80 series Land Cruiser
Can you set the air down on the kit?
No, because airing down is not using the compressor, but with the 4 hose system, is pretty quick, you don't have time to walk away to do other things..
@@CruisingTheLand When airing up, can you set a specific pressure at which it will automatically stop?
@stephenheard8520 Yes, with the new Total Control you can.
here is that video: ua-cam.com/video/FMyqHhPFh4M/v-deo.html
Thanks for quick reply. Enjoyed your video.
@@CruisingTheLand Thanks very much for your help. Just ordered one today. Can't wait to try it out.
By the time you hooked all those hoses up I have already finished using my Staun’s
Wow! And how long did it take to air up with your Stauns? lol
I have those too.
But I doubt that..Because you have to screw them down, I dont..
So that time difference is rolling up the hoses. However, the hose will give 100% accuracy on all 4 being perfectly equal... the Shaun's? not exact. But at least you could walk away and come back whenever.
@@CruisingTheLand OK since you asked by the time I screw the first one on and then the next and so on, when I get to the last tire the first one is done and so on. And btw I have the dual arb and still use a single hose and I do air up faster than all my buddies with their four hose systems. Yes yours is portable, I have a Power tank for that stuff. Just my experience:)
I see.
So you defy the laws of physics and air up air up each tire in 1 minute. I believe you if you air down to 30...
There is a guy we wheel with sometimes, and old-timer with a Willys, and he beats us all. he airs up with his own lips.
@@CruisingTheLand That’s Great, your mileage may vary, You do you:) And I wanna see that 73 doing something besides sitting around.
@tahosrfr The 73 has been out on plenty of trails. You can see the videos on my channel.
It does sit from time to time because I have 3 80s, FJ40 with 40s, HJ61, so they all have to get a turn.
Youre just as fast as your wheeling buddy it not like it a nascar race also those 4 way hose is more of a inconvenient than convenient you save a min
Lol.. sure.. I prefer to use the new total control. Set the air pressure and walk away to do other things. No one ever waits on me.
The dude with 1 hose and harbor freight compressor? is that you?
@@CruisingTheLand What wrong with HF compressor as long as it get the job done
@Hmoob101 Well, I guess same can be said about a slow Barista.. If it takes them 30 minutes to make your coffee, it's as long as they got the job done right?
My last thought for you:
To me, time is the most important commodity. We can't control time, but whenever I can buy time, it's worth it. If I can air up in 6 minutes versus 30 minutes, I just bought myself 24 minutes.. To get home and spend that extra time with my family, friends or having fun. To some people, money is most important to them. To me, time is more important and anywhere that I can save time is great!
@@CruisingTheLand like I say you’re just as fast as your wheeling buddies but if you’re one of those guy that solo or don’t wait for no one then that a different story