Semi truck air tank for OBA
#1
Semi truck air tank for OBA
First off, hello everyone! I've been lurking this site for awhile now and learned a great deal just from searching around and poking through the various threads here.
I'm currently in the middle of setting up an on-board air system on my 4runner and was looking for an air tank but was wondering if anyone has ever used the tank out of a semi's air brake system for their system? It seems like these tanks can be had, used, for cheap but I cant find any information on pressure ratings or port sizes for them. I would assume they are all DOT or SAE J10 compliant but cant figure out what pressure they would be rated to.
I found some aluminum ones, used, for cheap and was going to call and see if I can get more info about them. http://www.acmeequip.com/detailview....vendor=5470674
I'm planning on running my system at 150 PSI so I'm mostly worried about the pressure ratings on these tanks. Am I smoking crack or is there any reason you can think of that one of these wouldn't work?
I'm currently in the middle of setting up an on-board air system on my 4runner and was looking for an air tank but was wondering if anyone has ever used the tank out of a semi's air brake system for their system? It seems like these tanks can be had, used, for cheap but I cant find any information on pressure ratings or port sizes for them. I would assume they are all DOT or SAE J10 compliant but cant figure out what pressure they would be rated to.
I found some aluminum ones, used, for cheap and was going to call and see if I can get more info about them. http://www.acmeequip.com/detailview....vendor=5470674
I'm planning on running my system at 150 PSI so I'm mostly worried about the pressure ratings on these tanks. Am I smoking crack or is there any reason you can think of that one of these wouldn't work?
#5
If you're looking to spend close to $70 on a used aluminum tank, why not get one that's new and freshly rate for $10 more - ebay has aluminum air ride tanks for right around $80
Aluminum doesn't rust
Aluminum doesn't rust
#6
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looks like that semi tank is close to 8.5-9 gallon? Based on it's dimensions. Those $80 ones on ebay are 5 gallon. Maybe he's looking at the size of the tank as well?
#7
If you're looking to spend close to $70 on a used aluminum tank, why not get one that's new and freshly rate for $10 more - ebay has aluminum air ride tanks for right around $80
Thank you for all the replies, I'm going to call these guys on Monday when they are open, and see if I can get some more info about them.
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