I have been looking at the ultimate air co2 systems http://www.ultimate-air.com/products/muxt10.htm and was wondering if anyone has any experence with them. I have read that some of the cheaper co2 regulators can freeze up and I want to know if this one is a good choice. Also I would like some mounting ideas for a std cab pickup, some pics would be appreciated.

 

Garrett, my old Powertanks reg would get cold, but it never froze up all the way.
The new one with my new PT is suppose to be freeze up free.

I am sure that one you are looking at is pretty good, but it looks to be more money than my 10 lb setup I bought awhile back directly from Powertank.

You saw how mine worked up at Greenwater doing all of our rigs.
The reg would get cold, but never freeze up, even after doing all of our rigs right in a row.

 

A good friend has their reg, and it hasn't had a problem freezing. I am buying their express regulator, and then using my adjustable one for air tools only.

However, that regulator is, from what i can tell, almost the same as the powertank regulator. If you are looking at a system, and pt is cheaper, go with the PT.

 

correct me if I am wrong but I think this is your powertank https://secure.powertank.com/product...0/productID/76 and It is like $70 more when you add shipping to each. Maybe It would be worth it to have the better regulator though

 

Holy crap you, y'all pay a ton for what you can get for about half that.

Go to virtually any welding gas supply place or any place that sells beer/wine making equipment and but a 10lb (or 5lb or 20lb, whatever size you want) CO2 tank (aluminum or steel). A 10lb aluminum will probably run a little over $100.00 (I can buy brand new 5lb aluminum ones, filled for under $100.00).
Buy a hose and fittings, should run $25.00 maybe.
Regulators, well Williams Ballons sells fiexed ones (for any output pressure that you want) for $35.00 or so.




Fred

 

That is my tank, but I do not have the tire chuck.
When I ordered it, I had PT owner Steve Sasaki put just a female QD on the end to accept my airtools and my tire hose filler.

Trust me, you want the good regulator from PT.
Others will freeze up on you if you use it a lot.

If you plan on using airtools, you need an adjustable reg.
They need 100 psi to work right.
They work at 90 psi, you set your reg to 100 for it.

Airing back up tires, crank the reg to 200 psi and fill a tire from 18 psi to 35 psi in under 20 seconds.

 

Geeezzz, a bunch of us use the less expensive regulators and have never had 'em freeze up, even when airing up and re-seating beads in the snow up in the mountains.

Anyway, regarding the adjustable, a fixed 100 psi output works just fine, especially for $35.00.
It runs air tools (though we seldom have to use it for that) and it'll fill my 35's from 6 psi to 28 psi in about 40 seconds.
I can live with that for the price




Fred

 

I have a "home brew" set up. It works great, and i built the whole thing for less than 50 bucks.

Now, i'm not sure what everyone means by "freeze up". I assumed this to mean that it would quit functioning. If you are simply talking about frost forming on the hose and regulator, that is different. My regulator and top portion of hose frost over completely every time i use it, reg set at around 130 psi. However, this in no way whatsoever affects the use of the set up. If frost is all you are worried about, it makes no difference.

Fred, question for you. When wheeling, do you leave the regulator attached to the tank, or not? I never keep mine on, because it is unbelieveably heavy, and I worry that it would break off, or bend threads. This is the reason for wanting a set reg, and it's only a couple bucks more.

Anyway, no doubt you can build these systems for less, but both these products are top of the line, and both come recomended with good customer service.

 

Found this place the other day.

http://www.offroadairstore.com/servl...3ASPORT+Series


Pretty decent prices. And have all the parts you need to home brew one up.

I have a buddy with a tank he said he will give me, and i think i will pick up an complete unit too. with the money i will save on not having to buy the tank.

 

No, I don't, but the fixed regulator that I have is really small.
What's nice about the Williams Ballons regulators (besides being small) is that they have a o-ring in them so you can attach the regulator to the tank without the use of a wrench or any tool.


You can sort of see it (a 5lb aluminum tank) mounted in the left rear of the Jeep in this photo:




and you can see it here:





Fred