But that's empty weight. What about after he adds 120 lbs of air?
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But that's empty weight. What about after he adds 120 lbs of air?
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I'm told that an aluminum SCUBA tank will sink after being filled to 3500 psi.
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A scuba tank as way overkill unless you put a regulator on it, and use 3000 psi in the tank. An 80 cubic foot scuba tank weighs 40 pounds empty. They will sink, but only to a certain depth.
C4Ranch
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Check out power tank. Co2, fills tires fast can run air tools etc. I fill mine at welding shop.
Sawyer Rob
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Why are the tires going low all the time?? Help him out by getting the tires fixed!
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120 lbs of helium may be easier to lift.
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It is very little difference in a compressed tank. I know a 220 cubic foot steel tank is pretty darn heavy full of helium or oxygen. Helium has thinner molecules than air making it a poor choice to fill an already leaking tire with.
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I'm not sure how expensive they are to fill, but something like this could work.
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Now that is a good question. The tires need air about every few months maybe 5 lbs. and up to to 10 lbs every 6 mo. The older tires need air more frequently than the newer tires. I thought this was normal, is it not?
How often do all of you check your tires and do they ever need air?
Late reply, but yeah the only way i'd justify the price is "well, doctors visit for hernia is cheaper than $500" Thats kinda how it's getting with my parents now "Well, paying a guy to do this, is cheaper than one of you falling off a ladder since I can't always come over"
