I'm thinking of buying a portable air tank, and I'm curious which size I should get? A 5 gallon or an 11 gallon? How many tires will the 5 gallon fill? Using a 235/75/R15 as a common sized tire.
2007-03-21 08:20:50 · 9 answers · asked by UPALLNIGHT 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
VERY helpful so far...I HAVE a compressor, I'm just looking to be able to have the "portability" of a tank to go places where I can't plug in the compressor.
(like when I buy cars at the auction, and they have some flat tires.)
2007-03-21 08:44:49 · update #1
it will depend on the pressure you fill it to but a five gallon tank will do only 1 tire that size to full pressure, remember when you fill it the tire and tank will equalize at some point around 35 psi or whatever the tire is at you are filling meaning the remaining air is not used
2007-03-21 08:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by DRFIXIT 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Air pressure in a tire is measured in PSI = pounds per square inch. If you live in a house why not get an air compressor instead of an air tank? A 5 gallon air tank will usually hold up to 70 pounds which might top off your tires however the running back and forth to refill the tank is rather bothersome. You can get a compressor just about anywhere and some include the hose and tire filler. Look around there might not be to bad of a price difference either.
2007-03-21 08:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by b44z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 Gallon Portable Air Tank
2016-11-11 05:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
11 Gallon Air Compressor
2016-12-29 17:29:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Air capacity is measured in cubic ft.
The air tank is strictly for air storage kind of a reserve.
How fast the tire fill depends on the storage [or reserve] & the CFM (cubic feet per minute) output of the compressor.
Usually the compressor pressurizes the tank to 120 PSI. Once the air pressure begins to drop it begins pumping again @ 90 PSI. If the CFM can not keep up with the draw the pressure will drop.
Compressors vary from a low of 5 CFM to the industrial models up to 125 CFM.
PS – A 5 gal. air tank will only inflate one tire to 30 PSI
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2007-03-21 08:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. T 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you pressurize a 2 gallon air tank to 100 lbs, it will fill a standard size tire to 32 lbs.
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2007-03-21 08:28:18 · answer #6 · answered by s2scrm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
abt 2 gallons per tire, ghet a 11 gallon, it holds more, and it does a better job @ puttin the air in the tire that the 5 gallon
2007-03-21 08:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by punk_rebel88 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how in the international are you saving earnings keeping with gallon? the fee of gasoline in keeping with gallon is desperate on the pump and not something you do to your vehicle will substitute it. in keeping with risk you recommend miles in keeping with gallon... you could doubtlessly get extra miles in keeping with gallon by using ensuring you vehicle is in good situation, case in point: inflated tires, popular oil adjustments, music united statesmileage chips in EFI systems, etc.
2016-12-15 05:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by keetan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends how low the tires you got to inflate.
2007-03-21 08:33:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋