air chuck from engine air compressor

[Jack & Donna Smith]

Having the very old style Bird (gas), I dont have to worry about a
compressor. To top off my tires, I bought a 20 pound C02 tank with
a (Fixed) 150psi regulator. It works well, and tops the tires off in
good time. (It is the 'Big Brother" of the 5# tank I carry in the
Jeep to air up the tires after a days run through the desert, where I
drop them to 6 or 8 psi, and need 28psi for the asphalt).
The whole 20# rig cost just over $100 with hose & all. You carry
the C02 tank around to the tires and don't get the nasty looks as you
would if you fired up the trusty Diesel at the break of dawn.
Jack Smith
1973FC31
Bankrupt Arnold-Land.
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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> My coach has an air outlet in the road-side compartment just in
front
> of the water/sewer connection compartment. It has a standard
fitting
> to accept a air hose.
>
> Does it have the oomph to bring the tires from (say) 95 to 115 psi
in
> a reasonable time? Not in my experience. It's capable of
delivering
> 120 psi (the limit of the air system), but it's fairly slow and
the
> engine must be running. Probably adequate for an emergency. (When
I
> was in the Army, a zillion years ago, we had similar connectors on
> all our trucks -- those could add a few lbs. of air to a tire in a
> pretty decent time...) I don't know what plumbing the air outlet
has
> behind it that might reduce the volume of air present.
>
> I carry a 'contractor's type' air compressor with us to do my
tires.
> (150 PSI max, 4 gallon twin tank, Ridgid brand from Home Depot.)
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> aeonix1@...
> On the road near Lancaster, PA
>
>
>
> On Oct 11, 2008, at 9:06 AM, luckyron1 wrote:
>
> > Am getting tired of waiting in line at truck stops to air up the
> > tires. I think I remember someone pointing out an air chuck
coming
> > from the engine air compressor but I'm not sure where it would
be. Is
> > there an air chuck coming from the engine air compressor on the
2000
> > LXI? If so, does it have sufficient 'torque', like the truck stop
> > compressors, to quickly air up the tires?
> >
> > Yup, we do have the 110 vt auxilliary compresser but it doesn't
have
> > the 'torque' when you are talking 95 to 115 psi.
> >
> > Ron 'n Ruth, still in MN in 2000 LXI
> >
> >
>