4-Tire Compressor Mod

[shellback91 1,737]

No real question here now, I may have hit pay dirt. See below.

Edited February 1 by shellback91

[shellback91 1,737]

I found something once I got my interwebs search syntax correct.  🙂 Saving here for future use.

 

Found this video, which lead me down the MORRFlate Rabbit hole.  Found their MORRFlate Quad doo hickie. To use with a Smittybilt you need an adapter kit or a MORRFlate  Extension Hose. The hoses have the proper fittings allegedly. If I go this route I can save my Smittybilt hoses etc. as a back up. Not sure why I never found this before but am glad I did now. I may go bougie here real soon. 

 

Good talk guys and gals, good talk! 🤣

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 1 by shellback91

[Curly 838]

A friend of mine had a similar set up on his Jeep.  He quit using it pretty quickly.  He found it to be no faster than airing up one at a time and problematic.   YMMV.

 

 

[4x4tographer 2,712]

I'm happy with my 4 tire inflator set-up on the same Smittybilt 5.56 CFM compressor. Saves some time and my back from going and crouching tire to tire and lets me socialize while the Jeep does it's thing without needing to babysit the compressor.

 

I'd estimate my total inflate time on 35s from 15psi to 35psi to be about 6-7 minutes, though I've never actually timed it.

[shellback91 1,737]

44 minutes ago, Curly said:

A friend of mine had a similar set up on his Jeep.  He quit using it pretty quickly.  He found it to be no faster than airing up one at a time and problematic.   YMMV.

 

 

 

18 minutes ago, 4x4tographer said:

I'm happy with my 4 tire inflator set-up on the same Smittybilt 5.56 CFM compressor. Saves some time and my back from going and crouching tire to tire and lets me socialize while the Jeep does it's thing without needing to babysit the compressor.

 

Thanks gents! I am thinking more in the line of convenience and what Ryan mentioned, saving my back & knees some extra wear and tear is not a bad thing.  If I can save a couple of minutes that'd be a bonus. 

Edited February 1 by shellback91

[WILL E 397]

I put together a 4 tire system using harbor freight remnants.    I have a small air tank in the jeep.

 

My observations. 

If you have a powerful air compressor then filling one tire at a time is not as efficient as filling more than one tire at a time.   The valve stem is restrictive and the limiting factor. 

 

The air tank is helpful  in two ways.   The first is if you fill it up before stopping to air up, you have a bit of extra compressed air in the tank so it cuts a small bit of time for the overall airing up.  The second is if you are airing up one tire at a time, the compressor will continue to run as you move from one tire to the next.  So you can save a minute to ninety seconds on the overall time, depending on how long it takes you to move from tire to tire. 

 

If you have a 4 tire air up system the tank is much less effective.   Yeah, it will help a bit if you fill it up before you start airing up but it doesn't provide the advantage of storing the air as you move from tire to tire with a single tire fill up system. 

 

I noticed with my setup that the tank pressure increased when I was airing up a single tire.  It was never enough to get the compressor to shut off but it indicated to me that my compressor could pump more air than I could push past the tire stem.  As the pressure increased the rate of build up in the tank decreased. 

 

So if you are using a smallish compressor then airing up all 4 tires at the same time probably won't save you much time.  

 

 

 

 

Edited February 1 by WILL E

[shellback91 1,737]

8 hours ago, WILL E said:

I put together a 4 tire system using harbor freight remnants.    I have a small air tank in the jeep.

 

My observations. 

If you have a powerful air compressor then filling one tire at a time is not as efficient as filling more than one tire at a time.   The valve stem is restrictive and the limiting factor. 

 

The air tank is helpful  in two ways.   The first is if you fill it up before stopping to air up, you have a bit of extra compressed air in the tank so it cuts a small bit of time for the overall airing up.  The second is if you are airing up one tire at a time.  The compressor will continue to run as you move from one tire to the next.  So you can save a minute to ninety seconds on the overall time, depending on how long it takes you to move from tire to tire. 

 

If you have a 4 tire air up system the tank is much less effective.   Yeah, it will help a bit if you fill it up before you start airing up but it doesn't provide the advantage of storing the air as you move from tire to tire with a single tire fill up system. 

 

I noticed with my setup that the tank pressure increased when I was airing up a single tire.  It was never enough to get the compressor to shut off but it indicated to me that my compressor could pump more air than I could push past the tire stem.  As the pressure increased the rate of build up in the tank decreased. 

 

So if you are using a smallish compressor then airing up all 4 tires at the same time probably won't save you much time.  

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the feedback!

[4WLNRN 518]

I have the MORRFlate system and love it.  That coupled with my onboard ARB Dual Compressor is nice.  Airs up super quick.  But then again, I went to that from a PowerTank set up, so I can compare it to anything else.

[shellback91 1,737]

1 hour ago, AZRNintheJeep242 said:

I have the MORRFlate system and love it.  That coupled with my onboard ARB Dual Compressor is nice.  Airs up super quick.  But then again, I went to that from a PowerTank set up, so I can compare it to anything else.

Thanks for that info.  I can see where and how this conversation can quickly turn in a "what fluids are better"  debate. 🤣 

[4WLNRN 518]

2 hours ago, shellback91 said:

Thanks for that info.  I can see where and how this conversation can quickly turn in a "what fluids are better"  debate. 🤣 

Exactly....mine was a purchase of convenience as well as making airing up a little easier on my knees and back.