Seating tires with a compressor
03-12-24 | 12:42 PM
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Airshot is portable, but the rest of it makes no sense. If your compressor setup is failing to an AirShot, it’s simply set up incorrectly. Maybe it’s tank size, inflator head, pump CFM, hose diameter, or a combo of problems, but pressurized air volume goes up with more hose, giving more working time to get those beads up. There is simply no reason an AirShot should outperform a compressor.
I seat road tires all the time off +50ft of hose and a 4.5gal tank on a compressor rated for 3.0 scfm at 90psi. I keep the system charged to 150psi, and can seat a pair of tires without even running the compressor (IIRC; I don’t really pay attention because I don’t have to. It just works seamlessly).
I seat road tires all the time off +50ft of hose and a 4.5gal tank on a compressor rated for 3.0 scfm at 90psi. I keep the system charged to 150psi, and can seat a pair of tires without even running the compressor (IIRC; I don’t really pay attention because I don’t have to. It just works seamlessly).
A 150 psi, 2 gallon+ tank air compressor with 3/8 air hose, high flow fittings with soft nose blow gun is a lot better than charge canister.
