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fl0w3n

fl0w3n

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Are York setups still a thing these days? I was going through a box of old parts and forgot I had a compressor and pulley. I’ve never run one, this is just leftover from a build that never came together.

I carry battery tools so other than airing up and maybe air lockers, seems kinda overkill for the amount of fiddle fucking to get a bracket / pulley / switch / plumbing setup etc.

Just trying to figure out if I should still hold onto it for squeezing into a build one day or if the ARB/etc options are much better. My smittybuilt compressor will do a 37, just slowly.
 
I have an ARB twin air and a friend has a york. His rig has 37's with stauns and I have 35's. I think he has a little less air volume to fill because of the stauns, this theory seems to be reinforced by the fact we both use the same air down tool and his tires air down about a full tire faster than I do. When filling tires he tends to beat me by the same one tire.

I keep meaning to have him fill one of my tires while I fill another or something like that, but we've come to the conclusion that the speed is pretty comparable and he is putting a twin air on his new build we are about to start. The york has caused some headaches over the years. Plus it is kind of a pain in the ass to make fit under an already crowded hood, where an electric compressor can be mounted just about anywhere.

The twin air is so fast and convenient that I tend to pull the jeep out and use it to fill tires on my cars when they need it rather than use the big compressor in my shop. :laughing:
 
I don't think a basic trail rig has much of a need for OBA anymore with how far 12v stuff has come.

You can get a pretty damn good 12v compressor for under $200 these days.
 
i got a 68 $ ryobi compressor. runs off the 18plus1 battery. had to fill a 49 inch tire from zero to 4 or 5 psi. slow but worked about 5-7 minutes total.
my orignal use for this little guy was just to keep in the tow rig for air bags or random low tire,
 
chaplinfj60 said:
i got a 68 $ ryobi compressor. runs off the 18plus1 battery. had to fill a 49 inch tire from zero to 4 or 5 psi. slow but worked about 5-7 minutes total.
my orignal use for this little guy was just to keep in the tow rig for air bags or random low tire,
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Damn... really? I've got one too but I've never even tried on anything but small tires cause I just figured it'd take all damn day for a 35.
 
NDCjeepsmith said:
Damn... really? I've got one too but I've never even tried on anything but small tires cause I just figured it'd take all damn day for a 35.
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we had nothing else that day. so we tried. slow yes. worked also yes. always in tow rig now. there are much better ones out there by milwaukee or dewalt or whatever but this one was just got because its small and i wanted it for my air bags while on the road.
 
That pretty much sums up and confirms what I figured. It doesn’t sound like there’s some forgotten reason that they’re worth using any more.

I’ll keep using my smittybuilt one for now and eventually look for something like the arb twin or something.
 
I wanted badass Oba about 8 or so years ago. Read a bunch or York write ups and hit 2 different junkyards. Complete waste of time, everything that came with a York was long gone in those yards.

Ended up getting one from my father in law. It was such a pain to get it working correctly. Took lile a dozen trial and error trips to get it dialed in. Even with the free compressor, I had more into it that a decent 12v.

It was crazy fast. I had 1/4 quick connections on my wheels and 1 to 15 psi on a 38 took no time.

I'll never do it again :laughing:

Too many good 12v options out there.
 
I do them on all my Jeeps. I also have it down to a science.

If you're not using them, send them my way.

I like having air tools etc, around the farm or away from sources.
 
Grendel said:
I do them on all my Jeeps. I also have it down to a science.

If you're not using them, send them my way.

I like having air tools etc, around the farm or away from sources.
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do tell your magic formula. i have a few guys just run regualr ac compressor at idle only and few drops of oil. no worries ever. just dont over spin it.
 
chaplinfj60 said:
do tell your magic formula. i have a few guys just run regualr ac compressor at idle only and few drops of oil. no worries ever. just dont over spin it.
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No magic formula. I make my own brackets, buy the compressor where and when I can, buy the serp clutch for them from Summit and plumb in an oil separator and relay them with a 150psi pressure switch and a regulator at the front and rear of the jeep and a 5g MRAP sourced air tank.

No leaks and I have air for days.

They're still made for big rigs, so you can find them on Rock Auto in all variants. From York 206 to York 210
 

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My friend and I ran them back in the day on our yotas. Even had the stock idle up circuit bumping engine speed up with it kicked on.

They are fast...like really fast. They are also noisy, old, leaky, and gigantic. Sure maybe on a full size but try cramming on in something built in the last two decades.

I agree the electric has come a long way. May not be the best or fastest but it's cheaper and more convenient.

I'm no longer 25 so if I can't air up my rock crawler as fast as the young bucks I don't give a dick anymore. My $200 Smittybilt works fine, packs away easy and goes wherever I need it.

I don't think I'll ever build an air system around an engine driven compressor anymore.

My 2 cents
 
Love the york. Ran air tools off the one in my cj. Minimal wiring. Cheap.

LJ has an arb twin for packaging reasons. It’s ok. Need to add an air tank. Is pretty slow with just the compressor. I’ve thought about using my power tank for tire purposes. It is a good time to have a frosty beverage while airing up.
 
My father in law used to have a 12v oasis clone with a York and a Scott 12v DC motor. He left it in a truck he traded in like a dumb ass.

Building something like that would be awesome use of one, still portable with a Anderson connector.
 
Since we have a jumpstart kit thread going.... may as well point out some of those have a tire inflator on them.

The one on my cheap jump-pack was darn handy. Went to fetch a trailer and the tires were too low for highway. Managed to get the 3 low ones from 15# to 30# ish.
 
Beat95yj said:
Love the york. Ran air tools off the one in my cj. Minimal wiring. Cheap.

LJ has an arb twin for packaging reasons. It’s ok. Need to add an air tank. Is pretty slow with just the compressor. I’ve thought about using my power tank for tire purposes. It is a good time to have a frosty beverage while airing up.
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A tank won't air your tires up faster :homer::flipoff2:
 
Beat95yj said:
Love the york. Ran air tools off the one in my cj. Minimal wiring. Cheap.

LJ has an arb twin for packaging reasons. It’s ok. Need to add an air tank. Is pretty slow with just the compressor. I’ve thought about using my power tank for tire purposes. It is a good time to have a frosty beverage while airing up.
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Air up more than one tire at a time, the ARB will probably put out more air than a single valve stem can take, I have a Puma 12v without a tank and fill 4 tires at once, the compressor is cooler, and it fills faster than if I filled single tires.
 
Grendel said:
Having more starting volume won't air up a tire faster?

Why do all industrial compressors have air tanks then?
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Unless you want to run a 25g tank, it makes very little difference. A typical 2g tank gives about 2 seconds of air before its just running the compressor the whole time.
 
Anyone else a truck compressor instead? Some aren't that big and are belt driven and automatically governed.
 
Stingray said:
Air up more than one tire at a time, the ARB will probably put out more air than a single valve stem can take, I have a Puma 12v without a tank and fill 4 tires at once, the compressor is cooler, and it fills faster than if I filled single tires.
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Best one is about 6cfm. Schrader valve can easily flow that. And over $600

NAPA has one that's aledgedly about 10cfm for $175
 
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YotaAtieToo said:
Unless you want to run a 25g tank, it makes very little difference. A typical 2g tank gives about 2 seconds of air before its just running the compressor the whole time.
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I run a 5G tank at 135psi. My 210 starts on the 4th 41" tire going from 3psi to 30 psi. Seems fine to me.
 
Pic of the YJ config, done yesterday, have about $245 into it.

135PSI switch is on the manifold on the fender.
 

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M92PV4U said:
:homer: It depends on what his cut in pressure is compared to yours.
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I'm talking like dozens of different compressors over the years. Can't think of one time where I aired up 3 40"+ tires without the compressor kicking on. Guess it works for him, but just doesn't seem to make any sense to me.
 
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