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I won’t argue that the York OBA is a bit unnecessary these days. That being said I can air up my 35s and my brother’s 33s before my uncle gets his 33’s filled with his ARB twin and that thing is fucking loud.

It took me a long time to get the York dialed, my biggest issue was the bracket I bought had it slightly misaligned and the belt squeaked bad. I also used to get a ton of oil until I bought another York that had been modified for the purpose.
 
MigGunslinger said:
I won’t argue that the York OBA is a bit unnecessary these days. That being said I can air up my 35s and my brother’s 33s before my uncle gets his 33’s filled with his ARB twin and that thing is fucking loud.

It took me a long time to get the York dialed, my biggest issue was the bracket I bought had it slightly misaligned and the belt squeaked bad. I also used to get a ton of oil until I bought another York that had been modified for the purpose.
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My twin is underhood and the sound is muffled. I don’t know how people put electric compressors in the cab. Insane.
 
YotaAtieToo said:
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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Well go back and start plugging information in the calculators that I posted, then you can figure out your answer.
 
Beat95yj said:
My twin is underhood and the sound is muffled. I don’t know how people put electric compressors in the cab. Insane.
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It is under the hood mounted to the fender. I think there is a heat shield or something rattling on it. You can hear it over his V8 and side pipes. It’s on a CJ so no sound insulation anywhere.
 
because it was asked if the ryobi works worth a darn.
this is my spare tire. it was low. 23.5 to 50 psi took just shy of ten minutes. slow but it did work. again got it for my air bags.






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Holy fuck we are comparing Yorks with or without air tanks on a truck to shop compressors. 🤦

There is literally no air tank you are fitting on your truck that will do anything significant to airing tires up. Maybe if you are seating beads or painting this would have something valuable 🤣
 
I think if it’s easy to mount a York to your engine and you have one, they work great and you should install it. Mine is on a sbf 5.8 with mid 90’s truck serpentine. I always prefer to mount them upright if possible.
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Any OBA setup benefits from an air tank. This makes it much easier to reseat a bead and gives an initial boost to airing back up. I used to use semi truck air tanks, but found they were a bit big and I was smashing them. I found 2 medical oxygen tanks and made a manifold to pair them together. It’s a much slimmer tank set up.

I used to use Ryder fleet truck parts for new/rebuilt Yorks and pulleys.

FYI - Yorks do not like high rpm. I was hooniganing with the air lockers on in the snow and threw a rod through the side of the case on the York. Now I run a small electric compressor for only the lockers and the York for anything else.
 
M92PV4U said:
Well go back and start plugging information in the calculators that I posted, then you can figure out your answer.
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I get 54 gallons at 135 psi to fill 4 40x14 tires with 20" wheels.

I'm sure my math isn't perfect accurate on the volume of the inside of the tire, but I know from experience a 5 gal tank will not fill 3 40" tires. Without dropping below the assumed 90 psi switch.

Fuck my little Dewalt compressor holds 225 psi, and I've never aired up a tire without it kicking on.

Normally Grendal posts good info, but I can't buy this one. :laughing::flipoff2:
 
I believe this image came from Pirate.
 

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I bought a York from ORO. They say in addition to plugging that hole they add an oil ring to the piston. It was expensive though. They also put a sight glass in the back for oil level which is convenient if you can see it.
 
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MigGunslinger said:
I bought a York from ORO. That say in addition to plugging that hole they add an oil ring to the piston. It was expensive though. They also put a sight glass in the back for oil level which is convenient if you can see it.
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Interesting, I wonder if an oil slinger would be good enough.
 
Gravy said:
Interesting, I wonder if an oil slinger would be good enough.
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I found this write up too:

ROCKCRAWLER.com - Getting Rid of an Oil Mess in a York Air Compressor

ROCKCRAWLER.com - Getting Rid of an Oil Mess in a York Air Compressor
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And a link explaining what ORO does to the york. looks like they are having supply chain issues though.

offroadonly.com

Finally, A York Compressor designed for Air Operation - OffRoadOnly

We have found a better mousetrap! OffRoadOnly would like to announce that effective immediately, the York compressor shown in these images is available and will be the standard in our On Board Air…
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I had a York on my 22re not that it's capable of high rpm but it sat mostly on redline when you needed power. Always wondered if the York like that.

The clutch always rattled like crazy when not in use.

Remember when everyone was using CO2 for OBA? Is that still a thing? That was all the rage 20 years ago.
 
Skinny said:
I had a York on my 22re not that it's capable of high rpm but it sat mostly on redline when you needed power. Always wondered if the York like that.

The clutch always rattled like crazy when not in use.

Remember when everyone was using CO2 for OBA? Is that still a thing? That was all the rage 20 years ago.
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To be fair, the York and 22re were pushing the same about of air.

The high rpms is probably not an issue with the clutch off. Correct?
 
I'm sure the clutch would take it. I didn't have air lockers so I never really ran it till the end of the trail when airing up.
 
fl0w3n said:
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.
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My uneducated and inexperienced personal opinion is the York Compressor is great based on 20 years ago. If you have one and can make it work for cheap then go for it and run air lockers.

BUYING a Morrflate FiveSix is easier. It's also logical for someone running mechanical lockers or a spool.
  • 5.6 CFM
  • 150 PSI
  • 50% Duty Cycle (15min on, 15 min off)
  • Thermal Cut Off Switch
  • Pressure Relief Valve
  • 12v, 70amps peak, ~45 amps running
  • ~75 dB from 1ft away
  • 13″ L x 9″ H x 6″W

According to the internet a York 210 is 4-8 CFM.

The FiveSix with a four tire hose kit with a gauge is about $370 right now. Maybe 4x4toyotatyler will have a Christmas sale, or maybe you become a supporter and get a discount.
 
RunningProblem said:
My uneducated and inexperienced personal opinion is the York Compressor is great based on 20 years ago. If you have one and can make it work for cheap then go for it and run air lockers.

BUYING a Morrflate FiveSix is easier. It's also logical for someone running mechanical lockers or a spool.
  • 5.6 CFM
  • 150 PSI
  • 50% Duty Cycle (15min on, 15 min off)
  • Thermal Cut Off Switch
  • Pressure Relief Valve
  • 12v, 70amps peak, ~45 amps running
  • ~75 dB from 1ft away
  • 13″ L x 9″ H x 6″W

According to the internet a York 210 is 4-8 CFM.

The FiveSix with a four tire hose kit with a gauge is about $370 right now. Maybe 4x4toyotatyler will have a Christmas sale, or maybe you become a supporter and get a discount.
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I think I have the smittybuilt version of that thing. I need to get one of the four hose kits though
 
YotaAtieToo said:
I get 54 gallons at 135 psi to fill 4 40x14 tires with 20" wheels.

I'm sure my math isn't perfect accurate on the volume of the inside of the tire, but I know from experience a 5 gal tank will not fill 3 40" tires. Without dropping below the assumed 90 psi switch.

Fuck my little Dewalt compressor holds 225 psi, and I've never aired up a tire without it kicking on.

Normally Grendal posts good info, but I can't buy this one. :laughing::flipoff2:
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You're right. To be clear, spit balling - never actually measured, timed or didn't anything remotely scientific. 3 - 30 psi etc, air temp, tire temp. I air down tires on bead locks, until they look like they will have good contact patch, I use a 4 way manifold to air them up until they look good to go back on the trailer.

I am done airing up my 4 tires while other guys with electrics are still on their first, is what I should have said... I use a four way set up.

The York switch is 135PSI on, 150PSI off. I also plumb a one way, so the York isn't pumping against pressure. Everything (not sure on the York) is rated for at least 250 psi. A York 210 is 10CFM, does 150PSI (or more) at 100% duty cycle. I've heard that the 10 in the model number is CFM output. I have most of the models collected, 206 ( 6 CFM) to 210 (10CFM). I've heard there are bigger ones, but never found one.

My YJ has one tank, my truck has 4, etc. I think we were arguing about a tank or not, lol. Again, you're right. Congrats.

Point was, if done right for the person, they're a good tool that is faster and more reliable than electric. I get mine done for about $300.00. As normal for Irate, way off that point now. :flipoff2:

fl0w3n said:
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.
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So, want to sell it? I collect em :)
 
RunningProblem said:
My uneducated and inexperienced personal opinion is the York Compressor is great based on 20 years ago. If you have one and can make it work for cheap then go for it and run air lockers.

BUYING a Morrflate FiveSix is easier. It's also logical for someone running mechanical lockers or a spool.
  • 5.6 CFM
  • 150 PSI
  • 50% Duty Cycle (15min on, 15 min off)
  • Thermal Cut Off Switch
  • Pressure Relief Valve
  • 12v, 70amps peak, ~45 amps running
  • ~75 dB from 1ft away
  • 13″ L x 9″ H x 6″W

According to the internet a York 210 is 4-8 CFM.

The FiveSix with a four tire hose kit with a gauge is about $370 right now. Maybe 4x4toyotatyler will have a Christmas sale, or maybe you become a supporter and get a discount.
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Yup! We will be having a black Friday and Christmas sales this year :) there's also going to be a big group buy on reddit /fordbronco starting next week.
 
Gravy said:
Does anyone know of any good write ups for modifying these for air.
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tsomctl said:
I believe this image came from Pirate.
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That's correct, all you do is plug that hole behind the clutch. It's been almost 20 years since I modded mine so I can't remember the hole size anymore, only that i was able to just tap it and put a set screw in, no drilling required.
 
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