Need Help. I have a CO2 Tank I need to install in my 2011 F-150 bed. I prefer to install with the tank standing up in the corner of the left side bed
near the tail gate. I had one in my 96' F-250 but with the rough roads it tore out the sheet metal. I have a side bracket but that is what tore out
the metal in my F-250. Again.....rough roads!!! I'm trying not to take up too much space. My bed is small (5.5ft). The tank is for airing up the
tires. Still looking in the web for special brackets. I may have to revert to a back up plate behind the bed in the wheel well area. Any help is
appreciated. I know someone out there has the same set up....or close!.....gracias.....Rwoody with a view - 4-9-2015 at 03:33 PM
I have the 7-8" bracket screwed into my bed in the same place you are thinking. my problem is my old SCBA tank is round on the bottom with the
regulator on top so it never stands upright perfectly. I'm weird like that so I'm looking for a cap of some sort (think storm drain pipe) to screw to
the floor of the bed and let the tank sit in it, while supported to the rail. that out to do the trick.rts551 - 4-9-2015 at 03:40 PM
What about a stand bolted to the floor and a bracket at the top for support only. The tank would be strapped into the stand. Its a lot like how we
did welding tanks. Bob53 - 4-9-2015 at 04:09 PM
Bring it up to my shop in Escondido and we'll fabricate something that will work. How big is your tank? Mine is a 20lb.
[Edited on 4-9-2015 by Bob53]Russ - 4-10-2015 at 06:32 AM
Try google "dive tank boot" for the bottom of the tank. Then "dive tank carrier" for some other ideas to fasten it to the side of the bed. Good luck
jury rigging this so it stays put.Robertofox - 4-10-2015 at 06:43 AM
Thanks for the good answers. Bob53, mine is a 20lb tank too. U2 me for info to your shop in Escondido. I may take you up on it.
CO tank
captkw - 4-10-2015 at 06:46 AM
Save yourself some grief and get a 12V compresser !!monoloco - 4-10-2015 at 06:54 AM
Why not save space in the bed and mount it to the frame?Robertofox - 4-10-2015 at 07:34 AM
I found a bracket on line from www.powertank.comhttps://powertank.com/products/sfID1/17/productID/142. It has a larger mounting surface than my original one which was only 3 square inches and I
still have it. This one costs $120. Hmmm. I'm thinking of buying this one.Robertofox - 4-10-2015 at 07:44 AM
captkw - I've had a 12volt compressor. They take forever to pump. Plus, I burned one out on a hot day. Lucky for me it was on the last tire. Plus, I
can use the air for my nail gun on small projects.
Air
captkw - 4-10-2015 at 08:27 AM
Yes, If you don't buy a really good one, they are damn near useless and die fast... I have rigged engine drive unit with good results...old AC units
work fine..willardguy - 4-10-2015 at 08:38 AM
invent rock sliders that double as air tanks! how cool would that be!
invent rock sliders that double as air tanks! how cool would that be!
My CJ was setup this way about 15 years ago - I used an engine driven York A/C pump and had enough air to easily inflate 35" BFG muds and run air
tools.Taco de Baja - 4-10-2015 at 01:33 PM
How about a 2.5 gallon Class A fire extinguisher mount? Screw it onto the bed and the side rail. It should be there forever,
Nor sure what the diameter is on your CO2 tank, but something like this might work.
That should do the trick. Robertofox - 4-10-2015 at 02:19 PM
Well, I did a Rube Goldberg on it for now. If I don't like how it works on my next trip south which will be on the 24th, I'll buy the "Powertank"
bracket. For $20, I bought two more brackets that hold the camper shell down and used them to attach the tank to with a ratcheting strap. The brackets
are set up right behind the tank and have an area that the hooks on the strap attach to. I also put thick rubber hose split down the middle on the
edge of the bed to cushion the off road vibration. I think it's my Dad in me....He also showed me how to repair a hole in the exhaust pipe with an
empty beer can. Of course that was back in the late 60's!!! Got to love yankee ingenuity. If I could figure out how to transfer a pic on Baja Nomads,
I'd show ya. But I think you get the picture.....more later......robertomsteve1014 - 4-10-2015 at 02:24 PM
We used a mount like that to hold fire extinguishers in the work trucks, except that they had quick disconnect clamps on the cylinders. Maybe check
with places that service the extinguishers.
Grainger has this. I remember ours as being larger/stronger, or maybe not.
[Edited on 4-10-2015 by msteve1014]
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PaulW - 4-10-2015 at 03:28 PM
The $Powertank$ bracket works for their 10# unit in the Bronco.
For the Jeep I used the bracket from the welding shop. It fits the 20# unit I bought at the same weld shop. Yup, I wised up and saved some $ by buying
at the weld shop. In fact I do not use the mega price Powertank regulator in the Jeep and have a high flow fixed 150psi set point reg with no gauges.
Live and learn
Neither bracket will work for a round bottom tank without some DIY effort.
I just noticed Harbor Freight has 10# tanks for a good price.
Nice thing about the 20# tanks is they can commonly be exchanged for a full one at most all weld shops. 20# is very common. 10# units have to be
custom filled and many weld shops send them out for filling. Bummer.
Paul
