PowerTank vs. Warn PowerPlant
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JK Newbie
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From: Kennewick, WA
PowerTank vs. Warn PowerPlant
I've been using a Powertank for the last several years to inflate tires and run air tools and I like it's versatility... but it also takes up a good deal of space in the rig. I am curious if any of you with the Warn PowerPlant have compared your air up times and air tool use to that of the PowerTank??? Most of the other "on-board" air systems can't compete with the PowerTank... but Warn claims 5cfm from its unit... so what do you all think of it? Thanks!
JK Freak
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From: Boulder County, CO
I have both. Powertank is way fast. The PowerPlant is much faster than say an ARB or a ViaAir (I've had both and took them out--even had duel compressors for a while). I use the Powerplant as a back up for when I am out of CO2, or when we are wheeling with a bunch of people who don't have their own air. Having both is a luxury. The powerplant is good. I just don't have the patience to wait for big tires.
I would have put a Kilby system in my Jeep but it wouldn't fit with the hemi.
I would have put a Kilby system in my Jeep but it wouldn't fit with the hemi.
JK Freak
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From: washington, mo
I have an arb and I can tell you that its slower than a powerplant but with a 2dr there isn't a lot of run to mount it out of the way. If you have a soft top I have heard that the nounting brackets will not work with putting the top down.
JK Super Freak
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The CO2 is fast, without equal really..but, you can run out of CO2, and then its about as slow a having nothing at all.
You also need to BUY CO2 refills periodically as well, which adds up over time.
For me, I KNEW I'd be too busy, and run out of CO2...and went OBA instead.
A bud uses CO2, but has TWO tanks, and he rotates them, so he doesn't run out.
I find after trail runs, especially if I have a bunch of newbies, etc....they all want to borrow your air to air back up...
...and with CO2, while its fast, it also uses up a finite amount of re-fills/costs $ to allow that.
The powerplant is rated for 5 CFM at 90 psi, that's more than many compressors advertise for their ZERO PSI performance.
If you plumb the output of the powerplant to a reservoir tank, and fill from that, you'd have a kick ass system that could run tools, re-set blown beads, etc, as well as fill tires.
For me, the powerplant would make sense if you needed a winch, and OBA anyway.
You also need to BUY CO2 refills periodically as well, which adds up over time.
For me, I KNEW I'd be too busy, and run out of CO2...and went OBA instead.
A bud uses CO2, but has TWO tanks, and he rotates them, so he doesn't run out.
I find after trail runs, especially if I have a bunch of newbies, etc....they all want to borrow your air to air back up...
...and with CO2, while its fast, it also uses up a finite amount of re-fills/costs $ to allow that.
The powerplant is rated for 5 CFM at 90 psi, that's more than many compressors advertise for their ZERO PSI performance.
If you plumb the output of the powerplant to a reservoir tank, and fill from that, you'd have a kick ass system that could run tools, re-set blown beads, etc, as well as fill tires.
For me, the powerplant would make sense if you needed a winch, and OBA anyway.