10lb. CO2 tank mounting ideas

[Jack_Stefan]

Hey guys I’m making my own co2 tank setup. Just followed @Jerry Bransford instructions.
All I need is a hose.

but more importantly I need to find a place to secure this thing.

I want to keep my soft top and I still would like to fold it down and backup as normal.

And I still want to keep my rear seat haha. I’ve got a lot of friends here in LA so I’d like the seat to stay.

any ideas? Only thing that comes to mind is mounting it to the rear bumper. But I’d like to avoid that if possible.

I wonder if I could mount it behind the seat standing up and still fold the top down and reach the valve.

Any ideas welcome

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Look for something like this which works great for me. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KC93MM/?tag=wranglerorg-20

That one shows out of stock but it was a "scratch and dent" so maybe the new one is in stock somewhere. It attaches to the rear roll bar.

 

[Jack_Stefan]

Look for something like this which works great for me. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KC93MM/?tag=wranglerorg-20

That one shows out of stock but it was a "scratch and dent" so maybe the new one is in stock somewhere. It attaches to the rear roll bar.

Jerry, are you able to fold your soft top down without it interfering?

and can you access it with the top down

 

[Ante_Up]

Another option is, you could just buy a padded bag made for a 10# cylinder and take it out when you don't need it or transfer it from vehicle to vehicle, etc, etc... Whatever works best for your situation

 

[Steel City 06]

Depending on how large and how durable the cylinder is, there is a large empty space under the floor right behind the skid plate on the driver's side.

This space is often used for 5 gallon air tanks, 12 gallon gas tanks, dual batteries, etc. (If you have a Savvy mid-arm, this space will get quite a bit tighter.)

 

[rasband]

Can it interfere with the backseat at all? If so, I saw a really clean mount that bolted to the holes where the hard top would typically sit - however that took up a little of the leg room.

As an alternative setup if you’re pre-purchase, you could consider a higher pressure compressor like a York, which after all the gear and fills you’ll be close in cost and have a relative infinite amount of air.

 

[Jack_Stefan]

Depending on how large and how durable the cylinder is, there is a large empty space under the floor right behind the skid plate on the driver's side.

This space is often used for 5 gallon air tanks, 12 gallon gas tanks, dual batteries, etc. (If you have a Savvy mid-arm, this space will get quite a bit tighter.)

How safe is this?

I don’t have a mid arm lift. My tank is 10lbs and 7” wide at the base

 

[Jack_Stefan]

Can it interfere with the backseat at all? If so, I saw a really clean mount that bolted to the holes where the hard top would typically sit - however that took up a little of the leg room.

As an alternative setup if you’re pre-purchase, you could consider a higher pressure compressor like a York, which after all the gear and fills you’ll be close in cost and have a relative infinite amount of air.

Is there a picture of this I’d love to see it. I think having it only for wheeling is what I’ll be doing

 

[rasband]

Is there a picture of this I’d love to see it. I think having it only for wheeling is what I’ll be doing

I saw it in @strumble8 ’s rig - he may have a picture!

 

[strumble8]

I don’t have a picture, but it was a simple design. I used the mounting bracket that came with the tank. It was made by power tank if I remember, a piece of 1.5” angle iron. Bolted the angle to the mounting bracket and than used 3/8-16 bolts with nylon washers and wing nuts to mount it to the holes on the rail for the hardtop right behind the drivers seat.

 

[MutantNinjaTJ]

I think I would have a problem with a pressurized tank inside the cab with me. Just sayin.

 

[Jack_Stefan]

I don’t have a picture, but it was a simple design. I used the mounting bracket that came with the tank. It was made by power tank if I remember, a piece of 1.5” angle iron. Bolted the angle to the mounting bracket and than used 3/8-16 bolts with nylon washers and wing nuts to mount it to the holes on the rail for the hardtop right behind the drivers seat.

I don’t have a picture, but it was a simple design. I used the mounting bracket that came with the tank. It was made by power tank if I remember, a piece of 1.5” angle iron. Bolted the angle to the mounting bracket and than used 3/8-16 bolts with nylon washers and wing nuts to mount it to the holes on the rail for the hardtop right behind the drivers seat.

Not bad!!!!. How long did you have this setup for. Anything you didn’t like about it.?

and if you still have it can you take a pic.

 

[Jack_Stefan]

I think I would have a problem with a pressurized tank inside the cab with me. Just sayin.

Doesn’t the majority of power tanks stay inside people’s cab? Are you referring to how small our cabin space is

 

[MutantNinjaTJ]

I would be more concerned with the energetic release of it's contents should something wrong happen. The valve getting hit by something or something puncturing a hole in it. Sometimes shit you don't plan on happens while wheeling.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

I think I would have a problem with a pressurized tank inside the cab with me. Just sayin.

A scuba tank has a couple thousand PSI in it but a CO2 tank only has a little over 800 psi inside which is really a non-issue. The tanks are usually rated up to around 3000 PSI. The CO2 inside the tank is a liquid under that pressure, it evaporates into more gas as the gas is consumed. I know of no one who has their CO2 tank mounted underneath, it'd be safer inside and a non-issue being inside so far as I am concerned.

So far as if the top can be folded down with it mounted like mine is, I don't know but I'd think it is possible. I don't normally fold mine down, I usually take it off. But then I guess I fold it down to remove it so I'd have to say it must be possible.

 

[strumble8]

Not bad!!!!. How long did you have this setup for. Anything you didn’t like about it.?

and if you still have it can you take a pic.

I ran that set up for about 5 years. I only got rid of it because I went to an on board air system using a York compressor. I do not have any pictures.

 

[5632]

Time for me to learn something again. What do you use co2 for or why do you want it in a Jeep?

 

[strumble8]

Time for me to learn something again. What do you use co2 for or why do you want it in a Jeep?

It’s used as a quick way to inflate tires after airing down for a day on the trail

 

[Jezza]

I think I would have a problem with a pressurized tank inside the cab with me. Just sayin.

Me too. The closest comparison I could think of would be a nitrous tank in the cab. That has been done for years, but there have been examples of tank explosions that resulted in significant damage. I'm not familiar with CO2 tanks, but nitrous tanks have burst discs that attempt to prevent the entire bottle from turning inside out. I wouldn't run a pressurized tank inside the vehicle without a fail-safe.

 

[strumble8]

A good co2 set up can air a 35” tire from 8psi to 25psi in about 45 seconds if my memory serves me right