CO2 Tank Bracket w/ Pics

[fj40tom]

Green Lantern (Nick) came up with a simple design for a bracket to hold a CO2 air tank and hose in the back of his FJ60.

His drawing:

I made a couple of suggestions to the design, the main one being adding in a few "feet" to hold the bottom on the tank:

The design calls for using 1" nylon tie-down straps to secure the bottle. I punched the oval holes for the straps:

Then added some round stock to support the corner bends and provide a smooth surface for the straps to be threaded through. This will prevent the straps from running over a sharp edge and being damaged over time:

I don't have a roller at the shop so the cradles for the bottle were hand formed in a vice using a piece of pipe:

Test fit:

The bracket will be mounted to a metal support behind the kick panel:

The bottle can be safely carried and used to inflate tires and run air tools on the trail. The wings on the cradles will be used to hold the 25' air hose:

Drive a Legend:

Cheers,

tp

 

[CaliCruiser]

Nice, what size tank is that?

Dylan

 

[fj40tom]

I think it is considered a 20 lb. tank. Nick could tell you for sure.

Cheers,

tp

 

[spaldam]

Cool.. I need nick to come build be a battery mount..

 

[fj40tom]

Cool.. I need nick to come build be a battery mount..

Uhhh...Nick didn't build this bottle holder...

Cheers,

tp

 

[fj40charles]

I think it is considered a 20 lb. tank. Nick could tell you for sure.

Cheers,

tp

That is a 20lb CO2 tank used in the beverage industry.

Nice work Tom.

 

[spaldam]

Uhhh...Nick didn't build this bottle holder...

Cheers,

tp

I must have miss-read something..

"Green Lantern (Nick) came up with a simple design"

What am I missing?

 

[fj40tom]

"Green Lantern (Nick) came up with a simple design"

What am I missing?

Designing and building are two different things...

Cheers,

tp

 

[Green Lantern]

Tom gets full credit for this task. All I provided was an idea.
Tom also pointed out some important facts that I needed to know. Like, the bracket has to be secure 'cause 20 lbs of CO2 should never bounce around the back of the truck. LOL

I'll post up some pics as soon as I can shoot them.
Big thanks to Tom!
Nick

 

[Green Lantern]

I got the tank installed.
Big kudos to Tom on a job well done.
Very secure and no rattles. The hose coils easily and doesn't tangle.
Sparrow is ready for the Round Up in March.
Happy Trails! N

 

[REKCUT]

Nice design, but I purchased a fire ext bracket at the John Deere dealership for $34 that will hold a 20# bottle. Unless you have access to free parts its hard to build it for yourself for less than that.

 

[LC_Hamma]

Bumper Mounted CO2 Tank Cage:

Here's what I came up with since mine's hanging off the back bumper on a swingout carrier:

 

[medicbob]

I'll take one! Awsome