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Curious on how the brushless ARB does. I have the older brushed twin and absolutely love it. Although, it's crazy even the brushed ARB twin cost more than my 29-gallon, 175-psi ultra-quiet shop compressor did.
Its taking me about 8 months to digest the price. But with a small tank it should be able to run some proper air tools which would be huge. I work with air tools for a chunk of my career.
I went the crappy Smittybilt option for my first compressor....about $175. I should have just got an ARB twin the first time as I spent a ton of time building a custom bracket for the Smittybilt then trying to repair it when it failed (oh, I still have a scar on my wrist from where it burned me). The ARB has been flawless, is fast, and hasn't injured me yet
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Me too. Mine puts out 25psi max now and overheats doing it. My ironman has been great though.
My $175 ironman has been great for two years and does my 32’s and my brothers 35’s from 20-40 months in 10min. Might be a good option if you have room to store it.
I bought an ARB brushless twin. I air down to 10-11 with my 34s and 15 with my Hakkipilettas. I also am wheeling almost every weekend so it gets a LOT of use. Its possible my ARB HO single is near the end of its life due to not respecting duty cycle.
Ironman is the Harbor Freight of 4x4 parts. Some of their stuff are great (i.e., Foam Cell Pro shocks, which recently rebuilt and still love), some are good (i.e. UCAs what have been fine despite a recall), some are junk (their springs - I'm on my 3rd pair of front springs and 2nd pair of rear springs in 60,000 miles),
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Same... I studied rocks in college. Got as far as a graduate level structure class with a field study at Devils Lake in Baraboo Wisconsin. Gorgeous country up there.Ironman is the Harbor Freight of 4x4 parts. Some of their stuff are great (i.e., Foam Cell Pro shocks, which recently rebuilt and still love), some are good (i.e. UCAs what have been fine despite a recall), some are junk (their springs - I'm on my 3rd pair of front springs and 2nd pair of rear springs in 60,000 miles),
Glad your compressor does good though. I actually think it's the same as the Smittybilt, meaning like HF tools they probably have inconsistent QC (FWIW I own a ton of HF tools
And, those are some amazing pictures! My inner geology nerd is quite interested by that fold, and if I were to camp there it would probably be all I'd talk about, much to the annoyance of my family
Yea I am trying to punch above my weight wheeling with significantly more capable trucks. Made it to the top of Wheeler Lake without anything but spotting. Thats the most satisfying thing I have ever done.
The nice thing about a GX is the V8 tow power for family camping, and you can legitimately wheel it! Currently we've been doing a big family camper trip with the GX every two years, and a big wheeling trip with my buddies on alternating years. We're towing the camper down to the Gulf for spring break in a couple of weeks.
Sounds like the single cylinder version. Reliable but not fast.
I was a union cable tech for over 9 years so I have an honorary PhD in rat nest management. Honestly I usually have my setup going before most of the folks are out of their cars..
My wheeling buddy uses a M18 inflator (and I personally have thousands of dollars in M18 tools
). I usually finish all 4 of mine in the time it takes him to get 2, and often air up his 3rd and/or 4th tire for him (we are both on 33s). But, I'm just running a basic single coiled air hose and ball-valve inflator. Not sure I really see much gain in messing with 4 hoses when my setup takes around 1 min 5 seconds to get a tire from 18 to 32 psi.the main route was eureka dunes-steel pass- saline valley- lippencott-racetrack-tea kettle junction- hunter mountain- saline valley. saline valley is notorious for bad washboard roads. at $250 each rear shock, the FCP seems like good value.Oh, man. That looks toasted. They must have been hot as. Take a look at FCP on the replacements. I dragged my trailer out to tea kettle junction and back with zero issues. They’re designed specifically for corrugations and heavy loads.
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They are also not hard to DIY rebuild at home since they aren't pressurized. You just need a bench vice and Ironman's service tool. My rear shocks lasted around ~50K before the back end started getting bouncy (their life was undoubtedly cut short since 10,000+ of those miles were towing). They feel brand new after a rebuild. The fronts still feel good, and I think they'll last 75K+ miles before a rebuild is needed.
