Pro-Force FT5 5-Gallon Portable Air Tank

• 135 Max PSI
• Fully assembled, ready to use
• High quality brass manifold
• Durable welded on handle
• Equipped with air pressure gauge, air line shut-off valve, pressure relief valve, easy access fill valve, 3-Feet by 1/4-Inch air hose and air chuck

This is a very well made 5 gallon air tank but gave it three stars due to it's price. Now wish I had bought the 7 gallon one at Walmart or 10 gallon at Lowes for a lot less money. What drew my attention was the higher pressure rating 135 vs 125 psi for the others. That's extra margin of safety and more stored air. The tank was boxed as well as an expensive power tool and construction is excellent, no complaints there. One complaint is that it is designed to fill tires, balls, etc with an air chuck. I was imagining having a port for tapping other things like an air spigot for blowing, running my nail gun or a little bit of paint spraying with low cfm hobby type spray gun.

As a tire inflator, it's wonderful to have and use. Very convenient and no dragging the air hose and cranking up the stationary compressor. Will be modifying the manifold to add an extra port but am disappointed especially at the price of this tank.

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First off, before you order this, go to Home Depot, Lowes and/or Harbor Freight and see if you can get a similar item at one of those stores for less money. I could of saved about $8 (plus shipping costs) if I'd done that.

As for this particular item, it's not bad for a first air tank. It's geared towards having a portable air system so you can fill tires when not near a gas station, but I'm looking at using it for airbrushing my model kits.

Now, I know next to nothing about air tanks, but I think it's rather odd that mine's losing pressure. Not sure why... I'm using sealant tape on all the valves, everything is tightly sealed, and I have the pressure release locked down, but even so, mine's losing pressure at a rate of about 3 PSI an hour. Also, on the second day, the plastic twist-knob split, making it very likely that it'll break off soon. It's still usable so long as I don't twist it too hard one direction or another, but I'll be returning the tank anyways.

For airbrushing, you will need a regulator capable of handling up to 135 PSI, but my compressor can only fill the tank to around 53 PSI, so I'm okay on that for now. It should be noted that the air chuck can not be removed from the hose. As such, you will need a replacement 1/4" hose and a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter to get it to work with with your airbrush. (Some regulators come with 1/4" to 1/8" adapters. Mine did as it accepts 1/4" hoses natively.)

The fill valve is exactly like a tire valve, (which requires an air chuck) so don't expect to use it to fill the tank with your compressor. However, when the main valve is open, (which releases the air) you can use your compressor (with a 1/4" hose) to fill the tank. Using an open manifold or a T-Junction would let you use this tank with your airbrush, and fill it with your compressor at the same time. (Sounds impossible at first, but it works!)

If the leak was an aberration and the twist-knob hadn't cracked so easily, I would consider buying this again.

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this tank is handy for all your air up needs great to use on your motorcycle or car so you don't ahve to drive to the gas station you can fill your tires when they are cold the correct way to do this