Alternatives to standard air quick connects?

[jsmoriss]

Hi everyone,

I have some 150psi outlets in my Jeep for airing up tires, and eventually will have a 90-100psi outlet for air tools as well. I find the standard air fittings very difficult to connect under high pressure. I know there are many non-standard air fittings that exist, and I'm looking for suggestions. I don't mind spending a few bucks for quality fittings that will last a lifetime.

Thanks,
js.

 

[soonenough]

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, and I have no idea if any of these are easier to connect/disconnect than others. I thought I'd post it for reference, since I've found it pretty useful for identifying odd-ball couplers in the past. BTW, sorry for the huge pic, but when I resized it to make it smaller, the print was barely legible.

 

[M.Bas]

How about those things found on trucks? (plug em in and then rotate to lock)
Will try to find a pic of them....

 

[I Leak Oil]

Just install a ball valve before the female end. Any of the QD's will start to leak after a while so you'll be ahead of the game anyway.
Jason T.

 

[jsmoriss]

Yeah, that's a pretty good chart. It seems the 'magic' is mostly on the socket side. I ended up going for this one:

http://www.quadratec.com/products/92042_9075.htm

Although this one also looked interesting:

http://www.quadratec.com/products/92042_9077.htm

js.

 

[jsmoriss]

FYI - More info on that Tomco coupler...

http://www.tomcoqc.com/pdf/79117_tomco-pg3_2007-10_lo.pdf

js.

 

[jsmoriss]

Just install a ball valve before the female end. Any of the QD's will start to leak after a while so you'll be ahead of the game anyway.
Jason T.

Thanks for the suggestion. This is actually what I started doing, but wanted something a little nicer. I dug up an 'auto coupler' from my spares box which is really nice -- the sleeve stays retracted and pops back when you plug into it. After looking around a bit, it seems the Tomco is even better, with an on/off and purge feature. They're a little pricey, so hope they're worth it!

js.

 

[RonL]

We use these(http://www.quadratec.com/products/92042_9077.htm) at my factory, they are true free flow. No restriction at all. They are very well made and don't leak.

They are sold through Grainger for a little less also.