California Air Tools CAT-AUX10A Lightweight Portable Aluminum Air Tank, 10 Gallon, Silver

Got the aluminum one. Nice and portable. Hooked it up to my 2.5 gallon compressor, so its like having a 7.5 gallon compressor. Then I can remove it to take it outside for super portability to top off some tires. Gage and fitting work good enough for me not to have to replace it with an upgrade right away. I can see how it could break off depending where you hold it (or dont hold it) in the right place. Im confident mine wont break off because of where I hold it while attaching the hose to it.

met my expectations just fine. I wish in a way I had got the aluminum rather than the steel for the light weight but I guess the steel will hold up longer. works just like it is suppose to. filled it with 100lbs of air , brought it home and pumped up both bike tires . no problem. Its all steel so the most that could go wrong is with the fittings and they can be replaced. Soooo, all is good. thanks

Good quality product. Used as a secondary air storage for my compressor

I wish I would have bought this years ago. Ive been lugging around a steel 5 gal one for years. This thing lasts twice as long and is super lite.

Ultra light, similarly sized steel tanks are too heavy. This tank is super versatile with male and female quick connections. It can easily be added inline to boast tank capacity of portable compressors. Many tanks only have a screwed on hose with an air chuck for filling tires. Tee fitting conflicts with gauge a little for some what unprofessional configuration.

I found the whole assembly well-thought-out for the casual user. The valve does a good job of keeping the air in when you want it to, the connections make it easy to either fill the tank or use it. Could they be tougher or better protected? Sure. But in casual use, this thing should last for a very long time. Key thing to longevity is to detach all hoses and other stuff while transporting it. You cant expect the tank valve to survive much abuse given how its installed vs. how the rest of the assembly acts on it. Welds on mine looked fine, just as the paint job. Its very light, and it stores a much more air than my compressor. Makes it ideal for quick refills of tires and like stuff, rather than having to lug a compressor and power cord around. I would also recommend it for large but intermittent loads, where your compressor can use it like a battery to store air that is going to be released in short bursts that exceed the capacity of the built-in accumulator. Using this tank in a fixed installation is likely a waste as similar steel-based tanks cost less. Downside of steel tanks, however, is that you have to watch for water (and the resultant corrosion).

Buy this model for only a little more. You wont be disappointed. I particularly like the shut off to the hose., and the incoming air has a coupler .

Nice tank, seems well made and lightweight as advertised. HOWEVER, the fittings are very low quality and I would have preferred to save $15 and not have them included. Right out of the box, the tire chuck was leaking. I removed it and noticed the quick connect leaked as well. I replaced the quick connect and filled it up again to find that the 1/4 turn shut off valve wouldnt stop air from coming back out. To top this all up, the T-junction snapped off when I was untying the valve and I had to replace that too.

Nice piece. Well made.

Lightweight is the consideration here.......