Air tank fitting help, please

Well- I've stumped the guys at The Home Labyrinth (TM), and at the NAPA store, too.... so I thought I'd turn to the pros and ask you guys:

I've got a Crafstman electric air compressor and tank that I use to inflate tractor tires and run my impact wrench, etc.

Out where my tractor lives, there is no power. While I've got a good sized tank, it's not enough to do very much work before needing a refill (plus it has a slow pressure leak-down, to boot.)

I am looking for a fitting that I can snap into the quick connector on my air hose- that will have an automobile valve stem on it so that I can drive to town and charge my air tank up at the nearest gas station.

I've looked through every type of air fitting I can find, and I can't find anything that would perform this function. Surely I'm not the only person that ever needed this.

I'd prefer to buy a fitting rather than make something- as I have this mental image of a steel valve stem shooting out of my home-made adapter at about 125 p.s.i. ! (grin)

Any help would be appreciated.

-Schotte

Your needing a double male air schrader fitting. Correct?

You can make your own with two screw type standard valve stems (made for high pressure tubeless rims) and a piece of CU/steel pipe with end caps.

Drill the end caps to fit the screw type valve stem diameter, install the valve stems, attach end caps to the pipe.

T_Bone

That way I can use the air chuck at the gas station (which are generally NOT removable from their hoses)to air up the tank.

With all the various fittings that people have linked me to here- I should be set.

Thanks again, y'all!

-Schotte
(heading off to Grainger)

• Pneumatic fill fitting

I think what you want is called a "schrader fitting". I am surprised that the folks at NAPA were stumped. Here's what they look like. They are available at Mcmaster.com among other sources. You should tee it in upstream of any pressure regulator that you have at the tank.

Rod

-Schotte

You may want to check out the portable air tanks at Walmart, I think they are around $20, they have the fitting you need. You could add an air coupler to swap air tools or a tire chuck. This may be an easier route.

Thanks