Is This A Good Deal On A Used SCBA 88cuft 4500PSI Tank?????

Hey Rod,

Those tanks are carbon fiber and seem like a decent deal. Give Randy at R&L a call and verify the mfg date. Looks like 2011. Tanks are good for 15yrs and need to be hydro'd every 5 years.

--Carl

Hi Rod, Personally if I had that much money to invest in a decent fill station I will buy from aliexpress.com they have brand new carbon fiber tanks for 246.00 plus shipping tank + valve you just have to pay for the hydro ( remember Brand New ) 

Marcelo 

Thinking you desire a DOT tank, yes, good deal. You, might (?) find a better price on ebay or such but I personally went with r&l when they had a sale like this a while back, I like dealing with known people ( r&l) than strangers off ebay. I paid just over $300.00 with the fill adaptor/hose set up with about 11 years left until it cant be hydro tested again.

On the acecare tanks, IF you are filling it and can live with a "CE" certified tank ( NOT DOT certified ) they are likely safe but no one will fill or inspect it.
Acecare does make DOT certified tanks also but they cost about $200 more when marked that way, and perhaps the DOT makrkings are just another copy ( ? , I dont think so as several U.S. Dealer do/have sell them ..................... .).

For me $300 for a guaranteed no problem set up-tank & fill- was a good deal. Tank arrived in WA State in 4 days.

John

thanks for the info John I didn't know about this DOT certification related to Acecare tanks .Is good to be well informed. 

That's a great deal in my opine! BOD of 06 2011? absolutely. I never heard of these guys, bookmarked them.

A very good deal. How much is shipping? You can buy the fill rig on eBay for $55.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142685721515 

"Centercut"A very good deal. How much is shipping? You can buy the fill rig on eBay for $55.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142685721515

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Hi Centrcut. I orderred one of those fill addaptors only with a DIN thead because I liike the large oil filled gauge and the screw in bleed valve. The add for the one I bought says it has a microbore hose but the photo appears to be a wide one. Is yours the small bore type?

The one I bought is microbore and I’ve been using it for over 1/2 year now. The one I linked to isn’t the one I have but it’s DN2 microbore 

SCBA CGA347 is very different than DIN300

Yes, I understand that. Our fire brigades only use DIN connections on their 300 bar bottles. I just wanted to know if these have a true microbore hose or not. You can order these adaptors with either coupling, I just chose the one that fits my bottle. 

Yes. Pretty sure they all have microbore hoses. 

I was looking for a tank carrier and ran across this. Pretty interesting.
http://dalmatianfire.com/life-extension-cylinders-1/

"Eaglebeak"

"Centercut"A very good deal. How much is shipping? You can buy the fill rig on eBay for $55.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142685721515

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Hi Centrcut. I orderred one of those fill addaptors only with a DIN thead because I liike the large oil filled gauge and the screw in bleed valve. The add for the one I bought says it has a microbore hose but the photo appears to be a wide one. Is yours the small bore type?

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I have a DIN 300 fill station like the one Centercut linked from Ebay that came from Aliexpress. It has a 36" microbore hose. I had to replace the gauge as the one that came on it was extremely inaccurate. It was off by 700 psi. Yikes! it got replaced with a small gauge from a U.S. distributor for $10 that reads pressure accurately.

"2D1C"I was looking for a tank carrier and ran across this. Pretty interesting.
http://dalmatianfire.com/life-extension-cylinders-1/

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I'd want to know how old the tank is already. If it is nearing it's 15 year manufacturing date it is probably going to look fairly beat up as they get tanks from fire departments that don't baby their equipment. If it is a 15 year old tank with a recertification that gives it another 15 years for $400 I'd prefer to buy a new tank from a reputable U.S. vendor than the paltry savings these would provide, especially given their cosmetic condition. The R&L deal looks way better for the money. I have my own compressor and use it with an Acecare 3liter tank. It is easy to carry and gives twice the number of the fills of a guppy sized tank. The total cost for a brand new CE certified tank, fill valve, and fill assembly was less than $200. 

You have other options. If you get a hand pump from ebay or amazon you will pay less than $75. Use it while you figure things out. You will be running back and forth to that shop, and they WILL be closed when you need air (Murphy’s) 
A booster like the Shoebox F10 can be had for $500 new theese days. Will fill a gun directly in a few minutes. 
If you are going anywhere that’s not home, you can use the hand pump or if you get the tank, it will come in handy. 
There are also new electric pumps in the market that will fill you on the fly from your car battery or 110. 

I didn’t see a born on date in that listing. How old was the tank?

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