FYI K3 colored air tank lanyards

[Joe Hogan]

If you look close, you’ll see that the K3 chassis has colored lanyards to indicate Wet, Primary and Secondary tanks. Silver, Green and Red.
There is a aftermarket kit with colored lanyards you can buy for us Wannabe luxury buyers.

 

[ARD]

If you look close, you’ll see that the K3 chassis has colored lanyards to indicate Wet, Primary and Secondary tanks. Silver, Green and Red.

I had colored lanyards on my 2018 DS (K2 chassis).

 

[redbaron]

I just looked and my K3 are colored as well, but so dirty that I had to look closely. Looks nothing like the display

 

[Joe Hogan]

ARD, Well you’re just Special I guess!

Mine are all grey. Today Mikey from Spartan are cleaning them up and installing colored carabiners to help this old guy figure out what he is doing

 

[flyboy013]

In case anyone is interested in the Spartan provided draining procedure.

 

[ARD]

I just looked and my K3 are colored as well, but so dirty that I had to look closely. Looks nothing like the display

Mine too. I need colored carabiners to put on them like they gave us in the Spartan's Owners Class that I took way back when. Do you still have yours @flyboy013?

 

[ARD]

colored carabiners

Those help a lot! I need to get some. Maybe I can ply some away from Spartan when I go back there on the 19th.

 

[Rich W.]

If you look close, you’ll see that the K3 chassis has colored lanyards to indicate Wet, Primary and Secondary tanks. Silver, Green and Red.
There is a aftermarket kit with colored lanyards you can buy for us Wannabe luxury buyers.

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So of the three, which one is also referred to as the ping tank?

 

[sheridany]

Sorry for my ignorance but why are there three?

 

[Joe Hogan]

Wet tank is first after compressor to capture water, Primary is for rear brakes, secondary is for front brakes.
This is all for redundancy and longevity. There are various safety valved crosses between systems should you lose tank pressure in one of the tanks.

 

[flyboy013]

Mine too. I need colored carabiners to put on them like they gave us in the Spartan's Owners Class that I took way back when. Do you still have yours @flyboy013?

Yes I do, although I must admit that I sometimes struggle with the order. Gotta remember that its the color names in alphabetical order: gray (not silver), green, then red. Although I wonder if it really matters. I usually look at the ground afterward and never see a wet spot. Not sure if I even hear any water with the air coming out. The valves are supposed to be self actuating, so I'm not sure its needed.

 

[redbaron]

I am terrible about doing mine, and often go 6 months without remembering. Even when I do pull them, I never get any water on the ground.

 

[ARD]

Although I wonder if it really matters.

I was at a Cummins and the tech just yanked on all of them, no specific order and said it was fine to do that. @redbaron Me too! I'm pretty bad at checking them.

 

[Chuggs]

I know red is port and green is starboard...don't make me assign another meaning to these colors.

I used our label maker and put labels on the frame next to our cables. It is in english. So, it is easy for me to not remember but still get right.