My new boat anchor aka Hesier 140

[MattK911]

Well I happened upon an oddball. I know many are not familiar with this tank so I thought I’d share. Picked up a heiser 140 the other day

140cuft at 3190psi
Or overfill it to 4,500 and end up with almost 200cuft in a single



specs:
dry weight empty: 63lbs
In water weight empty: -18lbs
In water weight full :-28lbs

size comparison to an lp95, and al80.
She’s a beast

Lp95, al80, and Heiser 140

• MattK911
• Jun 21, 2020

 

[MaxBottomtime]

We had a Heiser 190 at a shop I used to work at. It weighed 87 pounds empty with -62 pounds buoyancy when full, - 47 pounds buoyancy empty. You would have to dive with a doubles wing, a liftbag, and no lead.

 

[kelemvor]

I've heard of those, but I don' think I've ever seen a photo of one until now. Congratulations on the purchase!

 

[Wookie]

I have a pair, doubled. They were given to me. I’ve never dared dive them.

 

[100days-a-year]

Dove with a guy that had a set of them, ended up not diving them much as we boat dive primarily and getting them out of the water was problematic. Fun to watch people's eyes bug out when they see those tanks.

He was looking for a way to do three dives a day on 2 sets of doubles, ended up with a 3500 lp set and a 4000 hp set and trans filled to the lp after the first dive.

 

[broncobowsher]

I hear that you can dive with a K-cylinder.

 

[tech_diver]

Holy Crap! It's Tankzilla!

 

[ericfine50]

Years ago, Beauchat had 140s or 160s. Tall, massive tanks.

 

[Bob DBF]

Not interested, picked up a couple of Faber MP 120s, and I now know my limitations. That Hesier would turn me into a boat anchor.

 

[rjack321]

I have a pair, doubled. They were given to me. I’ve never dared dive them.

but a good excuse to use a 100lb bungied wing of death