onboard compressor

[llong66]

I have been toying with the idea of adding a compressor in my 85M1008 and was looking around at some today and am wondering about the numbers I am seeing.
As an example, a 24V Vlair puts ot only 0.95 cfm at 100#, this doe not sound like much flow, im not in my shop and cant remember what some of its numbers are. They also advertise this unit as filling a 25x12.5 tire in 8min50sec,, Ive never timed mine but that seems slow. I guess my main concern is 0.95cfm enough to run an impac wrench and a few other emergency tools It comes with 3 qnd 5 gal tanks

 

[rumplecat]

No way! Unless you have a good size tank and plenty of time!

 

[TMNT]

I've got an "extreme" duty twin compressor ViAir system on my civi vehicle. It does a good job for airing up tires, blowing the air horns, etc. It will run an impact wrench for about 10 seconds. There's simply not enough volume for air tools.

 

[llong66]

I had a feeling those numbers looked pretty small. Thanks for conferming guys!

 

[Atwater]

for trips i just throw my portable gas powered compressor in behind the cab. leaves plenty of space for the goose-neck hitch and has plenty of air to run just about anything

 

[Recovry4x4]

I use the NCPD1006 here. Buzzard Gulch Catalog N 2010 go to pg 4.
Its a great little compressor and many folks have split the tanks and compressor. Research Puma compressors. There are some good reviews from off road forums.

 

[319]

I use the NCPD1006 here. Buzzard Gulch Catalog N 2010 go to pg 4.
Its a great little compressor and many folks have split the tanks and compressor. Research Puma compressors. There are some good reviews from off road forums.

I have one in the side cabinet of my AF maintenance truck. Great little compressor. Paid about $200 a couple of years ago. I will be adding a larger tank beneath the body.

 

[Munchies]

You could always do a York style on board air setup utilizing an AC compressor.

 

[derf]

I have a Tsunami under the hood of my Prerunner Tacoma. 12V and no tank, though. The Tsunami is not bad for an inexpensive unit.

$60 at Pep Boys. You should be able to run two in series for 24V applications, I think. If you have space and fab skills you could probably get a good amount of CFM from a pair and a tank for around $150-200.


http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/9357343/00709/

 

[Barrman]

I put a York OBA set up on my M715 in 2005. It aired up tires and ran air tools, some. However, by the time you get a new, yes new because a used York is going to die sooner or later, compressor, new pulley and clutch, air tanks, copper line to connect them together, make mounts, find a 4 groove 6.2 bottom pulley, wires, controller, switches and put it all in. You would have been time and money ahead to do as others in this thread have suggested or get a Powertank. Plus, a compressor or Powertank can be used on more than a single vehicle.

I am currently taking the OBA off my M715.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Air storage is the kicker here. I used my little Puma a while back on a stuck hydraulic line. I blew a 1" hose on the M108 down the road. Needed to fix it on site as the crane was jibbed out and the crane itself swung out to the side. No matter what I did I couldn't get the old hose loose with the 1 3/8" wrench. I ended up using my Slave powered recip saw to cut the hose from the fitting and the 1" impact to knock it out. I used the little puma to air up the pig I use and with little more than a burp, the 1" impact had the fitting out. Parallel portable air tanks are wonderful.