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NE mt | Does anyone use a underhood air compressor like the tire shops use? I would like to de clutter my service bed as much as possible. Was there a 12 volt one a guy could use to fill a tank while going down the road? I have a gas wheelbarrow style now, it puts out plenty for my needs, just looking for other ideas, thanks! |
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| Look at IMT. Unless you can find a place to mount the tank, not sure you will save much space. The 12V have not proven to be the best. Determine you air needs and frequency of use. |
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Nw Iowa | We tried one of the 12 volt ones, wasn't very impressive. A pto or pto hyd driven or one mounted on engine would be my first choice. Not cheap but first choice. We went with a welder air pack combo, also not cheap but movable to new truck without much hassle. If I went gas powered would have electric start powered off of truck battery. |
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Paxton, IL | There are several ways to do an under hood air compressor, but it depends on the truck if it’s practical to get it done or not. Most newer trucks lack the room to put on another belt driven accessory.
I recently set up a simple utility bed on a single rear wheel truck. I really didn’t want to lug around a big compressor and dedicate the space to that. So I ended up mounting a twin 12v compressor under the hood. I plumbed it into a 5 gal air tank I mounted to the frame and then from that out to an air reel. It works really well for having continuous air for tires or small air demands. I think it would work pretty well for air tools in short bursts but you would probably want a bigger air tank or multiple tanks. It pumps up to around 100psi pretty quickly, but then takes a little while to go up to 150 psi.
http://store.arbusa.com/Product.aspx?ProductId=21341&CategoryId=9 |
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North End I-15 | In 1977 when I rigged up a new 1 ton I bought a underhood air compressor from Iowa Mold and Tooling . It was what tire trucks used back then. I used a portable air tank mounred under the flat bed for a reserve tank. Worked well for years. Ran air tools , air transfer pump for fuel , blew combines off. Cost $ 1200 back then . |
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Hanby Mill, AL | I’ve got exact same set up you have. Did add an extra tank to frame to give little more air storage. Mine works great for light work but struggles filling big tires. But for my situation works good |
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| The last truck we bought that did not already have an under hood compressor was a 1 ton Chevy with a 6.5 under the hood. We had the compressor off the ford that blew up. The bracket alone was $1800.00, but we ran that old gal over 300000 miles with no problems. This was an air cooled compressor. When this old gal finally gave up we bought a Dodge diesel and put an under body compressor on it. It was PTO driven and would put out 3 times the cfm's the under hood compressor did. It should, the compressor alone was $8000.00. We reused the over the cab air tank and other equipment off the Chevy... The guys who bought the tire shop are still running the Dodge. What I am getting at is--If you can find an old tire truck you will probably find most everything you need. Most factory built tire service trucks are built on ford units. |
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Northern CA | Yes, I have a VMac from a tire shop. It works well. New price when they bought it was about $8,000 installed. |
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| I agonized over this same thing for quite a while. Ended up getting a compressor head from harbor freight, a hydraulic motor and air tank from surplus center, and a dump valve from amazon. Put it all together and plugged into the hydraulics on my hydra bed. Best thing I ever did!! |
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Air compressor options for service truck?
