Air Compressor and Tanks...

[MCrossley]

The 5 Gallon measures 12 1/2"H X 32 1/2"L.

I need to find the dimensions of the 8 galon as I cannot seem to locate them at the moment and yes they are coated on the inside of the tanks.

 

[smartineau]

Since I have a 3rd gen with a Pac brake I got the air compressor with the Pac. I just added in a 2 1/2 gallon tank mounted to the frame under the passenger side rear seat. I have air horns hooked to it, and the fittings with a hose so I can top off a tire if needed.



steve

 

[SRadke]

Yes Steve I did the same thing but the Pacbrake compresor is much too small for me and the 5 gallon tank I chose to use.



-Scott

 

[tgbol]

I have Kilby's On-Board Air set up. Uses an York A/c compressor and a 5 gallon tank. Supplys plenty of air to drive my air drill, dye grinder or impact. It has been one of the best things I have done to the truck.

 

[rubberneck]

I also have the kilby set up. It is one of the most usefull things i have on the truck. I run an air jack and impact and about anything else i want off of it. Nothing better than whipping out the air jack and impact to change a flat. Beats that stock jack and breaker bar crap LOL.

 

[tpruitt]

I am thinking about doing the kilby set up but there are a few thing's that worry me. (1) oil consumption i talked to brad yesterday and he said you should check it every 15 minutes that its in use, (2) I am worried that it will not product the CFM needed. My 1/2 inch impact say that under normal opperation it needs 5 cfm but under max load it would need 24cfm. I wish that the york could flow just a little more. May what i need to do is get a huge tank and not worry about it. For those of you that have this set up have you experienced any of this problems. Thanks for the help. I don't know how many people would be interested in it by maybe we could get a group purchase going if enough people wanted in.

 

[SRadke]

Anybody know the CFM of the big York compressor?



-Scott

 

[tpruitt]

8 cfm at 1600rpm

 

[HoleshotHolset]

I wonder if the York could be fitted to a PTO... and end up with a small enough package to fit under the truck without taking up too much room/getting in the way of stuff.



Matt

 

[SRadke]

Matt, that is basically the option I'm looking at. I have found a cast iron compressor head in the Grainger catalog that makes 11. 2 cfm @ 1030 rpm and only measures 10. 5"x6. 75"x11. 25". There should be room under there for this package. I'm concerned about cooling because If I remove the pully for a driveshaft there will be none and I don't have the luxury of the radiator fan blowing nearby. Perhaps I can turn something out on the lathe to allow me to leave the pully both for cooling and vibration dampening? Depends on the shape of the pully as well as other things



I'm still looking for PTO options and I need to make some phone calls to find that out. Unfortunatelly I'll be out of town all week so it'll be while before I get to it.



-Scott

 

[tgbol]

I have a question as to how much air you need. I have the Kilby set up. I don't have an oil consumption problem. I check the oil once a month. I have my compressor wire to come on at any time the tank is low. I also have a throttle kicker tath when turned on will speed the engine up to 1600 rpm when the compressor kicks on. With a 5 gallon tank I can pull off a wheel and by the time I am ready to tighten the lug nuts up again the tank is full. The other day I was using a die grinder to shape some parts I was installing on my wife's car. I expected it to slow down but it never did.

 

[MCrossley]

My Question though is how much is the Kilbey air setup if I remeber it is over $500 big difference here for guys trying to put together a system for less; if it is comperable in price then I would say heck yeah go with the engine driven air setup; but I would still have the 12 gallon tank myself for when I need a little air and the engine is not running (air horns on alarm) etc.

 

[rubberneck]

The Kilby set up is actually very affordable if you dont mind doing some searching for some used parts. He sells the mounting kit with idler pulley and both new belts for about 150. 00. If you want to search for a used compressor and clutch, you could do the whole thing for way less than 500. 00 I bought everything new and had about 700. oo in it. The thing for me was performance. I have not seen a single 12volt system that performs near as well as my engine driven system. As far as oil consumtion, i dont really notice any. I have the coalescing (sp?) filter on my system with the kilby return line kit and all i do is return a little oil every couple of weeks if i have been using the system. I run a 1/2 inch impact on mine and have no problems with enough air. If you were blasting it for a long time you might, but i never have run out with an impact. An air grinder uses it up pretty quick, and you can only do short blasts. But I only have a 2. 75 gal tank.

 

[Bob V]

I have a small 110 volt compressor mounted in the bed ahead of the passenger wheel well, doesn't take any useful space. I have a 1200 watt inverter mounted in the cab to supply power. It takes less time to fill the 5 and 1 1/2 gal tanks than any of the York set ups I used in the last 20 + years. Total cost was less than $300. The only problems I had is I had to build a auxiliary unloader system for start up, the stock one on the compressor would not stay unloaded long enough to start the motor every time. And I had to use synthetic oil in the compressor so that it would start at < 35 deg. , It now has started at temps as low as 15 deg. I have only had this set up for about 7 months but I like it the best of all the on board air systems I have had in the last 20 years.

Bob V

 

[rweis]

How did you build the unloader? I do a compressor in the bed, but it doesn't stay unloaded long enough.



Thanks,



Bob Weis

 

[MCrossley]

ok guys I need some hard interest numbers, I know many of you on here already said you were in but can I get you to just say what you are in for and how many so I can tell him exactly what we would be ordering he said he would look at the total of what we want and add the discount to it as it would be a little different for compressors over air tanks. this does not committ anyone to anything just that you are serious about it so I can give him real numbers. Thanks guys

 

[Sticks]

Originally posted by sticks

Wallet = $0

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[Bob V]

Originally posted by rweis

How did you build the unloader? I do a compressor in the bed, but it doesn't stay unloaded long enough.



Thanks,



Bob Weis

Bob, I "T"ed into the line between the compressor and the tank and put in a 2 way N. O. pilot operated valve vented to atmosphere. Then used a flow control to delay the air to the pilot.

Opps, I just noticed that I drew the check valve for the flow contol backwards.

 

[MCrossley]

TTT for the weekend...

 

[David Muench]

I'm going to have to pass. It's a great price, but I did some measuring and it's just not going to work. Sorry. .