Bumper air tank

[doppx006]

I just got a cross over box made out or aluminum today and the company who made it for me the welder and I were talking and I told him I liked his rear bumper on his old Ford pick up and he informed me and then showed me that it was not only a bumper but an air tank that holds enough air to fill his tires, and to carry an air impact to do any wheel changing. It looked like any normal drop bumper just sealed. I have never heard of this so I thought this was a great Idea! Anyone else ever hear of this?

 

[RJOL]

I just got a cross over box made out or aluminum today and the company who made it for me the welder and I were talking and I told him I liked his rear bumper on his old Ford pick up and he informed me and then showed me that it was not only a bumper but an air tank that holds enough air to fill his tires, and to carry an air impact to do any wheel changing. It looked like any normal drop bumper just sealed. I have never heard of this so I thought this was a great Idea! Anyone else ever hear of this?

My brothers and I have been doing this for years on the custom bumpers we made for the International Scouts we owned... Also converted air conditioner pumps to pump compressed air... System worked great...

 

[DValentine]

I ran a service truck that had a large rear bumper tank. It ran the same as rick described... . a old york compressor, on a limit switch.

 

[JCrockett]

I have heard of this also, seen a couple jeeps do this for off roading, very handy. I might do this to the front bumper I will make for my old Ford, after I get the 12V Cummins in it.

 

[VStahl]

when building the bumper to hold air, be sure that the place that you put your connection is aimed in a direction that if it were broken off that it will not shoot in a dangerous direction of passengers in the truck or passers by.

 

[Parks]

I had one on a 91 2500 CTD. It was great. My brother had one made for his 03.

 

[mberry]

Either I'm too young or just plain ignorant! (Don't answer that. ) I have never heard of this but what a great idea.

 

[VStahl]

my follks had those on our trucks and tractors on our dairy ever since I was a kid and i am now only 27, so I don't think it is the too young part were lookin at here. :-laf :-laf :-laf

I'm just messin with ya. If you hung out with jeep guys or ranchers you would have heard of this, alot of them do this... but not many others out there do because they either had not thought of it or don't want to go through the mess of a custom set up as far as the bumper and the onboard air.

 

[mberry]

I guess growing up with farmers it was never a big deal VStahl! Don't sweat it. I can take flak just as good as I give



It's still a good idea. Anyone know if they are manufactured by anyone or a custom only setup? I've been looking for an aftermarket set of bumpers that I can afford anyway.

 

[VStahl]

I have seen companies that make them for jeeps but not a company that manufactures them for trucks, there might be. . I just have not seen one.

I recommend checking with your local welders because that is were my folks would go to have ours built. Ours were built out of either pipe or square tubing depending on the application.

 

[TexBamBam]

Group buy??? Anyone know a supplier???

 

[WhiteSheep]

When I had a custom bumper made a few years back from my hunting pickup, I asked the fabricator about making the bumper an air tank. He said that the volume of the bumper is so low, it isn't worth the cost. Unless you can fill it with CO2 (explosively bad idea ), you aren't going to be running air tools and filling 33" tires to 60 lbs. I run a 30lb CO2 tank for tire filling duties. It will run air tools, but it uses up a a lot of gas.



If you really want an air tank bumper, I would find someone who has one and fill up a few tires with it to see how long it lasts. It would probably be just as expensive to buy a CO2 setup. The CO2 bottle will give you a lot more utility in my experience.



Whitesheep