which air compressor

[mabsydney]

Hi,

I want to get a compressor and I"d appreciate feedback from people.....I'm thinking of big red, arb or bush ranger, but open to suggestions.

Also if I mount a compressor in the engine bay on my defender, will it be easy to remount in a gu patrol when I buy next year? Or are the mountings different?

thanx,

Martin

[GUJohnno]

I've got the Bush Ranger one and it goes very well. Not sure if it is as suitable to go in the engine bay as say an ARB unit or the Big Red....
The mountings would be different from vehicle to vehicle.

[BundyRumandCoke]

A 12v electric compressor should transfer from vehicle to vehicle without any real drama. An engine driven compressor, such as an A/C compressor, would be a different kettle of fish. But even with this, it is the way I would go. An engine driven compressor will outperform ANY 12v compressor by a long long shot.

[Daisy]

Hi,

I want to get a compressor and I"d appreciate feedback from people.....I'm thinking of big red, arb or bush ranger, but open to suggestions.

Also if I mount a compressor in the engine bay on my defender, will it be easy to remount in a gu patrol when I buy next year? Or are the mountings different?

thanx,

Martin

Mounting systems are basic, just drilling holes into where you want it and screw/boltin it on.

I plan to run both engine driven and my ARB (would have preferred a big red) with a solenoid to select between the two into my air tanks (sliders) when time and finances allow.

TOM

[mabsydney]

thanx for the replies

I hear what you guys say about engine driven compressor being more powerful, but 12v electric is good enough for me and easier to install.

Big red looks nice, but quite pricey.

Can I run ARB airlockers with a big red compressor or do I need the ARB compressor?

thanks,

Martin

[The Fish]

It doesn't matter what the source is for the compressed air to run the lockers.

[Ruggers]

i got one of them big compressors from bigballs offroad. it is great an pumps up my tyres in no time but requires heavy guage wiring for it

[Patroler]

the arb compressor is the simplest option if you want to run air lockers and aren't too worried about how long it takes to pump up tyres..... They aren't real fast.
Like its been said above any compressor could be used to run an airlocker but you need a small tank and pressure switch to keep the air at around 90psi otherwise you'll blow the o rings in the locker, and then you'll need an unloading valve so the compressor piston has no load when it starts up.
i'm running an arb for my lockers, and it's compact and has all of the above built in, eventually when i get a endless air i'll keep it just for the lockers.
As for time, I was running 6psi at beachport last weekend in the 36" ET's drove into the servo and blew up 3 tyres with servo air a little quicker than the arb could blow up one! But then, I'm not the sort of guy to be in a hurry

[RV80]

just get the ARB piece of cake to fit
nice wiring loom all set up sooo easy.
like it's been said b4 slow with tyres.

[murcod]

Like its been said above any compressor could be used to run an airlocker but you need a small tank and pressure switch to keep the air at around 90psi otherwise you'll blow the o rings in the locker, and then you'll need an unloading valve so the compressor piston has no load when it starts up.

I run my Maxair into a small tank with an ARB pressure switch- no "unloading valve" and it works fine.

[Patroler]

yea ok, i knew somebody would do it!! sometimes without the unloading/one way valve the compressed air can seep back through the compressor, causing the compressor to cycle more than necessary.
All this valve does is dumps the pressure between it and the compressor when the compressor stops enabling the compressor to start a bit easier, and stops air from the tank from flowing back into the compressor. Most larger compressors run them.

[red90]

York Air compressor

York
$25 Compressor from junk yard.
$10 v belt
$15 hose
$10 quick connects
$5 chuck
total $65
Plus tank etc.. if you want to run ARB

20 seconds to fill a tyre at IDLE. With a hand throttle, faster than I can count.

[bowser]

what do you use to lube (god i love that word) the compressor?

[red90]

The York (now Climate Control) is a 2 piston reciprocating compressor with a sump. You put compressor oil into the sump. No need for lubrication in the air line like a Sanden requires.

http://www.ccicompressor.com/

[up2nogood]

And all you need to find is a late 70's, early 80's Ford or Mercedes for the compressor.