Thread: Your opinion on air compressors!!!

I've just purchased the ARB High Flow Air Compressor. Primarily got it for the Air Lockers, but it doubles as my air supply as well.

Costs around $300 not fitted with the hose kit.

Cheers
Chris

Have had a Blue Tounge since 1997 and have given it a floggin' . Its not quick but it has been reliable and strong

I dont know what sort of flow rate your electric one over there have, but I suspect they will be the same as ours over here.

For my money, it has to be an engine driven one.

EndlessAir are based in Oz - they do 6 or 8cfm versions and are great for TDi and TD5 motors.

If you need more air volume and run a 200tdi then you can use the 10cfm York twin cylinder compressor.

All have electric clutches and so use no engine power when not in use.

depends if you value your aircon or not doesn't it? as I notice from another thread, you are a prospective visitor to the NT during the buildup... trust me from UK late spring to NT buildup would be a shock to the system on a level you can't imagine... think 95% RH and 35 degrees everyday... still don't value your aircon??

DIY "endlessair" is pretty common in the cooler states, but changing from aircon to non-aircon for the sake of pumping up tyres in the north would be daft IMHO...

reminds me that somewhere on here there is a thread running about on adding a second aircon compressor while retaining aircon, plus there is also a good tutorial on one of the US j33p sites... google is your friend

ive just bought a new max air from bush ranger seems to go well and it fits straight under the drivers seat off the 130

Agree - wouldnt remove aircon pump, add a second!

Doable on 300Tdi and also TD5. But the latter is a REAL squeeze!

I have both a Thomas Twin Tongue and a Bushranger Super Max, I think the Maxair is the better of the two, but both are great compressors and you will be happy with either of them. The other smaller Bushranger compressor are also very good as well, most people use the Max Airs out here in Dubai and they give good service for a couple of years if used every weekend, but will probably last a life time with normal use, we normally blow from 10-12psi back to road pressures so they really do get used a lot.

I would like to fit a York compressor, but it looks like a lot of stuffing around on a TD5, so have stuck with the electric ones for now, but might try to fit one later on.

No way you'll get a York onto a TD5, there just isnt the room. At least not under a standard defender bonnet.

8cfm EndlessAir will just fit though, more or less where the where the air-sus pump goes on the Disco II.