Kicking around ideas
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Kicking around ideas
I'm starting to mod my 75 F250 for an onboard compressor. Stopped at a semi wrecking yard and got myself an airhorn and a pretty good size air tank. The tank is big enough that i'm considering making a potato gun for my truck. Any ideas where i should mount it? I'm making a flatbed in shop, so maybe a detachable swivel on the back. I don't intend to shoot tailgaiters
but just something me and my friends can shoot up the ranch with. Any thoughts and ideas are welcome and appreciated.
but just something me and my friends can shoot up the ranch with. Any thoughts and ideas are welcome and appreciated.
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this may or may not be of use to you but its deffinatly worth reading
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York Compressor for On-Board Air
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Thank you HIO when i finally get this whole thing figured out and put together i will have to post pictures and video links. For ammo i was thinking full pop cans or soup cans might lob a little farther.
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This is a 460 and not a 360 or 390 but is should be similar.
Onboard Air--4x4--York - YouTube
Yes this is indeed a shameless plug.
Tater guns are fun, but I would go with an easily detachable mount if I was serious about doing this. Depending on the design it can be a pain in the butt to load if it is mounted on a swivel. It's that idea sir newton came up with about equal and opposite reactions.
Post some pics if you do this, cause as redneck as this sounds, I have contemplated doing the same thing.
Onboard Air--4x4--York - YouTube
Yes this is indeed a shameless plug.
Tater guns are fun, but I would go with an easily detachable mount if I was serious about doing this. Depending on the design it can be a pain in the butt to load if it is mounted on a swivel. It's that idea sir newton came up with about equal and opposite reactions.
Post some pics if you do this, cause as redneck as this sounds, I have contemplated doing the same thing.
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Thanks King! Gives excellent working knowledge of how it works in the real world! Thank you for the video!
This is what I want info about but I can't find anything but the pic.... Can't figure out how to get parts number from the Parts index....
Looks like it uses a vacuum motor to run a compressor? Factory option though.... Anyone have any info??? I've used up my free pass!
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This is what I want info about but I can't find anything but the pic.... Can't figure out how to get parts number from the Parts index....
Looks like it uses a vacuum motor to run a compressor? Factory option though.... Anyone have any info??? I've used up my free pass!
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I have a piece of well casing I believe that connects to a smaller pipe....(air chamber and barrel) I just need to weld a back on, then tap the back for a coupler for the air hose and put a valve between the chamber and barrel. If the plan in my head is right this should work?! The swivel mount shouldn't take me more than a school week to draw up and weld together... thank god for two hour Shop classes
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I'm starting to mod my 75 F250 for an onboard compressor. Stopped at a semi wrecking yard and got myself an airhorn and a pretty good size air tank. The tank is big enough that i'm considering making a potato gun for my truck. Any ideas where i should mount it? I'm making a flatbed in shop, so maybe a detachable swivel on the back. I don't intend to shoot tailgaiters but just something me and my friends can shoot up the ranch with. Any thoughts and ideas are welcome and appreciated.
but just something me and my friends can shoot up the ranch with. Any thoughts and ideas are welcome and appreciated.I love this idea ! An air horn & a tater cannon. Awesomeness !
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Ive got a York compressor from my ac that I'm using to fab my onboard air system. As for your interchangeable barrels I would use the crows foot air fittings used on 3/4" and bigger air lines. Not that you will have 300 psi but I built an air cannon that would send golf ***** climbing outta sight. An electric valve will be the best firing devise. Have fun with it.
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my york is the model 210, youl want the 210 for its biger displacement and faster recovery times.........i run air tools all the time with mine i even ran a ceiling texture gun the other day and it kept up just fine. and yes i can close my hood just fine
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