I am looking for an onboard air compressor, 12v powered. I used to have a belt drive on my 94 F250, but that won't work on the new rig. Would like at least 2cfm and 100 psi, and I will have at least a five gallon tank bolted to the frame.

I am not interested in the portables that plug into the lighter socket.

 

Try VIAIR. I'm sure they have the size compressor that you're looking for.

 

Try www.godfatherscustom.com, they advertise in ricer magazines and have all the compressor stuff you could want.

 

Thanks


the Viair 550C looks good, probably just what I want, I wish they showed the price.

 

You really want to come armed for bear. That's a big compressor. You'll have to shop around for the best price. You're probably going to end up paying around $350-$400 for it. Great units though. I've had a VIAIR 100 in my little rockcrawler for years and the darn thing's bulletproof.

 

I need to air up tires on the farm, most of which are tires on center pivot irrgation machines. I have 5 of the pivots, each have 20 tires, all the machines are over 25 years old, so most of the tires are weather checked and very abused, the tires are all 14.9/24 tractor tires. Takes at least a 5 gallon bottle to fill. I do have a 13hp compressor with 30 tank, I don't like to pack it with me full time though, without packing this full time during farming season I would need to make extra trips or have an adaquate onboard compressor.

I appreciate your comments and reccomendations on the viair.

 

I have a 12VDC Puma DC5000 compressor on my truck, and pumps just as fast as the Viair 550C, is more durable, and can be gotten very cheap through eBay. $200 for a complete system with tank, pressure switch, etc. See item eBay item 7616008581.

My DC5000 is mounted on my truck fully outdoors (in the bed), and it's been running like a champ for 18 months now, and I run it all year round to 165 psi. It's a brute!

 

The junkyard approach could be to drive a York A/C compressor off a small starter (or winch) motor. You don't need a tank to fill tires, just use an air chuck without a check valve. Mount a switch to control the motor solenoid near the chuck so you just run the motor when you're ready to fill a tire.