East Kent 7681
SKL681X the compressor!
SKL681X is currently off road due to a prop shaft oil leak, but we've started using her as a generator/compressor. This helps keep her engine in use while she's having the work done. Here she is assisting Nuw the Titan (NUW553Y) who had a flat tyre. This set up is ideal for locations that don't have access to an air supply. The air line is run from the gearbox supply (this not being needed as she's VOR). We're currently looking into installing this onto a roadworthy vehicle but with a splitter valve so it can do the gearbox or external supply at the flick of a switch. This set up delivers 95lb per square inch with the pressure tap opened up. Obviously the gearbox operates at a lower pressure so it would have to be turned down before being reconnected. Most bus tyres are around 115lb per square inch so this set up only gets you out of trouble, it's not a permanent fix.
SKL681X the compressor!
SKL681X is currently off road due to a prop shaft oil leak, but we've started using her as a generator/compressor. This helps keep her engine in use while she's having the work done. Here she is assisting Nuw the Titan (NUW553Y) who had a flat tyre. This set up is ideal for locations that don't have access to an air supply. The air line is run from the gearbox supply (this not being needed as she's VOR). We're currently looking into installing this onto a roadworthy vehicle but with a splitter valve so it can do the gearbox or external supply at the flick of a switch. This set up delivers 95lb per square inch with the pressure tap opened up. Obviously the gearbox operates at a lower pressure so it would have to be turned down before being reconnected. Most bus tyres are around 115lb per square inch so this set up only gets you out of trouble, it's not a permanent fix.