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John Bessette (67.51.242.50)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 10:14 am: | |
I was in Sears and saw a little 125 and 150 psi compressers does anyone know if they would be a good back up to pump up the air bags while in camp to keep from running the engine. it said it was guiet running.
John 4106 |
DaveD (142.46.199.30)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 10:50 am: | |
I have a Porter-Cable pancake style compressor, but have not used it to pump up the air bags. Generally I have found that the system airs up fairly rapidly and also I have generally not been leaving a campground real early. If I was leaving real early I would likely use the electric compressor due to the noise and exhaust fume issue. My electric compressor is, in my estimation adequate for the job. However, I recently took it out of the bus (It was mounted in the middle bay) so I could use it help one of my sons with a home renovation project.
Dave Dulmage
(MC-8) |
John that newguy (199.232.240.57)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 10:56 am: | |
Sears, WalMart, Home Depot, Lowes...
You can always bring it back iffn' yer not happy! |
Rodger in WA (64.70.24.56)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 11:12 am: | |
What you'll likely discover, is the electric compressor is as loud or louder than the bus engine and will take longer to pump up your air bags.
The air bags on our '76 Prevost stay sufficiently inflated for weeks. I seldom start the engine just to inflate the airbags.
I air the bus and towd tires off the bus system.
JMO |
TWO DOGS (63.156.216.17)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 11:39 am: | |
sounds like your air bags are leaking down,and if they leak down unevenly,...yep,use that little elec. unit....and...look into that leak when you have time |
jim mcarthur (64.28.51.178)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 1:48 pm: | |
John, I probably have the model your describing. I took my contractors model back to sears 3 days short of a year. Told them it was to heavy and to loud. They never blinked and traded me for the 150 psi. Easy to carry and not loud. Use it all the time to air up so that I don't have to start the engine. Can't beat Sears.
Jim 4106 |
BrianBrownMC8 (Brianbrownmc8) (67.165.212.171)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 12:28 am: | |
I bought the Porter Cable pancake from Lowes. Nice and light, and handily fit in one of the bays. It saved hours of idling the engine for troubleshooting a bad brake can. Plus, you can't hear for leaks with the engine running. Caveat: the thing will take forever to air up an old coach that has sat for awhile, and can't hold a candle to the CFM of the on-board compressor, but it has it's place.
Brian |
John Bessette (67.51.242.50)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 11:27 pm: | |
Thanks everyone for the in put. I was thinking I could run it when I was running the gen for charging.
Two Dogs I have looked untell I am blue in the face it is so slow that us old f---s can't hear it so it must be in one of the bags I have checked all the line just one side goes down. |
Lorin David McCleary (Wacoastmci) (148.78.247.10)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 13, 2004 - 8:59 pm: | |
Take a look at a Jun-air compressor. They make some small, _super_ quiet units which work well to keep air topped up when parked and plugged in. We use one plumbed-in to the air system for that purpose. Check out: http://www.jun-air.com/
Model others have mentioned- we also carry a Porter Cable oil-less 150psi compressor in a storage bay for airing up bus tires. Wouldn't want to run it in the early morning as it does make quite a racket. |
TWO DOGS (4.226.105.167)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 12:35 pm: | |
JOHN....had a slow leak on one of the bags on one of my trucks...I took off the airline & squirted some Green stuff tire sealer inside the bag...never had ANY more trouble with it... |
Laceysdad (68.62.230.69)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 2:24 pm: | |
Getting ready to purchase an early '90s coach with Gillig suspension/chassis. Owner stated that the suspension leaked down overnight. Could this be a major repair cost issue or is it more likely to be a find-and-fix type thing? Complete newbie to this type suspension. TIA for any suggestions. |