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[Devon2a]

When my small T-max died after 10+years of hard work I went out and got a Big T-max mainly on the well deserved reputation of it predecessor. Should the need arise again I'll probably go Twin ARB and build it in to the vehicle, just need to grab the hose, plug it into the chuck and away you go.

[Wittsend]

It this ^^^ anything like the compressor off a Disco   would such a thing do the job.
Built it into a little box under the wheel box ?

[ZebraDriver]

I have a compressor that came off a set of Monroe air shocks bolted under the seat box of my LR. Its piped to a quick release air fitting mounted under the bonnet. I carry a hose with a pressure gauge in my toolkit, the setup has saved me a few times.

[ZebraDriver]

I don't know if anyone is interested in it but I have (surplus to requirements) a refrigerant compressor. Its about the size of a small alternator and has a 12volt electric clutch. Its polyvee belt driven and I have the matching drive pulley. It came from a refrigerated van and was driven by a 2hp 3000 rpm motor. Cover the cost of the postage and its yours.

[Peter Holden]

I have a halfords one bought for me by my dad more years ago than I care to remember (it was before I got married and that was 35 years ago next week).
It has done sterling service, the only thing needing replacement has been the air hose.  It takes our camper tyre up to the required 60 psi even if it is slow.  It has inflated so many land rover tyres and car tyres, been borrowed by loads of folk and it still keeps going.

Peter

[Gareth]

Of course, one of these might fit well in the back of the Landy!

[Old Hywel]

Mine’s a lesser model. Still working well, should outlast all of us.

[oddjob]

God no. Have terrible memories of trying to blow up the back tyre of a grey Fergie with one of those. 

[Alan Drover]

As well as the T Max, I've got a Kismet.Trolley Compressor made in Sheffield by William Turner. It's a superb example of what British engineering used to be. It's got a large brass barrel, is long handle which can be locked down and 2 wheels at the front for manoeuvring. It has a built in connector for a pressure gauge without the need to take the air line off the valve. It looks like a trolley jack. It's either pre war or very early post war and it goes with Land Rover. Oh, and it works. Good arm exercise pumping up tyres.

[oddjob]

Update: I bought the Tmax inflator jobby mentioned at the start of this thread and it's good. Easily blows up a 7.50 tyre in a reasonable time and without a massive amount of noise. I'm feeling quite pleased with myself today after fitting an new tyre in less than 30 minutes with just a hi lift jack, one tyre lever, a screwdriver and some tyre soap.

 

[lightweightles]

Well done that man ... long may it last .. Dont lend it to Beardy Paul .. cheers Les .. 

[Kernowcam]

A lot of the 12v units are not continuous running and will over heat after a short time. Noisy little things.

[oddjob]

The small ones certainly are very loud. This is a deeper noise and pulls 30 amps so is a bit more powerful. When the earth clamp isn’t on properly it makes some impressive sparks!
It has “ Max Duty Cycle Time: 40 mins @ 30 PSI @ 22C”

Anyway, It’s faster than the air pumps on a garage forecourt and lighter than getting my proper compressor out of the shed.

 

[34058]

Kismet pumps are absolutely amazing!  I inherited this one from my late Aunt.

Some years ago I got my Series II out of long term (10 years!) storage.  They tyres still had enough air in them to stop the wheel rims hitting the floor, but not enough pressure to register on my gauge.  I got one of those grotty 12v cigarette lighter compressors going on one tyre.  By the time it had got that tyre up to 25psi, using the Kismet I had pumped up all three other road wheels, and the spare, to 25psi!  I have not used the 12v jobbie since, and I have no idea why I have not chucked it away.

The Kismet Trolley Pump is also amazing.  When I used to work on a farm there was one of them in the workshop.  One day I had to repair a puncture on the rear wheel of a MF 165.  I thought I was going to be there all day pumping the tyre up, but the pump was able to shift huge amounts of air, and I had the tyre reinflated in about 10 minutes.  I have never dismissed 'old school' technology since that day.

Incidentally, if anyone has a Kismet pump with failed seals, then I can highly recommend vintagepumps.co.uk  I got a new seal kit for my foot pump from him.  After fitting the seal kit the pump worked even better than when I first inherited it.  I now use the foot pump on my cars and motorcycles in preference to using an air compressor etc. because it's quicker to get to work and it pumps tyres up so quickly.  It also provides a bit of exercise too!

David.

[Dopey]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkxpuzYggd4