This is just like the old coffee shop, which was like the old coffee shop down the street. Pull up a chair, sit down and enjoy some good discussions. Please, no political, religious or racial posts.
I got a Air Lift heavy duty compressor for Christmas and installed it last weekend.
I already had the air bags installed.
First problem to address was switched power which I found after some swearing and used fused location #43.
I mounted the compressor to the spare battery tray.
Next I had to run the wires and airline from the cab. I used a 1/4" wood dowel sharpened and taped the wires and air line to it. I pushed the sharp end through the double rubber grommet for the main harness being sure to stay above the harness. The dowel being smaller than the stuff I pulled through made a tight hole around the bundle. I also kept the dowel and reused it to help fish the air line along the frame following the main harness there. The air line in warm weather holds it's memory of being in a coil, in 15 degrees it really wants to stay coiled. The dowel make it possible to fish it.
I mounted the gauge to the dash and ran the air and power down along the inner fuse panel to under the dash.
Luckily I still had a handful of old pneumatic fittings from my controls days and I used a 90 out the back of the gauge housing to keep the airline tight to the back.
I thought my truck was clean till I saw the dirt on the dash in the last picture...
I kept the pressure regulator under the dash instead of out under the hood to keep it clean. All in all a pretty sweet setup.
Push a button on the gauge and it inflates the bags, push the other to bleed them off.
Next I am going to put a DPDT switch in the power to bypass the regulator along with a tee and two valves or a three way valve to redirect the air to a coiled air supply I can use to fill a cub tire. I'm thinking I can make a bracket or a tube to hold the coil when its not used on the fender side of the compressor location.
I've already hauled weight in the bed with the bags but can't wait to try them with a trailer.
We don't stop playing because we grow old....
We grow old because we stop playing.
Scott,
I have a set of Firestone air bags on the f150.They are great for putting two cubs in the 8' bed.smooooth ride.
They way you have the gauge setup I am assuming it is for both bags.
Nice setup,but I will stick to the old school way
I,m thinking Scott you're going back to your old truck driver mode/mentality catch myself doing it when I,m sitting in the Drivers center Now I'll need to get an air guage too Good to hear from ya and you're still kicking and working on projects Ken in Pa
Note to self... never buy a used truck from Scott. If he doesn't drill extra holes in the doors for mirrors he drills holes in the dash for air gauges!
You're killing me Smalls.....
Cub Cadet, John Deere, New Holland, bobcat, Chevrolet, and Harley Davidson just a few brands I'm proud to own.
bbaker wrote:Jim we are picking on skott so please stay out of it!
OK but let me warn ya ..He may save that needle for a plow day you attend , and stick it someplace ya may not like ! ,But what do I know is,since my Cub is down I have had to buy two other branded ones.. just to do the work of one good cub.
Got 4 in the cub den now only two runs I do go in once in awhile and rub the hood on the 782 and promise her (Someday)
Ken,
With the old crap I used to drive you had to watch the air gauge! One B-Model tractor we had wouldn't get over 90 pounds.
Ray,
C'mon man, I may do things without knowing how but I ain't no butcher!
I use proper locations for attaching wires and air lines. That little metal shield on the exhaust is a great place to tuck things into.
Truck smells funny though.
Bryan,
If we weren't meant to drill holes, why are there drill bits? Huh?
We don't stop playing because we grow old....
We grow old because we stop playing.
hey Scott then why not use a sawzaw they made them to thats what we use they work great
now I know why things might not up to power Scott had his little cola holder on the aircleaner no wonder it took 40 feet of hose to do the job it got wrapped on the back bumper first
"Or cutting a hole in the roof for a moon roof...."
When my late friend had the machine shop a guy pulled in one day that worked for a glass co. He had chopped most of the roof out and siliconed plexiglass over it......but then this is the same guy that bought slicks on rims and then drilled his own bolt pattern and then was surprised when the studs sheared at the drag strip......oh yea then he dove head first into an above ground pool,he broke his neck.
If Scott cut in a moonroof it would be that much easier to hear the girly screams as he went flying down the hill
Cal or Rickster? didn't know they came around here anymore
Guys , I've had the pleasure of seeing Scott in action . I'd be more worried about him than his truck .
Scott and power tools ........
If I was his wife I'd being increasing his insurance policy payout for accidental limb dismemberment .
Although in Scotts defense , he was hanging out with the West Virginia wild bunch of Randy ( toolman ) Taylor and Tony Woodrum .
I think the state motto is ( Hey guys watch this ) .
I see a lot of cub cadets while going down the tracks , its a shame I can't pull over and ask about them .
Scott C. wrote:Ray,
I got me a cordless sawzall now! Lookout.
Danger without a leash....
So that means Scott is "untethered with a Sawzall" ?? Dang, I gotta get me one of those. Guess I could crank up the old Stihl and use it for a Sawzall hehehehe.
Cub Cadets, Just Like Lays Potato Chips, no one can own Just One ! ! ! !
Originalx7, 70x2, 100x2, 71, 102, 72x2, 149, 169, 1450 two stick, 782, 782D, Z-Force (yaller fever )
Although in Scotts defense , he was hanging out with the West Virginia wild bunch of Randy ( toolman ) Taylor and Tony Woodrum .
I think the state motto is ( Hey guys watch this ) .
Actually it's "Hey y'all, watch this" and "Here, hold my beer for a minute"
Mike,
I ain't squealed like a little girl for quite a while
We don't stop playing because we grow old....
We grow old because we stop playing.
Takes a secure man to admit he has EVER squealed like a little girl
Wheelin down a root covered trail on the side of a WV mountain, in neutral with no brakes and pucker the only thing holding you to the seat while bouncin off trees...... That's a fine line between Yeeehaaaaaawwwwww and IIIEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeee!
We don't stop playing because we grow old....
We grow old because we stop playing.
