Compressor

[kitesurf_phil]

I'm sure I saw something on an American website about using a hollow rear bumper as a compressed air tank. I have searched in vain to find it again. Maybe I just dreamt it. Maybe I should patent it? Damn, too late!

[Chillitt]

there was a thing about carrying 2 spare wheels that lead to a link for an american company making monster spare wheel carriers and winch bumpers which could be pressurized apparently...

[Gamedawn]

I'm sure I saw something on an American website about using a hollow rear bumper as a compressed air tank. I have searched in vain to find it again. Maybe I just dreamt it. Maybe I should patent it? Damn, too late!

Can't remember the link but I've seen it as well. If I remember right the guy abandoned the idea because his welding wasn't that good and the "tank" leaked. If you could get it sealed it would even help with floating through the deep puddles

[Slugsie]

Seems like an incredibly stupid idea to me. You get rear ended, and the damn thing explodes. No thanks.

[TimberSurf]

Any welding on a tank would have to be designed by a "compteant designer" and carried out by a certified welder or be NDTed (Xrayed), if it is to be pressurised greater than 2 bar.

Tis da Law

[Grimreeper]

If you just want the compress air stored for inflating a tyre then store it in your spare. Your spare will easily carry double its normal running pressure. eg a 265/70/15 runs at 29psi or 2bar. 4 bar or say 60psi in your spare and a double ended hose with manual valve and you can link your spare and a flat open the valve and the pressures equalise inflating your flat. (thats after you fix the puncture lol with an external plug kit)

[kitesurf_phil]

If you just want the compress air stored for inflating a tyre then store it in your spare. Your spare will easily carry double its normal running pressure. eg a 265/70/15 runs at 29psi or 2bar. 4 bar or say 60psi in your spare and a double ended hose with manual valve and you can link your spare and a flat open the valve and the pressures equalise inflating your flat. (thats after you fix the puncture lol with an external plug kit)

That's a lot of buggering about when you could put the spare on and go to **ick Fit.

[chunkymonkey]

When I was looking at the rock slider stuff, there was a link to some guys who planned to use the tubes in the sliders to store compressed air...

[rusty]

You gotta love the Heath Robinson approach

[Grimreeper]

That's a lot of buggering about when you could put the spare on and go to **ick Fit.

Yeh i agree its is for 1 flat but if you only have 1 spare and in the middle of nowhere...repare 1 and still have a spare for if ur really unlucky and get 2 flats. Ok in the uk ur never far from a town. I saw the idea in aus.

[kitesurf_phil]

Yeh i agree its is for 1 flat but if you only have 1 spare and in the middle of nowhere...repare 1 and still have a spare for if ur really unlucky and get 2 flats. Ok in the uk ur never far from a town. I saw the idea in aus.

Sorry, I keep forgetting what 4x4s are for and using mine for collecting the grandchildren from school. They use them in the outback too? Buggah!