Air Hose Add On

[Lugnuts]

Hey y'all, I have a Fire Department that is wanting to add the availability of air pressure to a hose to fill tires or whatever. I know that this sounds simple but I thought that first I would run it by because I know somewhere out there someone has an incredible idea and needs to share it with the herd. So this is intended to open the floor for such ideas.
At a Fire Department anything that can be broken will.
I am looking forward to the ideas. Thank you and I almost forgot/ M1078/

 

[simp5782]

Hey y'all, I have a Fire Department that is wanting to add the availability of air pressure to a hose to fill tires or whatever. I know that this sounds simple but I thought that first I would run it by because I know somewhere out there someone has an incredible idea and needs to share it with the herd. So this is intended to open the floor for such ideas.
At a Fire Department anything that can be broken will.
I am looking forward to the ideas. Thank you and I almost forgot/ M1078/

$70 reel, 75' of hose from tractor supply Hook it in at the wet tank and put a shut off valve on it.
If they want it down low just bolt it to the frame in front of the exhaust.

 

[Ronmar]

Yep, I put a T fitting where the CTIS pressure switch is on the back side of the wet tank and installed a standard quick connect air fitting…

 

[Lugnuts]

$70 reel, 75' of hose from tractor supply Hook it in at the wet tank and put a shut off valve on it.
If they want it down low just bolt it to the frame in front of the exhaust.

Thank you and I'll ask the question, why not the dry tank?

 

[simp5782]

Thank you and I'll ask the question, why not the dry tank?

It's just easier to plumb in there rather than reaching behind those tanks etc.

 

[Lugnuts]

It's just easier to plumb in there rather than reaching behind those tanks etc.

Thank you

 

[Ronmar]

Thank you and I'll ask the question, why not the dry tank?

You don't tap into the pri or sec brake tanks…

 

[Third From Texas]

You don't tap into the pri or sec brake tanks…

^this

Brakes are kinda important stuff.

Brakes are the two dry tanks...

 

[simp5782]

^this

Brakes are kinda important stuff.

Brakes are the two dry tanks...

Wouldn't matter with a shut off valve. You close it when you aren't using the hose. Doubt you are using the hose while going down the road.

 

[Third From Texas]

Wouldn't matter with a shut off valve. You close it when you aren't using the hose. Doubt you are using the hose while going down the road.

I suppose not. I mean you could do the same right off a brake line if you wanted..

But just to be on the safe side, I'd still recommend tapping the wet tank.

 

[Ronmar]

Oh, and if the wet tank isn’t dry, you have a dryer problem Or you are overflowing the dryer(leaks or too much air hose use) old style dryers are easy to clean/service.

 

[INFChief]

You could fit the supply end of your air hose to a glass hand and simply attach it when you need to air something up.

 

[Ronmar]

You could fit the supply end of your air hose to a glass hand and simply attach it when you need to air something up.

Yep, I believe this was actually a tool kit item. You connect it to the rear red glad-hand and turn on park and trailer controls to send air to that glad-hand… you of course need to chock the wheels or have someone in the cab to hold the brakes when you do this.

I made up one of these initially to feed my plasma cutter(truck is a great dry air source)…

 

[simp5782]

Yep, I believe this was actually a tool kit item. You connect it to the rear red glad-hand and turn on park and trailer controls to send air to that glad-hand… you of course need to chock the wheels or have someone in the cab to hold the brakes when you do this.

I made up one of these initially to feed my plasma cutter(truck is a great dry air source)…

Why I have 35gal total on my 920 with a 10kw hydraulic welder/generator to run my hypertherm 900 on the side of the road.

 

[Third From Texas]

Yep, I believe this was actually a tool kit item. You connect it to the rear red glad-hand and turn on park and trailer controls to send air to that glad-hand… you of course need to chock the wheels or have someone in the cab to hold the brakes when you do this.

I made up one of these initially to feed my plasma cutter(truck is a great dry air source)…

I made my own but have never really used it. Been a couple years and I don't recall the specifics, but the truck has to be running and in neutral with the brakes off or something for it to work. Whatever it was always made me a bit nervous on any surface with a grade and I never have a co-driver with me to mind the cab while I'm out of it.

 

[Ronmar]

I made my own but have never really used it. Been a couple years and I don't recall the specifics, but the truck has to be running and in neutral with the brakes off or something for it to work. Whatever it was always made me a bit nervous on any surface with a grade and I never have a co-driver with me to mind the cab while I'm out of it.

Yep, The tap off the wet tank is a little easier to use…