I mean… Hahahaha
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Most guys feed with a spoon, this guy gives it to them in a shovel 
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so is the tsumani air filter there incase it rains on your air compressor so it can filter out the water to prevent water from getting in the system?
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Removes water from compressor before the air hits the flo-jet. The flo-jet moves water but uses air to do it. Don’t want water on that side of the pump.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
That being said with anything in life you’ve got to want it. You want to succeed? You better put your maximum effort into whatever you do.
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Light a fire for a man and keep him warm for a night. Light a man on fire, and keep him warm for the rest of his life…
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Air compressors create water inside of the tank when running. Reason being is because when the dew point of the incoming air is high enough, compressing the air will cause the water vapor to condense. These water particles will fill the tank and be pulled through the lines when using the compressor. I just emptied my 80 gallon compressor which I usually do it once a week. I went about a month this one time and it had about a gallon of water in it. Some equipment requires a majority of the water to be removed. Think of a sandblaster. If you don’t filter the air water will moisten up the sand and you’ll get clogs. Drier air is just better for air tools anyways. I really need to get an automatic drain for it. I have a 1/2" ball valve on it so it only takes a few seconds to blow all of the water out.
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We are dropping some serious pearls of knowledge in this thread
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Why don’t you drop it, cover the top, and put a lockable door on the front? elevated floor space left but still a lot to work with. I built a skid with everything on top and the sc locks under everything behind the tailgate, don’t even know it’s there if you look in from the top. I did that because loading the ant4c is a pain even down low, would hate putting It up high!
Yeah I’ve considered building space underneath for them as well. Haven’t decided if I’ll go that route or not yet. I won’t cover the top - the tanks prevent that.
Can’t you put a quarter inch thick sheet of diamond plate on top of it and set the tanks on top of that? Might need to reinforce the walls to support all of it, that’s just how I do mine.
I’d have to raise it about 8 inches. Would make the 55’s touch the ladders. Not sure I can do what you’re saying but I’ll take measurements this week.
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Here’s an older pic of the skid I built. Sc slides in on the right side. It’s 12” high for the first 5’ then drops to 6” the last 3’ where only the sc handles need to slide under the buffer tank closet to the cab. That way the 200 gal buffer is lower center or gravity.
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Yeah that’s too high. I like it but can’t replicate that with this build.
Sheesh, is that thing even safe to drive. Talk about top heavy. On the mountain roads we have around here I’d worry about flipping it. Plus your reels higher than my ladder rack. I’d need a ladder just to roll up hose. How do you go thru drive thru lanes?
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How is that skid secured to the bed of the truck and how do you reach the high reels?
Gas mileage with that rig?
Yes it’s fine. I have self leveling airbags and heavy duty shocks. I never Drive with more than 50 gallons in the buffer tank. All the reels are electric and I can reach the buttons to rewind easily. It actually handles and drives really nice. I don’t go through drive-thrus and don’t really do parking garages so it works for everything I need it to. It’s a little lower than my bucket truck so I’m used to the height.
It’s thru bolted with twelve 1/2” grade 8 bolts with lock washers. Skid frame made of heavy wall Steel rectangle tube and has fork tracks welded into it. If the truck ever got totaled or needed to be replaced I could just undo the 12 bolts use a forklift to take the whole thing out and put it in another truck with the same size long bed.
Not the greatest, about 9-10gpm, but it’s got a 24 gallon tank!
