for the jd collector who has everything...

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SodBuster87

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• Aug 30, 2018

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air compressor. On local craigs list for $125. Thought I'd share the pic. Kind of interesting idea. Wonder what the psi or cfm would be.
Sod Buster

 

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Charlie M

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• Aug 30, 2018

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I've got one - my Dad got it in the 60'sand I've was able to hang on to it. Only thing we had to pump up tires. It screwed on to the valve stem and I remember my Dad couldn't get it off my bicycle tire in
time and blowed the tire.I don't think they could handle anything other than pumping up a tire.

 

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rrlund

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• Aug 30, 2018

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I've seen them on the jewelry wagon at auctions. They usually don't bring much.

 

formerly ny bill

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• Aug 30, 2018

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in a time before tons of portable air tanks, those JD pto tire pumps were enough to get a hay wagon back to the shop without
ruining the tire. Dad had one.

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Location

Virginia

• Aug 30, 2018

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I've had one for years it sure beat the heck out of a hand pump.

 

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JD Seller

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• Aug 30, 2018

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I have several of them. I have not checked lately but a few years ago JD still had the leather cup for the pump piston.

 

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Bob

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• Aug 30, 2018

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I have one, but have never tried to use it.

There's one on ebay for $90 with free shipping.

 

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Dean

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• Aug 30, 2018

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Years ago, I watched a neighbor use a tire pump that screwed into a spark plug hole.

He pumped up his tire with flammable air.

Dean

 

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TDJD

Member

• Aug 30, 2018

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I have the one my Great Grandfather had. I?m in the process of
rebuilding it.

 

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VicS

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Location

SE Il.

• Aug 30, 2018

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When I was a kid, all we had for air.
Neighbors came and borrowed it. Think it
was throwed in with the purchase of a new
JD B. About 48 or 49.

 

DoubleO7

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Location

Crystal River, FL

• Aug 30, 2018

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In this thread James Howell posted a nice write up with JD brochures, etc. http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=1359396&highlight=air+pump

They are not rare at all.

But they did make a JD flywheel mount version with a special adapter that could be left on the flywheel.

Those are the rare ones.

 

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Leroy

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• Aug 30, 2018

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Actually you are wrong about pumping up with flamable air. The flamable air of the compression just operated a pump that pumped clean air acording to posts here on this site.

 

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ss55

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• Aug 30, 2018

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I would think a spark plug hole compressor on even a small two cylinder John Deere could pump a lot of air fast. One 89CID cylinder on a B would probably pump more air than the air hose could flow, the excess would just go out the tractor's exhaust.

 

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Dean

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• Aug 30, 2018

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Not true in this case.

This was just a couple of fittings, a check valve and hose. There was no auxiliary pump.

Engine was running on three (AC WD) and intake charge was being pumped into the tire.

Dean

 

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37chief

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Location

California

• Aug 30, 2018

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I wish we had something like that. If I remember it takes 200 strokes with a hand pump to fill a car tire. Adding air to a tractor tire is another work out. Stan

 

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SVcummins

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• Aug 30, 2018

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So as long as he doesn?t smoke inside his tire he?ll be fine right ?

 

Pete in MD

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Location

Central Maryland

• Aug 30, 2018

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Dean,

I believe Leroy is right. The ones I've seen, as small as these things are, had a little piston inside that pumped fresh air. The air/fuel mix just operated the small piston and was exhausted into the atmosphere.

 

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Fordfarmer

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• Aug 30, 2018

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I had one... came with all the other stuff on my Grandpa's farm. Not sure why he had it, as he wasn't a JD man by any means. Sold
it to a collector a number of years ago.

 

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hd6gtom

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• Aug 30, 2018

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Dad had 1 came with a JD tractor. JD got traded off for a new AC in 1950, kept the compressor. After dad
bought another farm in 1959, I never seen it again.

 

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Leroy

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• Aug 30, 2018

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I do have a PTO pump but it is not a John Deere. It was red when I got it and fits the 1 1/8" pto shaft on my 2N Ford. Most were 1 3/8" PTO shaft. As for not over filling a tire just stay with tractor and when it gets about where it should be on pressuer just shut the pto off instead of trying to unhook the hose.