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Garden Tractor Fitted With Air Compressor
“I bought an old electric air compressor at a yard sale, then tore it apart and mounted it on front of my 1972 Deere 112 garden tractor. It works great and I can take it anywhere on my farm where I need air,” says Richard Sands, McConnelsville, Ohio.
The compressor was mounted on a small cart and belt-driven
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Garden Tractor Fitted With Air Compressor TRACTORS Accessories “I bought an old electric air compressor at a yard sale then tore it apart and mounted it on front of my 1972 Deere 112 garden tractor It works great and I can take it anywhere on my farm where I need air ” says Richard Sands McConnelsville Ohio The compressor was mounted on a small cart and belt-driven by an electric motor He paid $10 for a small portable air tank and bolted it onto a metal frame on front of the tractor He wired a pressure switch in series with the tractor’s electric clutch circuit “The switch automatically turns the compressor on whenever the air tank calls for air ” says Sands The compressor is belt-driven off one side of the tractor engine using the same pulley that originally belt-drove the tractor’s belly-mounted mower deck A modified belt guard off the mower deck protects a belt that now drives the compressor He also installed a quick connect coupler to accept an air chuck And just in case he accidentally runs into something Sands used 2-in dia steel tubing to make a bumper that protects the compressor Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Richard Sands 9050 South River Road McConnelsville Ohio 43756 ph 740 674-6989; rnrsands@roadrunner com
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