Lawn Mower Converted Into Air Compressor? Find Out!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Is it possible to put air in tires using a lawn mower? See how I took a Briggs & Stratton lawn mower, and converted it into an air compressor. See exactly what I did, and how the experiment air compressor experiment went. Enjoy the video!
DISCLAIMER: Make and/or use what's shown in this video at your own risk! When dealing with gas fumes, and high pressure, there's always the chance an explosion may occur, especially if everything isn't done properly. Using a check valve that opens BELOW engine compression pressure, will allow gas fumes to also be sent into the air line then into the tires you're filling! If ignited by a spark, the tire could explode resulting in bodily injury or death. The video is for informational/experimental purposes only.
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DISCLAIMER: Make and/or use what's shown in this video at your own risk! When dealing with gas fumes, and high pressure, there's always the chance an explosion may occur, especially if everything isn't done properly. Using or designing a check valve that opens BELOW engine compression pressure, will allow gas fumes to also be sent into the air line then into the tires you're filling! If ignited by a spark, the tire could explode resulting in bodily injury or death. The video is for informational/experimental purposes only! Stay safe.
Very nice! Just what I needed! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into these videos. Looking forward to the next video!
Thanks Todd! I never miss any of your incredible testing videos!
I trust that mower more than the air compressors you tested. LOL :)
We had an air hose with a threaded fitting on one end, and an air chuck on the other end of a 20 foot hose when I was growing up. It worked like a charm, and payed for itself many times over. When you needed to air up some tires, you popped out a spark plug and screwed the hose in. Thanks for bringing back that forgotten memory.
I still have one of those. Haven't used it for years. It was factory made, not just something thrown together. Can't recall where I got it tho. Was sometime back in the seventies.
Makes me wonder how and Opposed or V-Twin will perform with one cylinder as a compressor with just just using where the spark plug goes.
@@ohillbilly Ya, that's what ours was also.
@@jafinch78 Let's just say it's not optimal, but in an emergency... Oh, and it's not recommended at all for a one-lunger, lol.
I wonder if those kits are still sold. Thanks for watching!
Cool Beans. Those old school tire pumps used a Reed Valve to prevent so much fuel / Air going into the tire. Your filter idea should prevent the majority of same. Good Stuff Sir.
To keep gas out, the check valve must stay closed under 100-110psi. Thanks for watching!
@randy marsh Bingo, you need to maintain pressure and bypass most through a carbon filter of more stator the one described; At priest 2-3 x the bottle pressure limits.
Innovative thinking for sure. When you were pumping up the car tire I was thinking, I hope he removed the blade first! I have seen people modify spark plugs and then crank engines over manually to work as a compressor, but this is even easier.
Thanks for watching! Please share.
Another outstanding video! Greatly appreciate the thought, effort & time you put into your content. Thanks for sharing & have a great day!
Glad you enjoyed and appreciated the video. Be sure to share so videos like this are worthwhile to make. Thanks!
Ingenious and well executed.
Thanks Jim! Please share.
Ingenuity, creativity, & resourcefulness ft is finest! Well done!
Thanks Brandon! Please share with others.
In the 50s, there was a similar device, sold in catalogues such as JC Whitney, that were meant to attach to one cylinder of an automotive engine.
What I like about your adaptation, is that you added the charcoal filter to clean the air. I also applaud your idea of adding a water separator, because there is normally a fair amount of water in a working engine.
Great idea, and I may adapt an old spark plug and your filter, to make an emergency inflation tool to use with an automotive engine.
Bob
Glad you enjoyed the video! Be sure to read the disclaimer. Thank you
No problem. I have been machining and building complex stuff all my adult life, so I'll know how to make, and use it correctly.
I never thought in this direction, very SMART. Thank you!.( Brand new subscriber in last week)via a Automobile video of yours 👍👍😎
If the check valve is done right, no boom! :-) Glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for subscribing!
Id hate to be the tire guy that has to work on these 🔥
🤣 The spring on the check valve is designed to open above the engine compression level, and the activated charcoal should absorb any fumes that make it into the line, but anything is possible. Hopefully the guy isn't lighting up.
Shrader used to make a spark plug tire pump. My Dad bought one in the early 60's. Worked, but nothing to write home about.
Even with the charcoal canister thats just asking to make a giant pipe bomb.
Just weld two engines togethet and wipe the Cam lobe / remove the pushrod for the exhaust valve of the one you're going to use as a compressor
Purchased a compressor pump to screw into my single piston dirt bike. It worked just fine if I re aired the tire after getting home.
Friend of mine used old a/c compressor on old car, worked fine no fumes
That works! :-)
Wow! Really well done! I won't be doing it however because of the issues you raise in your disclaimer, which I don't think I have the skills to deal with.
It was a fun project. Thanks for watching Walt!
2 minutes in and I decided to just buy a compressor.
LOL
What can i say. ..another fine video 😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for watching Rick!
Great video
Hey...Taryl come look-E, got old mower stuff? nice video thanks. :)
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I had an old SE Bonneville and GM put a hose in the trunk that would work the same way with the V6 engine it was installed at the time. But if I remember right you had to remove a sparkplug
I heard about those. Thanks for watching! Please share.
So, the engine would pump an explosive fuel-ait mixture into a tire? Maybe that's how the term "blow out" became popular.
My uncle had a 95 Bonneville ( SSEi, 3.8l supercharged)... It just had an electric compressor mounted in the trunk, with enough hose to reach all 4 wheels.. nothing this elaborate...
neat idea, but no nead to drill the mower cylinder head. just use a spark plug antifouling adaptor, and drill and tap into the side of that for the hose.
Hello. I thought about using one, but they're a little too small to drill and tap. It wouldn't be easy threading into once in place. Little room for a wrench. Thanks for watching!
That's ingenious mate, do you know what the CFM is?
Your a pretty fart smeller,I mean smart fella LOL No that's pretty ingenious considering all gas engines are air compressors,This little trick could save you one day.
Extend the check valve and cut out off valve out and put them on the other side of your filter.
Where do you drill and Tap that first hole ?
Thanks
They used to sell an adapter that would screw into the spark plug hole of a Harley Davidson engine to make it an air compressor.
This seems like it would be a little more functional with a tank to hold the compressed air & an over pressure valve.
They sold a kit for cars many years ago too. Thanks for watching!
Very cool !
Glad you liked it! Be sure to rate thumbs up and share. Thank you
old dirt bikes had this idea..cool
Jake brake for a mower lol
Make one into side of existing spark plug sell it at home Depot.
It needs to be done just right or you'll end up with a fuel air mixture in the tire. Too much liability to sell them. Thanks for watching!
I have 3 compressors in various sizes but I'm tempted to build one of these as a weekend project...I got a few donor mowers
Make at your own risk. You need to measure the engine's compression, then make sure the check valve opens higher than that reading. By doing that, you only have pressure from the ignited fuel/air mixture, not pressure from the compression stroke with a fuel air mixture.
@@electronicsNmore Thank you, I think I'd better off not experimenting with this project. Great videos sir
This is very awesome!
Thanks for watching Gristle!
@@electronicsNmore you are welcome, always good videos, and I hope you are doing okay.
Now wondering how an Opposed or V-Twin will perform by removing the spark plug of one of the cylinders? Wondering about an easy way to clean up the air flow by bypassing the fuel also and just letting air in. Thanks for sharing!
If it's fuel injection, pull the harness to the injector. Thanks for watching! Be sure to rate thumbs up to offset all the channel hating Trolls.
@@electronicsNmore Good call! I have a few L-Head Opposed Twin Briggs and Stratton's that with one I'm wanting to make a Speeduino or Arduino EFI/EMS system with, so will keep in mind when developing one of the engines. Thumbs up for sure as well as the other great videos I've watched and will watch.
Would the air coming out of the mower be hot, and how it effects the pressure once the air in the tire cooled?
I'd say very warm by the time it travels to the end of the hose. You can add an extra 2 or 3 psi to compensate for when the air inside cools down. Thanks for watching!
will it still cut the grass?
Absolutely
Cool experiment. Over time the carbon in the exhaust should be converted to carbonic acid inside of the rubber tires. Most forms of rubber and carbonic acid don't mix. Recipe for disaster? The hips and chemistry don't lie.
It was a fun experiment, and if you needed to fill up a few tires in an emergency, it could be done. Thanks for watching!
How about modifying a TWIN cylinder engine ? Run it as a ONE cylinder engine, and a COMPRESSOR on the second cylinder. But definitely use a water separator.
Much better, and safer. If fuel injection, just unplug the injector harness. Thanks for watching!
LOL. Awsome.
I thought it was just going to be with electric starter motor.
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Nice. How much is it to make this thing .vs. buying an air compressor of equivalent performance?
What I showed was really an experiment to see if it could be done. It works, and is just fine for intermittent use or emergencies, but for daily use I'd buy a decent air compressor.
Crap. I just drilled a hole in the cylinder head. Maybe I can fill it with JB weld.
@@joecraigslist9467 Ask Todd over at Project Farm if that'll work. :-)
Just kidding.
How does the engine still run with the lack of compression
Only a small portion of the fuel/air explosion is used.
Is there any danger of explosion with compressed carbon monoxide in the mix? Does activated carbon absorb CO?
Also, I wonder if you can make a decent air pump out of the engine and power it with an electric motor. I would imagine it would do a pretty good job and would be able compress a decent amount of air. Maybe you could do a video converting an old lawn-mower into an electric compressor?
Activated carbon absorbs a lot of things, CO is one of them. If the check valve is not done right, you'll end up with gas from the compression stroke finding its way into the tire. Not good. You want the pressure created by the explosion.
CO isn't flammable but the gasoline/air mix sure is....
according to google it is.
@@tarstarkuszgoogle is stupid sometimes like people and now this chat gpt they make errors, carbon monoxide and dioxide will smother a fire that’s how fire blankets work as the fire dies after all the oxygen has burnt
The exhaust gases will compromise the integrity of the rubber, use for emergency situations only!
Correct. It's handy to have for emergency use, definitely not everyday use. Thanks for watching!
@@electronicsNmore Don't get me wrong it's a great idea, awesome video as usual!
I plan on turning and check valve on the lathe that has spark plug threads on one end and 1/4" npt on the other. With a small air line and chuch this will fit in my spare tire compartment.
how hot did it get? How much psi can it go? Maybe you can sell them online ready made. LOL
The yellow hose was fine, but the galvanized pipe was HOT. Probably a great idea to add cooling fins to the outside of the pipe. The CFM isn't super high, otherwise the mower would stall out. Pressure is fine, it can get very high. If the check valve isn't right, you'll end up with gas in the tire!
@@electronicsNmore maybe make an update video? Since many dont read comments.
@Trench If the video does very well, then I'd consider making another, otherwise making another video would be a big waste of valuable time. I can't work for free.
@@electronicsNmore u r right in what you said and the others were wrong and rude. Blocking people is not good but they seemed to be asking for it but even if u didnt everyone sees what clowns they were anyway. Other DIY popular videos are fake, unoriginal, if not dangerous at times. To jiat get views and they don't care about truth or practicality.
@@trench01 I only block viewers that continue to mouth off and make the comment area undesirable to read. You also noticed how other Trolls started joining them. I cleaned up the comment section. I welcome "constructuve criticism", but I won't tolerate wise @ss viewers. I also edited some comments to be much more clear.
What’s the point when you can get an inexpensive air compressor that runs off you car battery ?
To experiment to see if it could be done. I thought I made it clear in the video.
Putting exhaust into the tire?
Exhaust gas filtered through the activated carbon.
Why do all this work when you could get car outlet compressor and power it with a ups batter and charge the battery with 100watt foldable solar panel?
It was an EXPERIMENT! People like to see other ways of doing things.
@@electronicsNmore well sir I recommend you try making a muffler with a grill built in which would be far more useful.
I suggest you learn to appreciate experiments. Videos like this, and many others on YT, help educate people and encourage them to be inventive.
What did you use for the spring after you found a loss in temper ?
I didn't replace it yet. Still looking for a heat resistant spring. It's extremely important that the spring is pushing against the steel ball with the right amount of pressure. I tested mine to open around 110psi, which was 10psi above the engine's compression. You don't want the gas fumes, only the exhaust fumes.
@@electronicsNmore kool ill look for something also find a high temp i know those engines run up around 400 degrees or more
Be careful replicating. You need to be sure the check valve only opens above the engine's compression reading.
@@electronicsNmore i am looking into compression relief springs
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only here to say do it the other way round xx
that 'Absorber' looks awfully sketchy 😂
It's quality, and gets the job done.
I just got what you meant. LOL
electronicsNmore there it is... 😉😂
Pipe bomb?
Well this isnt exactly a new concept and its been done many times before, but good video anyway.
Yes, it's been done before, but not exactly how I did it. Thanks for watching
why not buy a high quality portable air compressor for $40 and call it a day??
Because I enjoy experimenting and designing things. I have a very active mind, I'm always thinking. Most people enjoy videos like this.
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👎👎👎 For removing comments.
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Or you know, just buy an air compressor.
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@@electronicsNmore I'm a subscriber, so don't get me wrong. I do enjoy your channel, it was just meant to rib the video a little.
@@kismetghost People like seeing unusual things done. The title was good.
@@electronicsNmore I didn't disagree with that or mention the title. I, in fact complimented you and said I was only teasing at the video.
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