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SHOP VAN AND AIR COMPRESSOR TRUCK CHASSIS
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:03 pm
by joel gopan
Have reinforced Chassis Frame Rails, and one may see these chassis on Cargo Trucks overhauled in Europe.
Joel
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:50 pm
by Tim Baltz
Joel, what did the reinforcement look like?
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:11 pm
by joel gopan
It is not in any of the usual TMs, but the frame from the cab back is beefed up by additional plating that hangs down in a manner to deepen the Chassis. The LeROI Compressor was mounted in a manner that if it were on a conventional chassis it would flex the chassis behind the cab to destruction. It was reinforced the same on the various vans. Perhaps Dr D can furnish a pic. Wen the Cargo Body is attached, the mounting bolts have to be adjusted to different locations, it makes the mounting of the Spare Tire Carrier a pain.
Joel
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 12:33 am
by Tim Baltz
Mine has angle iron running from the rear of the front spring hanger to right in front of rear wheels. I did have to cut out part to mount spare tire. My 353 left the fatory as a cab and chassis, when I got it, (off the farm) it did have a full size gas tank. Did the air compressor use the full size gas tank?
Compressor CCKW
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:35 pm
by Matt
The gas tank on a compressor truck is at the rear under the air tank,it is not a standard CCKW gas tank.most shop vans and compressors are on -1 and -2 chassis.
Matt.