Ford air compressor

[Grant Bowker]

Another possibility is Schramm. They sold theirs under the brand/model name Ford-Air. They made them as compressor unit onlt, mounted in a tractor so that it could drive to/around the job site as needed and mounted in a small crawler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXbb0so8OK0


I'm not sure whether Schramm made 4 cylinder versions or only the 8 cylinder versions. The manuals I've seen were for compressors based on the 60HP Ford v-8 rather than the 85 or 95 HP used in carriers and CMPs.


My age is starting to show - I think I recall kits advertised in Popular Mechanics, Mechanics Illustrated or similar for do-it-yourself conversions. I've no idea who the maker would have been.



Later, Schramm produced more conventional compressors with a motor driving a compressor (as opposed to a comvertedt motor with half the cylinders converted to compressor duty).

[rob love]

The head looks like it has a corner broken. The person listing it says it can be used as a cool yard piece. I think that may be all it's good for.

[John P]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

Another possibility is Schramm. They sold theirs under the brand/model name Ford-Air. They made them as compressor unit onlt, mounted in a tractor so that it could drive to/around the job site as needed and mounted in a small crawler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXbb0so8OK0


I'm not sure whether Schramm made 4 cylinder versions or only the 8 cylinder versions. The manuals I've seen were for compressors based on the 60HP Ford v-8 rather than the 85 or 95 HP used in carriers and CMPs.


My age is starting to show - I think I recall kits advertised in Popular Mechanics, Mechanics Illustrated or similar for do-it-yourself conversions. I've no idea who the maker would have been.



Later, Schramm produced more conventional compressors with a motor driving a compressor (as opposed to a comvertedt motor with half the cylinders converted to compressor duty).

After doing a little searching on Google it looks to be a Schramm model 60 air compressor with early Ford V-4 engine

https://bid.aumannauctions.com/lot-d...88/lot/2146365