DIY Lister LD1 diesel air compressor.

This is my home made Lister LD1 air compressor. The engine and air pump are rebuild. The pump is taken from a old truck (air brake) and the air tank is salvaged from the scrapheap (a 200 liter compressor tank).

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Science & Technology

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• Lister
• diesel
• air
• compressor
• DIY
• home
• made

[bjorgi2]

Good build! sweet engine, i could listen to that noise all day

[Redkrabby]

Thanks for the compliment. I know what you mean....I also like the sound of a Lister diesel very much! Especially the big slow running engines like the VA and CS.

By the way...you build a nice log splitter! Is it a Lister also? Can you tell me the rpm and Hp of that engine?

Thanks,

Marcel.

[wistawosta]

i can see theres some wankers here commenting on things they clearly know nothing of .

[Redkrabby]

Hi Wistawosta,

Thanks for your reply. Yea....some people think they know everything hahahaha. But I bet they cant even hold a wrench!

Marcel

[Redkrabby]

ps: Its not a gasoline engine, but a diesel.

Thanks for your reaction.

Marcel Herwijnen

[Redkrabby]

Hi Blownwillyscoupe,

I had thispump lying around. Your right...it is not that big but....It is turning 1400 rpm and filling the tank takes about 15 minutes (8 bar) Furthermore, this compressor can run 24 hours without overheating! Cant see a "cheap" oil less compressor do that. I tried that and it breaks down! The pump is cooled with the engine air The compressor stands now in a little shed behind my workshop. So no noise or fumes. The movie was shot after finishing the compressor.

Regards.

[bjorgi2]

Thanks, mine is a Lister SR2, 10HP@ 1500 RPM.

[Blownwillyscoupe]

Why such a puny little pump? A 1/2 horse electric motor would have no problem turning that pump. That pump is going to die trying to fill that huge tank all the time. Why run a gasoline engine indoors wouldn't that fry a few brain cell eventually?

[Redkrabby]

I'm looking for an even bigger tank! That one I will place next to the compressor for more air storage. You cant have to much compressed air I think! Thanks for your reaction.

Marcel

[mrfrogbot]

nice and big tank not like the 4 gal in the stores