i see no mention of it HAVING to be the onboard oem compressor. as long as the 'temporary' compressor can supply 'x' cfm in 'y' amount of time i don't see where any laws were broken.
OK 1st off personally as long as Merlin had air pressure and kept a vigilant eye on the gauges, I see nothing wrong with using the auxiliary compressor to get off the road.
And yes it took a little time to get the replacement compressor from MN. not 6 weeks, but not the next day either. (thanks Craig! )
Some vehicles are operating in worse condition I'm sure.
Ah, a hot topic. Nice.So, first I'd like to share that if it were me, my first choice would be to make all attempts at the proper repair before attempting an alternative repair. Since I don't fulltime, it is acceptable for me to have the bus towed to a facility where it can sit while parts arrive - but what if those parts were never again available? Do I scrap the bus in place?
So - how long is this crap going to go on?
so, air is necessary to allow the vehicle to move...loose too much air and the vehicle will come to a stop. do i have this right so far?
if i have a tire blow out on the interstate would i be expected to have the bus towed to a tire shop to have a new tire installed?
would it be considered 'irresponsible' to put the spare on and drive to the tire shop if the spare was not the exact same tire as the one that blew? before anyone jumps on the band wagon over that last comment...literally thousands of cars are produced with spare tires that are not the same as the regular drive tires. thought i would throw that in there.
ok, so i guess maybe i am saying i don't see the big problem with what he did. can't say that i would have went 1200 miles that way, but i don't see where the danger was in what he did. how is what he did any more dangerous than running with the oem compressor?
i would also be interested to see the dot regulation that states it is illegal to drive with a temporary air supply. not saying it don't believe there is one because i am sure there is...i am just curious as to how it is written.
Quote from: NoRivets on August 28, 2010, 09:19:58 AMSo - how long is this crap going to go on?X2
So - how long is this crap going to go on?there I said it
Man all this BS comes from a guy asking a simple question , who was the guy here that drove from MN to TX with a electric compressor before he found somebody to repair it I never read where he left a string of accidents in his travels,people do what they gotta do Keep all the DOT stuff out of it I doubt if 90% of the buses here would pass one take a 150 bucks or so and see
Quote from: Jriddle on August 27, 2010, 04:58:33 PMSome vehicles are operating in worse condition I'm sure.And you're OKAY with that . . ?Try this one -- your wife and kids are in the Toyota on the highway just ahead of Merlin's coach and the Harbor Freight compressor that he's been using for 1100 miles. This idea works for you?