Schramm air compressor

[1932 V8]

Here's mine . She's a beauty ! Ha !

[1937pickup]

Can these engines be converted to car use again?

[Al K.]

Yes, the plugs in the valve pockets need to come out and be replaced with valves. The intake and carbs also need to be replaced too. Mine ran and made air before I put the block in my P/U and mated it to my T-5. Al K.

[KiWinUS]

Originally Posted by 1932 V8

Here's mine . She's a beauty ! Ha !

WOW that thing is awesome !!!!its like 36 ford heads , keep us all up to date when you start to make her a runner !
Thanks for the pics

[KiWinUS]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!
To all that have replied to this post . Thanks for all the help you have all been !!!
I am going to take everyone up on their offers & keep you all up to speed with my progress on my Schramm . the more I have checked it out in my trailer the nicer it seems to be .
again Thank You ALL !!!
Cheers
Tony

[VeryTangled]

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Learning now! Hitting on four and pumping on four.

Great shot of the starter to oil pan area. We had more than one discussion about putting a brace between the starter bolt and the pan.

-VT/Jeff

[Jim A]

G.M.

THANKS! I will send you an email tomorrow, been sitting in a plow truck for about 14 hours, time for some sleep before back on the road at 4am.

Tony, good talking to you, will be in contact tomorrow evening, unless the snow keeps falling.

I will post a picture of my Schramm Fordair when I get a minute, until then, have a great night all.

Jim

[skidmarks]

spent some time around a schramm drill rig welding casings. we also had a few compressors but they were the later 4, 6 and twin 4 type that was all schramm. they loved to drink gas. the schramm tractors were neat too. everything about them was heavy duty.

i had a V8 ford water pump that was also built in west chester, did schramm ever build them or just air compressors ?

[awelker]

I have two of the Schramm Fordair's and even with the manual I wanted to understand the slowdown and unloader valves better before starting. So a simple test which I learned alot and I feel is a good check is with to hook up an airline from another compressor with a regulator valve with the Schramm not running. Then slowly turn the regulator pressure up and down and you can test all the unloader and slowdown valves easily. Also will see if the pressure relief works properly.

Also a good idea to remove the intake and pressurize the unloader valves so you can see if they are working properly.

Andy

[KiWinUS]

Originally Posted by Gary in La.

Send me the serial number when you get it out of the trailer and I can maybe give you the date it was built. I have a pretty complete factory S/N list.

Gary , I went in trailer & removed the data tag
serial #98680 but the 6 was a 5 & had 6 stamped over it .
thanks for all the help.
Cheers
tony

[Gary in La.]

With those numbers,either way, shows it built in 1946 as a FORDAIR.

[bryna]

This is my model 60 Fordair... both Jim A. and Sam Hardgrove were of great help getting mine done. It makes air like crazy...

[G.M.]

Skidmarks, I don't know if Schramm ever made water pumps. There was a company named National Foam that was in Westchester but move to Exton,Pa in the early 50's. They made fire engines and may have made pumps. Also Hale fire pump was in the area. G.M.

[Dick Webber]

Not to hijack the thread, but it brought to mind this picture I took at Zolfo Springs FL years ago. I first thought this was a 337, but not so. Living in the backyard of Gordon Smith Co. air compressors converted from Fords interest me. I don't know if this is a Shramm or a Smith or ?? Maybe it will help identify the carbeuretor.

[Jim A]

Dick, that's a Schramm fordair compressor.

Not sure about water pumps- will have to see what I can find on that.

[G.M.]

That's a Schramm, pre 39. I have a Smith compressor also with a modle A engine. I never fooled with it. I may sell it if anyone is interested. G.M.

[Jim A]

Attached are some pictures of the Schramm Fordair 60 Crawler. By Schramm records they produced 150 crawlers, this one it number 23 or 24 made ( I forget which, will have to look that up again). This was produce with full rubber tracks, which they had a lot of problems with throwing a track when you turned, Schramm recalled the early ones and fit with steel track, which is what the later ones came with. For some reason this one was never refitted with steel tracks.

[1952henry]

That is neat!

[KiWinUS]

WOW that baby is awesome !!!!
Thanks for sharing Jim , & thanks for all the help you have been !
Cheers
Tony

[Jim A]

Thanks guy, Was about a 5 year project. Took about 2.5 years dealing on making tracks for it.

Tony,

Attached are some scans on the Fordair 60, I have about 25 pages scanned. If you want to send me your email I will send to you.

Jim