The UNDERHOOD150 air compressor system is an innovative mobile air solution that reduces gross vehicle weight, frees up cargo space, and provides serious air power. UNDERHOOD150 compressors are mounted within the engine compartment of Ford and RAM trucks, providing 90 to 140 cfm of air on demand — depending on vehicle application and engine rotations per minute — without taking up an inch of deck or cargo space.
“The UNDERHOOD is a sleek solution that keeps trucks tidy and frees up to 80 cubic feet on your truck body,” says Mike Pettigrew, marketing manager at VMAC, the manufacturing company that designs, manufactures and assembles UNDERHOOD air compressors. “The untrained eye wouldn’t know you have an air compressor on board, let alone one that’s powerful enough to operate a jackhammer!”
The UNDERHOOD150 is a rotary screw air compressor that is suitable for operating large-size air tools like post-pounders, pavement breakers, rock drills and trenchless piercing tools. Therefore, it is a smart replacement for bulky underdeck, large utility-mount and tow-behind air compressors.
A lightweight solution
At only 200 pounds, the UNDERHOOD150 is the lightest air compressor in its class, according to the maker. Fleet managers and operators who switch from a utility mount air compressor to the UNDERHOOD150 can reduce gross vehicle weight by 1,900 pounds, while those switching from shaft-driven underdeck systems cut their air compressor weight in half.
Operators can use these weight savings to add more tools and equipment to the truck, carry more materials, take advantage of better fuel economy, avoid payload problems, or even downsize truck classification.
“Smart fleet managers and owners can reduce their GVW and reap the benefits by simply choosing smarter air solutions,” Pettigrew says. “Why waste truck space and limit your payload potential when you don’t have to?”
UNDERHOOD development
Despite a lasting market demand for UNDERHOOD products, VMAC is the only company that makes this modern style of air compressor.
“VMAC first developed UNDERHOOD technology in the 1990s, and nobody has been able to replicate it in the years that followed,” Pettigrew says. “For example, it is always a challenge to create an air compressor that’s compact enough to fit within a truck’s engine compartment, but our team has done it every year because people love the UNDERHOOD.”
UNDERHOOD air compressors are fully designed, manufactured and assembled at VMAC’s facility. Each system is carefully engineered for specific truck models to ensure vehicle compatibility and ease of installation. In addition, the VMAC team works with OEMs to create new mounting kits each year as trucks get updated.
The UNDERHOOD150 is available for Ford F-250 to F-750 power stroke diesel and gas work trucks and RAM 3500 to 5500 Cummins diesel work trucks. For those who require less air, UNDERHOOD40 and UNDERHOOD70 air compressors are also available.
The UNDERHOOD40 provides 30 to 40 cfm, depending on vehicle application and engine rpm, and is compatible with numerous Ford, RAM and GMC/Chevrolet work trucks, as well as Ford, GMC/Chevrolet and Sprinter vans. Meanwhile, the UNDERHOOD70 generates up to 70 cfm and is designed for the most popular work trucks, including Ford, RAM, GMC/Chevrolet and International.
For more information on UNDERHOOD and UNDERHOOD150 air compressors, including full specs, visit www.vmacair.com/uh150.
VMAC is a multiple award-winning organization that has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, Best Workplaces in Canada, and is Great Place To Work certified. With over 35 years of history, VMAC is a leading air compressor manufacturer. VMAC’s mobile air compressors and multipower systems have earned a reputation for extraordinary design, build quality, durability and reliability in extreme conditions among operators and fleet managers worldwide.
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