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Bullows 2A5000 air compressor

Alfred Bullows & Sons · United Kingdom · 1949–1965

The first Land Rover compressor installation, offered by Rover itself in 1949: a three-cylinder broad-arrow air-cooled Bullows 2A5000 on a bedplate in the rear body, driven by three V-belts from the centre PTO at governed engine speed, with a 12 in air receiver above it, intercooler and aftercooler, automatic unloader and pneumatic governor control. Free air delivery 60 cu ft/min at 100 psi at 1,300 rpm, enough for a road breaker, with the crew still carried.

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Bullows 2A5000 air compressor
Rover Co. brochure 1949, scanned by Hermen Vlothuizen · all-rights-reserved · source
1949–1965MADE—PERIOD PRICEVery rareRARITY1LAND ROVER MODELS3SOURCES

Description

The first Land Rover compressor installation, offered by Rover itself in 1949: a three-cylinder broad-arrow air-cooled Bullows 2A5000 on a bedplate in the rear body, driven by three V-belts from the centre PTO at governed engine speed, with a 12 in air receiver above it, intercooler and aftercooler, automatic unloader and pneumatic governor control. Free air delivery 60 cu ft/min at 100 psi at 1,300 rpm, enough for a road breaker, with the crew still carried.

Later Bullows R4504 Hydrovane rotary unit was also an approved implement (brochure 7018, no scan)

Rarity. Sold by the Rover Co. as a complete installation at 'price on application' from 1949; a purpose-built contractor's tool that was scrapped with the vehicle, no examples found for sale.

Record: 3 sources; designation recorded; no price recorded.

Specification

MAKERAlfred Bullows & Sons Ltd, Walsall (installation sold by the Rover Co.), United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTBullows 2A5000 (Rover Co. brochure 1949); later R4504 Hydrovane
MADE1949–1965
RARITYVery rare — Sold by the Rover Co. as a complete installation at 'price on application' from 1949; a purpose-built contractor's tool that was scrapped with the vehicle, no examples found for sale.
COMPRESSORBullows 2A5000, 3-cylinder 120° broad arrow, two LP 4½ x 3 in, HP 3⅜ x 3 in
FAD60 cu ft/min at 1,300 rpm (72 cu ft/min displacement)
PRESSURE PSI100
DRIVEthree V-belts from centre PTO, hinged belt guard
RECEIVER12 in dia x 20 in, safety valve, drain cock
OUTLETStwo ¾ in BSP, one ⅜ in BSP
FUELapprox. 6 pints/h
CONTROLpneumatic unit in engine governor linkage drops speed off-load
EXTRAS REQUIREDengine governor, centre PTO; oil cooler in hot climates
PRICEprice on application, delivery ex works (1949)

Fitment

LAND ROVER

Series I 80

Later Bullows R4504 Hydrovane rotary unit was also an approved implement (brochure 7018, no scan)

Variants

2A5000 piston1949-1950s

Rover Co. brochure, 80in

R4504 Hydrovane1960s

Rotary vane compressor, approved-implement leaflet listed but not scanned

Imagery

Bullows 2A5000 air compressor
all-rights-reserved · Rover Co. brochure 1949, scanned by Hermen Vlothuizen · landrover.vlothuizen.nl · reference only, not reproduced under licence

Sources

landrover.vlothuizen.nl/show/list/1012-1.htmllandrover.vlothuizen.nl/show/list/7018-1.htmltractors.fandom.com/api.php?action=parse&page=List_of_Land_Rover_approved_conversions&prop=wikitext&format=jsonEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.