Portable Air Compressor

A Chevy V8 engine makes a unique and powerful tool for cleaning combines and other equipment.

- By Cory Hall

Ben James wanted a better means of blowing debris off his combine at the end of the workday.

"My little portable air compressor just did not produce adequate volume," said James, who produces grains in northwest North Dakota, just south of the Canadian border. "Some of my friends own large commercial compressors, but I wanted a cheaper alternative."