More gusto from air powered windshield wipers?

Usta could but those companies are probably all starved out of business by now.
Oh you mean yourself? I gave up on that years ago but if you use that search block on the top right there has been some discussion on that. If you do not get replies ask your question in different ways.

 

I've got Sprague air wipers on my ol' KW. If you disconnect the air supply hoses to them and put a few drops of air tool oil down them that will help a lot.

 

Air wipers will not fail unless you get something in the lines Ozdriver has a tidbit for you on that. For me it's a few drops of alcohol the kind you poured to unstick the trailer brakes back in the olden days into a glad hand.

In a winter storm they will stick now and then. A slap gets em going. You are probably running a conventional so that will not be a problem due to the heat up forward unlike a cabover.

Never you worry about DOT on those precious wipers. They'll find something else...

 

I tried to get the ones on my '86 Pete working after I bought the truck. I also looked into going electric but that was going to be a chore getting the linkage right (my truck doesn't have a linkage). I eventually gave in and bought new ones. They are Sprague from my local truck supply store. They were ~$300 CDN each. No regrets.

 

300? Each.

#####. Used to be you could toss one on there for peanuts. (And did) back in the day. Inflation maybe?

I need a few stiff drinks before I hurt myself thinking that airride seats are 1500 or whatever today compared to what I remember in pricing decades ago.

 

The old air wiper days, In the winter you reach out the window, give the wiper a flick to knock some ice off like @x1Heavy said

 

On my cabover the park function slams em home hard enough to shake any ice off them.


Real trucks have air wipers y'know...