What Air Compressor Do You Have?

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Heres one i got about 15 years ago for $700 with a bunch of other tools, its a Champion 5hp 2 stage, 220v single phase, 80 gallon tank. not a single piece of plastic on it, compressor service guy who PM'S are plant compressors said it will outlast me buy decades LOL
 

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I was in tractor supply the other day and they had all their IR one onsale. Not sure if it is by store or the whole chain has them on sale.

It was real hard to not walk out with one......
 
i have 2 i have a 60 gal husky i got use for 200.00 and it's been great i use it for my dump truck with the big 1" inpack my son painted his car. the next 1 i have is a 30 gal cambell thats great but could not keep up with the 1" gun with 500fpt thats needed for the truck tires....

i do have a ??? if no one minds .. i have a freind that has a tank the motor is gone i was offered the tank and thought about adding it to my 60 gal to make 120 has anybody done this would it be okay this way..im sure it will but never seen anyone do it and want to be safe my son is in the shop alot while im away at work ....thanks
 
StrokerScamp said:
I don't. My electric company does. The difference is a big one.
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If the 240v motor is comparable in hp rating to the 120v motor, they will use about the same amount of electricity.

I've always been told that it's better to go with a 240v unit since it draws half the amps per conductor (compared to an equally rated 120 unit), so there is less voltage drop.
 
mopowers said:
If the 240v motor is comparable in hp rating to the 120v motor, they will use about the same amount of electricity.

I've always been told that it's better to go with a 240v unit since it draws half the amps per conductor (compared to an equally rated 120 unit), so there is less voltage drop.
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I've heard the same all my life and I've switched a few times. The 220 always used more juice.
 
CudaChick1968 said:
With all due respect, it will run any tool you need it to run.

For about 3 minutes. Then it'll shut off and you'll have to wait for another 5 minutes for it to air up again ... so you can use it for 3 more minutes.
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Leanna, are you talking about the air compressor or my sex life?
 
I purchased a Kobalt,220 volt, 60 gallon, air compressor, a few years ago and has performed perfect. Before someone asks, that funny thing next to the air compressor is Temperature/Humidity/air filtration control. MMG
 

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DeVilbis 6 1/2 hp, 60 gal, 220 volt. I've had it for about 14 years. I originally bought a Campbell Hausfeld 6 hp 60 gal first and returned it when it immediately blew lots of oil. Wouldn't you know it, the one I exchanged it for did exactly the same thing. I really needed a compressor then so I just put up with it for a month or so. Sold that one and bought my Devilbis. It's always worked like a champ.
 
5 h.p 60 gallon porter cable.Made in U.S and trouble free for 4 years.
 
67Dart440GT said:
Here is mine, I do bodywork with mine so its a pretty serious compressor. Got about 5 years out of the motor then poof. Replaced with a nicer electric motor so far the pump as been fine. 220-Runs a full body shop sand blaster no problem. 60 gallon tank. You want to match the scfm to that of the tools you will be using. As stated before body work takes a tone of air. I would also avoid a lot of the "discount" compressors, they usually run a cheap aluminum pump and you will have issues with it.
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Please let me know how this works out. There are on sale in my area for $999 right now.
 
As mentioned look for a cast iron cylinder head. Stay away from oilless compressors as they are disposable.

The electric motors are secondary in importance as they can be replaced cheaply enough.
 
I am looking at a Puma PK-7080V 5HP 80 Gallon unit. Three cylinder single stage is supposed to have 20.3 CFM @ 40# and 18.2 CFM @ 90#. Looks good but I am curious if any of you have ever used one of these. The local Ranch & Home has it and their other line is Iron Horse. Advice appreciated.
 
I had a Craftsman 60g. oil drive and a 15g. for my portable unit. I decided when I moved out here I didn't want to take the bigger one with me so I gave it to one of my friends. The 15g. works good for most of my needs except the grinder. Somewhere down the line I will pick up another 60 or maybe 80g. if I feel I need it.
 
Built this from parts.
Chinese harbor frieght elec start 11 hp gas motor.
3 cyl 2 stage (2 cylinders pump into 1 cylinder which then pumps into the tank) total 3 cylinders. eatoncompressor.com (100% American) 300 bucks plus shipping.
Standard 60 gallon tank with pressure switch routed to a timer control module I built with a relay that starts and stops the motor based on psi in tank. Added a solenoid air valve which serves as an auto unloader that dumps pressure off pump during startup and subsequently dumps moisture and water collected in pump input line to tank.
Works awesome. 16 cfm at 175 psi. Starts and stops just like an electric pump.

I suppose I could clean up the wiring and some small items but so many projects and so little time, this one got put together in beta form and it has been working great ever since. Uses riding lawnmower battery to for startup, has its own trickle charge built into motor. Seems like the battery goes down if I leave the pump in active mode for a week or so, as the relay and timer stay on even though the motor never kicks on cause it is above activation pressure. Half the time I forget to turn it off.
 

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WOW NOBODY mentioned a QUINCEY. Its ALL I would ever own. Made in Quincey Il. 80 gal 175psi@19.4cfm 220v5hp. Got it delivered for $1800 Your Grandchildren will use it.
Frank:)
 
I have 2, a 6.5 HP 60 gallon Coleman 2 stage, 220v, and a 5HP 30 gallon crapsmen oilless that I use when that F'ing POS Coleman is broken. The Coleman blew oil when I bought it new in 2002. Warranty guy repaired problem. Then I got to know the warranty guy on a personal level, because for the first 3 years of ownership, it never went more than 4 months without an epic fail. Blown head gaskets, blown transfer tube gaskets, etc. Finally, the motor burnt up with 4 months left on the 3 year warranty. I do need to give Coleman some credit here, because let's just say I was less than polite when I called them that time. Especially considering that at the time, I counted on this thing for a living, and every time it broke, it was a week to get it fixed....

It was at this point that Mark (the warranty guy) told Coleman how much of a POS this thing had been since day one, and Coleman sent a new motor AND a new pump. And for the next 6 years was a good, reliable machine, with the lone exception being the transfer tube gasket, which went the week after the warranty ran out. At Warranty Guy Mark's suggestion, I found a GM EGR gasket that could be modified to fit, and that ended that problem.

Then came new years day this year. The motor cycled as normal, but seemed to shut off kinda abrupt. A few minutes later, I looked over to see the motor ON FIRE!! Soooo....... it's back to the noisy, obnoxious little crapsmen for now, till I either scrape up the coin to fix'er again, or dig a hole and bury it and buy an Ingersoll........
 
5HP 60 gal Ingersol Rand. I love it. Works great and plenty of cfm to run my paint guns and air tools. :)
 
I have two now. My husky 30 gallon I use for everything except blasting and big stuff and i just recently got my Frankenstein goin. It's a Kellogg American 120 gallon tank with a 5HP 220V motor and a twin cylinder compressor pump. I cobbled that sumbitch all up but it works good.
 
Well I did it, i bought the Puma. I will pick it up Saturday and post a couple photos. will be great to get on with the body work on my notch!
 
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