when to pull the plug??

I say pull all the stuff off the tank and use the tank for a smoker/bbq pit. If you got 11 years out of a oil less compressor you did pretty good. Save/ borrow and go buy you a upright 60/80 gallon with at least a 5-7 hp motor and never look back. You will spend pretty close to a grand, but it will do everything and faster that a home mechanic could and should ever do. Just my 2 cents. Plus with a little metal and a weekend of work you will have a good brisket smoker to feast out of after you finish working it the shop all day.


Or take the motor off and use the tank as an extra air tank like we are in the process of doing. Also husky makes a nice high flow 80 gallon compressor. It's quiet and was 850 bucks. So with the old tank, we're up to 113 gallons. Works great with blasters.