Air compressor sale

Just thought I’d update my response, mainly because I told GTX Mike I would and because I agree with what he said. Just before going down to pick up the Ingersoll at Tractor Supply I went over the specs and noticed it was 72” tall. I have a dedicated space I want to use that‘s close to the outlet I have my current (5hp single-stage Campbell Hausfeld) connected to. It’s just under a mezzanine built at the end of my RV garage, and it measured… 70”. So, I had a moment of reflection and said the hell with it. It gets better. Yesterday afternoon I found a Quincy QT-54, which is what I really want, for sale in Utah, at not much less than the going price. Sent him an offer and haven’t heard back. I got up this morning and checked FB marketplace and found a new QT-54, still in the plastic wrap for… $1200! In Lake Havasu! I was number two in line, I think number one is going to get it.

My thoughts: If you find a good deal on a good air compressor, new or used, buy it, even if it hurts a little. It’ll last you the rest of your life, and the way inflation is going, you may be able to sell it for what you paid for it someday. When I turned my tools in from my Snap-On truck I kept a brand new 5hp, 60 gallon Champion for my home garage. I used to sell a lot of those and had good luck with them. About a month afterwards, I got a call from an old customer on a weekend whose shop compressor had died. He knew I’d kept the Champion and talked me into selling it. I’ve regretted that since 1985. I got by for 25 years on my backup compressor which was an old Wayne (very good stuff) compressor driven by a GE 2hp motor that is twice the size of a modern 5hp. I finally retired it when the tank rusted out. In the meantime, I’d just moved and needed air. I picked up the CH I have how for $300 on closeout at Home Depot. It was supposed to be $500, but it was the last one and had a damaged pressure gauge. It’s still running 10 years later, but it’s noisy as hell. Now I can afford to buy anything I want, and I’m going to buy a QT-54, because it’s what I want.