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Spot on They last about`1/2 as long

Tractor Supply has a $1399.99 2 stage upright 80 gallon Ingersoll Rand with 5hp, 220v/30 amp and 175 psi. Cast iron compressor is supposed to last 15,000 hours. Comes with synthetic lubricant that is good for 2000 hours. If you order it from the store in person (not on their website) you get free shipping to your home/shop. I'm going to buy one as soon as I have room for it.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/ingersoll-rand-80-gallon-5-hp-reciprocating-air-compressor

Cast Air. They have cast iron compressor pumps. Most smaller compressors use aluminum.

https://castair.net/compressors/industrial-series/

This is a lot of good stuff guys. Thank you all. I went and checked out a Campbell Hausfield 30 gallon vertical oilless that was for sale by a local private party. He was asking 350 which seemed a little steep. He said it was 6 years old. It seemed to run fine, but tripped the breaker twice as I gave it a practice run with an impact driver on full throttle. 6.5hp motor. The outlet it was plugged in to was no more than 2' from the breaker box. So, that didn't make me feel comfortable and I didnt buy it. An air compressor is among the most used tools in my posession so I'm leaning towards a new one, a quiet one, and one that will last. Thanks again for the input, I'm happy to hear more.

Why don't you get a full sized compressor if you use it so much?

You literally couldn't beat me hard enough to buy an oilless compressor.

If I need dry air from a rotary vane or screw, I run compressed air through hydraulic coolers with fans attached. These are followed by big drops\water traps.

You buy a compressor like that I’ll bet it comes with a free bowl of soup..

LOL

That IR is a better deal now vs the Quincy.

Just looked. Quincy is $1899 now. 😳. Damnit boy. I shoulda bought one a couple years back when it was $1199.


Doesn’t The IR has a made in USA compressor ?

Or at least, assembled in USA?


I’ll admit, i don’t use air near as much now that cordless impacts are as good as they are….

kingston;
Top of the morning to you sir, I hope the day's behaving itself thus far for you.

Your statement is 110% spot on in my experience.

We ran one of these for years - holy smokes that is the actual one we had because the two Denray downdraft sanding tables on the left were ours too - cabinet shop I ran went under so these are auction photos. Small world!



Anyways that's exactly what Airtek is selling you and I - a high pressure radiator, a fan and a drain valve with a bit of a condensation tank.

The Kaeser variable drive we ran was a screw with more or less that as part of the unit.

Wow that's weird that I found the very one we used for likely 20 years.

All the best and thanks for making me do the ether webs search.

Dwayne

Currently using a Speedaire 240V 2 stage......22+ years now

Although not verticle....great machine

I should replace the drain valve.....):

Fiddy;
Morning sir, I hope things are going more than less you're way so far today.

The Campbell Hausfeld in the photo wouldn't be something I'd personally recommend for much.

They're pushing the truth suggesting that they've been able to get 6.5HP on 110V and as you've seen it'll be on the ragged edge of not very happy electrically if the duty cycles are ever required.

If you have 220V power available that's a far better route for a shop compressor if you're running an impact.

Also as others have mentioned a bigger tank will give you more flexibility as well, but for sure the initial cash outlay will usually be higher.

That said, up here when shops go under there's sometimes tons of stuff that goes cheap. I forget now what the Airtek sold for exactly, but I recall thinking I couldn't buy the fan motor for that.

Good luck whichever way you decide.

Dwayne

Same here. Installed new struts on the daughter's car this past weekend and never even broke out the air tools. I still occasionally use them on bigger stuff, but most of the time the battery operated stuff is just fine.