Air Compressors, any recommendations?

Big Barn · Feb 28, 2017

oliver1555 said:
Here it is when I got it hooked up. That was in late October. The shop has filled up considerably since this picture was taken. I went with the blue because it is similar to the color on our lift. Plus, my wife said she didn't want to see any more John Deere green... It is a very heavily built unit. Both the intercooler and after cooler are cast iron. Others I looked at only had an after cooler, and they were just fins on copper line. The pulley is built with blades that move a lot of air across the whole unit to cool the air going into the tank. Having an auto drain is nice, as well. I'm not sure what I did wrong to make the picture show up so small.
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That's a nice clean install. I like it!

Terry

Fallon · Feb 28, 2017

Sawyer Rob said:
The problem with threads like these is, someone will have a certain brand compressor for a LONG time, then proclaim THAT brand is great because theirs has help up.

The problem with that thinking is, over the years, most brands have went down hill or came out with much lower quality products to keep the price down!

I have a couple compressors that fit that description perfectly...

SR

Yup. Those 30 year old Quincies or T-30s don't have a lot in common with what is being sold in big box stores or at competitive prices today under the IR or Quincy name. At least with Quincy their big industrial gear is still in the same league. Lots of debate if IR still lives up to their reputation at any level.

Jeepnford · Mar 1, 2017

Sawyer Rob said:
The problem with threads like these is, someone will have a certain brand compressor for a LONG time, then proclaim THAT brand is great because theirs has help up.

The problem with that thinking is, over the years, most brands have went down hill or came out with much lower quality products to keep the price down!

I have a couple compressors that fit that description perfectly...

SR

You never know. I know a guy that opened his own body shop. Bought a brand new Quincy industrial Compressor, didn't last a month before a catastrophic failure. You hope stuff like that is rare.