[AT] OT Craftsman Compressor

[Dean VP]

Dudley:

I agree with buying industrial grade compressors.  The Sears stuff just
isn't up to hard usage. I bought a Quincy two stage 5 HP 220V compressor
with 60 gallon tank for sand blasting and painting and it's in the tractor
barn. I have worked the pants off of it at times. Sand Blasting takes a lot
of air. Then I ran on to a brand new Speed Air 220v 5HP with 20 gallon tank
at an auction that was missing a couple parts. I got it really cheap because
nobody wanted to mess with finding the parts and it was 220V vs 110V.  Found
the parts for $10 and am really happy with it in the shop for running air
tools and general shop stuff. The 220V motor really is the way to go on
compressors if you don't need 110V portability. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dudley Rupert
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Another piece of antidotal information -

I bought a 5-6 HP 220V Craftsman twin on a 25-30 gal horizontal tank (belt
drive) about 8 or so years ago - this unit required oil.  I do get careless
sometimes when it comes to tightening/sharpening/etc but I am pretty
conscience when it comes to oiling.  Anyhow, after less than three years it
all of a sudden developed a loud obnoxious noise (and it have the proper
amount of oil in it).  After opening it up I discovered a broken piston and
rod.  Hoping that the crank and sleeve would be OK I went to Sears Parts to
see about a new piston and rod.  The parts were available -- at roughly
$200.  As I had paid less than $400 for the unit when on sale I didn't think
this was a viable option so I parted it out and went for a used Industrial
compressor instead (which came out of a demolished filling station) and have
been happy so far (five years) with it.

Dudley
Snohomish Washington

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Tom Armstrong
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:24 AM
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On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Andy Glines wrote:

> available from craftsman and reasonably priced.  All the parts in the
world
> wont help if they keep breaking.  Has anyone else dealt with this?  Is
there
> anywhere else I should be looking for the answer?  The machine is probably
8
> yrs old and has served us very well.

We have a 6hp Craftsman that we have had a long time, maybe more than 10
yrs. It is not oilless unless we forget to put any in. It started getting
noisy about 3 years ago but is still holding together. The compressor is
of a cheapo crappy design. We have a better one to replace it with when it
goes.

Tom Armstrong  toma at sangregorio.org  San Gregorio, CA  s. 1892
Barnyard Technology--- Ideas for tomorrow -> from yesterday's scrap.
     4th, 5th, 6th generation on family farm. Can Ag Sustain?
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