[AT] OT Craftsman Compressor

[Ralph Goff]

Cecil, if my latest air compressor lasts as long as the first one on this
farm then I will have no worries. The old Smith Roles 3/4 hp compressor that
my Dad bought in 1972 is still going and had very little maintenance other
than oil changes, a new belt or two and thats about it.
The new one is a vertical  Coleman 6 hp with a 60 gallon tank. I think the 6
hp figure is pretty optimistic as the motor is not much different looking in
size than the old 3/4 horse on the original Smith Roles. They are both
running on 110 volts.

Ralph in Sask.
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/lgoff/latestpage.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Cecil E Monson <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Craftsman Compressor


> I bought a horizontal tank mounted compressor from Montgomery
> Wards in 1985 that has never given me a problem since the day I got it.
> It has a cast iron compressor that has a crankcase with oil in it but
> I have to say the same oil that came with it is still in there. The
> only thing I've ever had to do with it was drain the water out once
> in a while.
>
> Then in 1990 I bought an inexpensive pancake style compressor
> for less than $200 from Woodworkers Warehouse that has been run almost
> every other day for the last couple years and quite often before that.
> It is an oilless type with that small round tank.
>
> Neither one of these is a commercial duty compressor and both
> have given me enough good service that they don't owe me anything.
>
> Maybe you are just unlucky. I think most compressors last a
> long time.
>
> Cecil
> --
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
> Free advice
>
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