60 gallon air compressor
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Monster5601 I'm not sure that anyone makes electric motors in the good ol USA anymore, at least any under 10HP.
I worked for Westinghouse at a motor manufacturing plant for over 15 years and in the mid 80's they were moving all of their production to Mexico.
I think there were still a few small independent manufacturers making motors in the USA but I believe they have mover off shore as well.
I worked for Westinghouse at a motor manufacturing plant for over 15 years and in the mid 80's they were moving all of their production to Mexico.
I think there were still a few small independent manufacturers making motors in the USA but I believe they have mover off shore as well.
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you need to look at HP and CFM output @ 90PSI also and not just tank size. never buy a single stage that pump's over 125 psi, more than that you want a 2 stage. never buy a large tank oilless compressor and stay away from them all together if it will be used for large air consumption air tool's.
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I had to take one up a flight of stairs...
The only way I could do it by myself was to separate it into 3 pieces... tank, motor, pump.
Now, if you only have to get it off the pallet, you should be able to walk it off to progressively thinner blocks... once on the floor, it's not hard to walk a little at a time.
The only way I could do it by myself was to separate it into 3 pieces... tank, motor, pump.
Now, if you only have to get it off the pallet, you should be able to walk it off to progressively thinner blocks... once on the floor, it's not hard to walk a little at a time.
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I bought a Craftsman 60 gallon oil-less several years ago and it still works fine but it is noisy as **ll. Scares the bejesus out of me everytime it kicks on when I forget to flip the switch off (it has a slow leak down that I have not bothered to look for). It doesnt walk around though and is on a two wheel cart for portability. It runs my air tools very well and even an elcheapo paint gun when I needed it. If it ever goes out, I will be looking for a twin cylinder type compressor next time with good cast iron sleeves.
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On December 9, 1998, I bought a 60 gallon Puma V-Twin. The dealer loaded it into my pickup, but when I got home I had to unload and move it into place by myself. I did have a pretty good 2-wheeled dolly. I don't remember what it weighed, but I know it was heavy and I left it on the pallet. I sold it 4 years later when I had to move back to town, and it was pretty good job for my and my brother with that 2-wheeled dolly and some ramps to get it up into the pickup of the guy who bought it.
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Bill, I'd agree that a 2-stage would be preferable, but my current 30 gallon "Industrial Air by Coleman Powermate" is a single stage vertical 2-cylinder that kicks on at 125 and off between 150-155 psi. It's used a great deal and sometimes run continuously for pretty long periods of time and has never given me trouble at all. Of course, it only turns 6 years old this month.