Compressor

[KathyandDave]

This will be our first winter with the Monty. We'd like to try the compressed air method so we can change our minds easily and because we don't like the taste of the pink stuff in the spring. Also, I'd like to be able to top up tire pressure without looking for a service station that I can maneuver the Monty to the air pump. Any recommendations for a portable compressor? How big a tank would I need?

[garyka]

There was a recent post in the technical problem solving category about 12 volt compressures.I've burned a couple of them out but there seems to be one from harbor freight that holds up.The post is dated oct 19

[stiles watson]

I have a Craftsman 125 psi compressor with a two gallon tank. Since we have the G614 tires requiring up to 110 psi, it is a little small, so it requires me to work at it to get up to pressure. If I were purchasing today, I would consider a 150 psi with a 3 gallon tank. I use an 110 AC, not a 12-volt compressor. I do have a 12-volt 200 psi as a back up or emergency unit, but it is very slow.

[ols1932]

quote:Originally posted by KathyandDave

This will be our first winter with the Monty. We'd like to try the compressed air method so we can change our minds easily and because we don't like the taste of the pink stuff in the spring. Also, I'd like to be able to top up tire pressure without looking for a service station that I can maneuver the Monty to the air pump. Any recommendations for a portable compressor? How big a tank would I need?

The best one we've ever used we purchased from Harbor Freight and right now they are on sale.

Orv

[BB_TX]

I think you are correct in thinking you will need one with a tank if you want to blow out your lines. You will need some volume of air to clear the lines and a regulator to prevent over pressurizing the lines. I would think maybe one of the small pancake type with a 3 gallon tank would work, but have not tried it myself with one that small.

[bsmeaton]

I was carrying a 5-gallon pancake but it was too heavy and too much of a footprint for storage vs the actual benefit. I got a little 2-gallon 110VAC through Harbor Freight. I didn't worry about 12V because we have the Onan and I figured the 110 would be a little more reliable and husky. I don't have a comparison to a 12V, so I can only assume I did the right thing.



I use it to blow out the lines, inflate tires, and inflate the hitch.

PROS - It is super lightweight, has a retractable carrying handle, takes very little storage space, has an internal cooling fan, and was cheap.

CONS - It is slow to recover adding extra time to use at the higher pressures, it will not do 110psi if I ever get G tires, and its made in China I'm sure (I figure everything at "Harbor Frieght" came in on a boat)

[MAMalody]

I bought my compressor at harbor freight for around $50 on sale. Easy to handle. It is 12V. I have never had a problem inflating my tires and it blows out my lines easily. I do not use a tank of any size.

[clutch]

We carry a Air Station compressor and use the Honda generator to run it. If I am filling the truck tires after airing down for the sand dunes we usually have lunch while it is running. The sticker says 110psi max but I really don't think the generator has a big enough gas tank to get a tire that high.

[whiptail]

After reading a post somewhere here I bought the one from Harbor Freight. I think it was about $49.00. It comes in a nice plastic case and has a real long cord with clips to reach the truck battery.

[Waynem]

I use a 3 gal pancake from Sears. What I like is that it has a regulator on it so I can set it to 30 psi and not worry that I'll blow the lines out. I also used it once to fill to 110 psi tires, but it is slow and works laboriously. I did not seem to want to directly pressurize the tire at 110, so I woul let the tank fill to close to the 150 mark and then shock the tire with the residual in the tank, taking measurements after each fill. That worked fine for the 110, but it was also slow letting the tank refill. But it works in both cases, is easy to store in the basement, if you are not overloaded, but you do need 110 VAC to run it.

[Jolu]

Agree with Mike, the Harbor Freight 12 compressor will blow out the lines. The chuck fits onto the blowout adapter and you don't have to hold it on. This allows you to go inside and turn on each faucet and the other water outlets individually. It might be a little weak for large volume tires and tires needing more than 80lbs of pressure. I haven't used it on tires yet. I have used a much large compressor for that.

[mtheo]

I have a 12 volt one from Costco, carry it behind my back seat of my TV. Use to carry a small Husky 120 volt one from home depot, worked great, It rode in my trailer, until the day came and I got stuck at Quartzsite in a river bottom and had to air down my tires to get out. Guess where my air compressor was? Back in the trailer 8 miles away. That is when I decided I would start carring one in my truck. It is slow on the truck and trailer tires but it gets it done.

[TLightning]

Another vote for the HF model with the big clamps that hook on the battery, and the long cord.

[ehmcfarl]

I would go with one like this if you have a generator.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95498

It has a much higher cfm at the higher pressures. But, if you don't have a generator then I would go with a 12v model with the highest cfm that I could fine.

[goin2themountains]

3 years ago, in an emergency situation, I grabbed a "slime" branded 12v compressor at Auto Zone. For tires, airbags, and blowing lines, it's still going strong. Seems like I paid the obscene amount of 48.00 or something like that. We found a tank was not needed for blowing the lines.