air compressors

[nickandmarilyn]

I want to buy a portable air compressor for my F350 (80 psi). Anyone have one they are satisfied with.
Thanks in advance. Nick

[bncinwv]

I got this one after Ozz and others recommended it:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=93186
Works well as it inflated our Missions from 60 to 80 psi in a couple of minutes each.
Bingo

[Ozz]

Rattles like an old John Deer, but it works great.

[BB_TX]

I would say do not buy one of the cheap ones at Walmart. Bought one and it blew out the diaphram the second time I used it. Took it back for a refund. Bought a better one (I think) at O'Reilly auto parts but have only used it once so don't know how long it will last.
If you happen to have a Craftsman 19v cordless drill, they have a small compressor that runs off the same battery. Don't know any thing about it but it looks pretty nice. Unfortunatly my Craftsman is an old 15.6 v.

[1Happycamper]

Hi Nick. I also have the air compressor from Harbor freight. Works great, can't go wrong for the money.

Bill

[nickandmarilyn]

Thanks all. It looks like something out of "Back to the future", which is probably why it works.
Nick

[Rondo]

Nick, I have the same one as Ozz and Bingo and they work great! I even blew out my waterlines prior to installing the pink stuff for winterizing this fall with that compressor! It's portable and actually if you put it in the front compartment with the battery you can actually reach the tires on the rig with it and still be hooked up the the Monte's battery for the power! If you have a Harbor Freight around you, you can find them there any time but they have them on sale quite a bit so watch for that also!

[wersqu]

It looks like I took the long way around for this one but I bought one of the 120v air compressors with the 1.75 tank. It has a handle and wheels. It is about the size of a carry on luggage bag. It works great. I also bought an inverter that will handle the 9 amp start-up surge so I can use it anywhere I have a 12v battery. I use my large jumper cables between the inverter and the battery.

[simonsrf]

Harbor Freight one here too! Works great, cheaply!

[dsprik]

Ditto on the Harbor Freight compressor... Are we taking a survey on this???

[Okie Guy]

You guys have been holding out on me. I gotta get one. This looks like very handy indeed.

[Hemlockusa]

HARBOR FREIGHT. One suggestion, would be to tighten the nuts and bolts from time to time, the vibration sometime's causes them to become loose. Get on Harbor Freight web site and they will send you their sale's on a timely basis. Most have a 15% coupon in them, great when you purchase the AC.

[Clyde n Deb]

I got a real neat one from Sears for about $95.00 on sale. Looks like a regular home compressor, only about 1/3 scale. 1 1/2 hp, 3 gal., 125 psi. Easy to plumb the line to add an air bubble in line if you want and ever need more volume.

Edit: Sorry, I didn't pay attention. See you guys are talking 12V. Mine is a 110.

[illapah]

I also got a 115vac Sears. It is discontinued now. I was cussing myself about not buying it as they discontinued it for awhile and then made it available again for a bit. I suppose it is like a pancake type but has a red plastic housing like R2D2 robot. I never had good luck with the portable 12 volt or 120 volt miniature things. Ok for 35 pound tires but 65 to 80 PSI was too much to ask of them.

[illapah]

Clyde n Deb - I think they were asking about a portable unit, not necessarily 12V as I read it.

I also carry a Honda portable gen so no problem on the road for ac power(I hope I never have to use it there).

[Tincup703]

I have a a Viar 380C which puts out 200 PSI. I use this to fill my 5 gallon air tank for my air horns. I have my tank plummed with a connector for an air hose and I carry 2 -25ft air hoses. I can fill any of my tires and run an impact wrench with this setup. Having high pressure air available comes in handy when you need to clean out things like vent screens or a water heater or furnace oriface.

I've gone the el cheapo air compressor route before and was very dissapointed with their results, that's why I bought the Viar. It was pricy, but well worth it the first time I dumped the air from my tank to drain it and it filled it back up to 200 PSI in about 4 minutes.

[Al B]

Harbor Freight here also.

[Ozz]

Tincup 7250, I started with a 250-C I think, it was good, but threw a rod, had trouble on the warr, so decided to go with the Harbor Freight, it has been great.
The Vair is very good quality, but a hard sell when the knock offs are so reliable and dirt cheap.

[aaadave]

might as well chime in with my harbour freight too, works great but if you run it a long time, you might want to start your truck. these things pull a lot of amps. dave.

[bncinwv]

And if you run it (the Harbor Freight one) awhile, be very careful about picking it up. It needs time to cool off, it does get very hot. Don't ask how I know this, but suffice it to say it was a personal experience, that fortunately never had any major consequences.
Bingo