donee
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I believe this question has been addressed before.
We have a Class A gas rig and Im looking into a compressor to carry on the rig.
Iv got it narrowed down to either a Sears unit or a Porter Cable C 2002 pancake compressor.
Both are capable, according to the info sheet on them, of 150#.
Id like some feed back from owners of both.
Thanks.
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OnaQuest
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I carry the Porter-Cable pancake compressor, and while I wish it were physically smaller, I find it does a great job.
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Gale Hawkins
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The nice looking red Sears 150 psi is the nicest portable compressor we have ever owned. It ran a lot yesterday cleaning an engine with 524K miles on it that I expect had never been cleaned on the outside.
Now it weights more than a few pounds but is easy for me to take in and out of the MH.
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jauguston
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The Sears 150 psi model for $99.00 can't be beat.
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I also carry the Porter-Cable pancake compressor. It might not be the best on the market but I bought it right at Lowe's with my military discount plus it does a great job.
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jauguston wrote:The Sears 150 psi model for $99.00 can't be beat.
X2-it's now on sale for less than $95.
Cut and paste the link below into your browser.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00915309000P?blockNo=10&blockType=G10&prdNo=10&i_cntr=1323792706458
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edited 12/13/11 02:51pm by FormerBoater *
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FIRE UP
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donee,
One thing about air compressors, although they might say "150 psi", getting there in long term pumping, as in a low tire on a gas or diesel rig, that's say, 20 lbs or more low of correct pressure, gets them seriously hot.
That's not to say they can't do the job, but, it's just something to think about. Many of the small air compressors boast "200 psi" and are the size of an over grown coke can but, filling anything larger than a volleyball taxes them severely.
Many here seem to like that Sears unit in question and I stopped by Sears the other day and took a look. The only thing I would be concerned about is it's size. One needs a fair amount of room for that thing. The pancake style are not all that much smaller either. But, again, if you want AIR, you need size, not compactness. So, a trade off is needed. I've never had to worry about needing air because I set up all my Jeeps with an engine driven air compressor. Those are converted auto A/C pumps and can go to 600 psi.
But, we just sold our Jeep and for the time being, I'll rely on the air compressor that's engine driven in our Itasca Horizon 330 CAT. But, if I were on the hunt, I might seriously look into that Sears unit. I've got a pancake for home jobs as well as a 30 gallon one in the garage. The pancake one is good for nail guns and small jobs but, I personally would not want it to try and top off a 110 psi 22.5 M/H tire of mine. This is just my opinion.
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Somebody in another forum was talking about carrying a CO2 tank. It sounded like an interesting, small and light alternative to a compressor.
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Starcraft21SSO
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FIRE UP wrote:
That's not to say they can't do the job, but, it's just something to think about. Many of the small air compressors boast "200 psi" and are the size of an over grown coke can but, filling anything larger than a volleyball taxes them severely.
Yep. Even worse, they have a fuse in the 12V adapter that uses a spring to hold it in place and make connectivity. The spring is made of 0.1mm wire that gets red hot when loaded with 20A for a period of time. And then the adapter melts and catches fire. Good for one flat *if your lucky*, or one auto-flambe if you're not. My car still smells like burning plastic...
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I use one of these:
Compressor
Nice and portable. Also keep it in the car when traveling.
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