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air compressor

tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
edited September 2018 in General Discussion
Ok my craftsman compressor craped out on me the other day and im looking at buying a Husky to replace it. most it gets used for is to air up the trailer tires and run a few air tools now and then.

what Im tring to do is figue out is which one to get. the less hp but more psi or the larger hp and lower psi/


homedepot has a husky for 199.00 thats a 20 gal. 1.5 horse power
150 psi
or a husky for 219.00 thats a 20 gal also with a 1.3 hp motor but 175 psi
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    Ok so I have a Husky air compressor that I inherited last year
    its a older one I think like a 04-05 mod.
    anyways it stopped building pressure a couple weeks ago so I pulled the pump head and found the piston ring was bad along a really bad scored cyc. I order a new ring and honed the cyc. it builds to 75 psi and no more then that. it will just keep running until i cut it off.

    thing is they have discont. the pump kit or I would order a new piston rod/ring and cyc.

    should I just scrap the thing or is there a way to put another pump on it ?

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    Found under the following brands: Campbell Hausfeld, Maxus, Westward, Popular Brands, Craftsman, Kobalt, Speedaire, Ridgid
    Obsolete, no replacement, none in stock. Click here to contact the manufacturer.
    Description:
    We can't believe that Campbell made this kit obsolete either. This was one of our top selling kits. Piston assembly kit (includes Piston/Rod Assy w/ Piston Ring, Bearing, Cylinder and Conrod Screw). Note: When replacing these parts you should also replace your valves & gaskets using part # ZO544534VM (WL211201SJ).
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    ....anyone know more about them than I do?....my capacitor went out on my motor,and this is an old 30yrs)....and I want to replace it....It is a Charge Pro ,by Ingersoll Rand....2hp... I would like to run air tools,but it didn't have the volume,and it is oil type compressor. Now, what is the difference in oil and non oil type compressors? Any suggestions....don't need a commercial type,but would like to have one that will do regular shop stuff... Thanks
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  • Don McManusDon McManus Member Posts: 23,695 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I suppose you can look around, but I would think that at this point, you would spend less on a complete compressor and tank than on a replacement compressor pump.
    Freedom and a submissive populace cannot co-exist.

    Brad Steele
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  • NeoBlackdogNeoBlackdog Member Posts: 17,279 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get a new one but salvage the tank off of this one to use as a jump tank.
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,459 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    did that with an old craftsman, used the electric motor, put pulley on it, and bought a pump and had to mount both to steel plate then to the tank, as others have said, probubly cheaper to buy new disposable one, though my motor and replacement pump have lasted 30+ years just not real pretty to look at
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,234 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    What Neo said. Keep any good parts, tank, motor, pressure switch, unloader, pressure relief, etc,
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  • p3skykingp3skyking Member Posts: 23,916 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Honing the cylinder without putting in first oversized ring was probably a mistake.

    If you want a lifetime compressor, get an oil filled one. It will outlast the tank. My Campbell/Hausfeld? is about 40 years old and shuts off at 140 PSI.
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by NeoBlackdog
    Get a new one but salvage the tank off of this one to use as a jump tank.


    Yep.... If you get another 32 gallon tank, then you'll have 64 gallons. You won't up your cfm's more than what your new compressor will be but at least you'll have double the tank size...

    Or you can go to Harbor Freight and get a compressor Duty motor if that compressor has the motor and head combined. If they're not combined you can use the motor off that one and buy air compressor...
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  • Mark GMark G Member Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Give SVI a call. I have used them for lift parts for years.

    Sometimes if a manufacturer discontinues a popular part they will make it and sell it themselves.

    https://www.sviinternational.com/products/aircompressorparts
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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,375 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have seen compressors at harbor freight may give them a look
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ditch-Runner
    I have seen compressors at harbor freight may give them a look


    Watch what you buy their . Some of the Big looking one actually have a low CFM rating. You may now have a hard time finding one but I bought what was a Craftsman Professional One Higher CFM and pressure. Then used my old tank as another tank like was suggested here.
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys
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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,375 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I agree . I should have stated watch what you buy [:I]

    quote:Originally posted by grumpygy
    quote:Originally posted by Ditch-Runner
    I have seen compressors at harbor freight may give them a look


    Watch what you buy their . Some of the Big looking one actually have a low CFM rating. You may now have a hard time finding one but I bought what was a Craftsman Professional One Higher CFM and pressure. Then used my old tank as another tank like was suggested here.
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  • Okie743Okie743 Member Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You might look at HF and Wholesale tool.

    I installed a HF $125 two cylinder compressor on my 80gal tank 5 years ago and still all ok. It cycles from 90-120 psi. Mine was a mac tools 3hp unit made by IR. New price of a complete replacement was around $1200.

    Mine is not used for commercial purposes.
    If you plan on using one for painting and body work where it's run daily get a 2 stage complete industral compressor $2500 and up.
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  • TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,292 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    tazzer, I have the Campbell Hausfeld version of yours, and the only diff is the label. Got it at Home Depot on clearance, that should have been my first clue that bubba put it together.
    Mine was doing the same thing, about 75psi. When I shut it off, I could hear an air leak at the pressure regulator switch. Culprit was an orange neoprene seal that came apart and stuck in the check valve where the line enters the top of the tank.
    As I was fixing that, I found half the mounting screws were missing, some of the shroud screws missing, and that caused a chip in the cooling fan blade. Fixed all that and been running daily for the last 8yrs.
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Ditch-Runner
    I have seen compressors at harbor freight may give them a look


    Harbor Freight compressors are junk. But if you buy their compressor head, they're okay
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