Last one I had was a dewalt and It whipped out quick. I thought this was a steal. The kicker was that the highest bidder could buy all of them Ole GRIZ got the first one lol I think this is about a 200 + compressor IDK but it will keep my baby masterminds shining. How do yall think I done?
IIRC? That is the same compressor that MasterMech uses? I may be wrong? I just bought a 30 Gallon Bostich myself. My 15 gallon DeWalt was whipped in 4 years (it was a 200 psi model). I think you did good. Considering I paid about $300 for mine.
My small compressor is a 6 gallon Porter Cable, that's the one I had at the G2G. I also have a 30 gallon Craftsman Pro at the house.
Been wrong before. . . I will be wrong again. His Porter Cable was a beast of a compressor for its size.
Not sure which model you got, but you got it at ~ 1/3 price. Personally I don't like oil-less compressors, too noisy and they don't last long. But for that price I might jump on one.
My 30 gallon Craftsman Pro is an oil-less that I work much harder than the average homeowner/DIY'er would. Key is to avoid extended run times (Big paint jobs, air drills, etc) It's also much quieter than other oil-less models (and has a few oil type pumps beat too) and has been in my service for about 10 years now. I'd love to go to a bigger compressor eventually however.
Wow, 10 years of commercial use from an oil-less. When I had a framing crew, we ran off a 60 gal ~13 cuft/min oil lubed but I always kept a small portable for going back to a house to do punch-lists, etc. I could only get a few years out of the little oil-less and they were all name brand compressors. Maybe I just have crap luck.
Also: You're right about run time, most homeowners are just going to be airing up tires and maybe blowing something off occasionally. Even the light commercial use I put on an oil-less would equate to many years of homeowner use. Griz, I'm certainly not knocking you're compressor. Sounds like you got a heck of a deal and you'll probably get many years of service out of it. Just thinking out loud and rambling......
I've had 2 oil less compressors and have been very happy with how they've held up. I think the key to longevity with either type is to keep them from overheating. After blowing up 5 or 6 oil types at the milk barn I finally shelled out the money for one that could handle the job.
Oh man ! I did not know you was a dairy farmer!!! I grew up on a dairy farm and love it. We milked around 80 according to how full the dry cow field was. How many you milk? I milked fo several years in a 10 stantion barn and built a 4x4 heringbone and before I got to milk in it we switched to beef cattle during the buy out. The farm is sold know and sometimes I miss it bad.
One of the best things I think I did when I first bought my place was put a two cylinder 60 gallon compressor out in the back shed. I have a 3/4" line underground that runs to the garage and fills a 25 gal tank in the garage. I have an oilless unit and holy smokes that thing is loud. If OSHA did testing on it, I bet I'd need double hearing pro to be around it while it's on. I used the heck out of it though, enough that I had to put a new sleeve and piston in it some years back. Used for all sorts of stuff, air drills, chisels, sanders, impact guns 3/8 up to 1", small sandblaster, even my 40 ton shop press has an air powered hydraulic pump.
We milk around 60 in a double 4 parallel rapid exit. I started in my grandpas 6 station. We've been up to 80 but that didn't work well. Some upgrades need to be made to handle that many. We will either shut down the dairy side of the farm and go all beef or make the improvements and change the labor situation around and milk more in a few more years. Was the farm you're families? Sad to hear its gone.
Yea It came down from grandpaw to my daddy and I had a chance at it if I wanted to but it but a farm and cow payment scared me in my early 20s. Not sure how it your way but there are all kinds of dairys with beef cattle on them here and I hate to see that. The big boys / high tech is taking the small milker out of it. Have you ever youtubed big dairy farms? wow unreal
That payment is brutal! I just got my land paid off. There are very few dairys left around here. Go a little west and the kiwis have moved in. We'll see how long they last. The sad truth is the workload stinks for a small op and to find good help is rare so you go large or close shop. Have you seen the robot milkers? I know a guy that says they'll pencil out for him but he's all confinement. I just won't go that way.....I like to see um out on pasture when they can be.
Sometimes in the pursuit of making a living, it's easy to forget the animals aren't just commodities. Us farmer types ain't all business, we got hearts too.
