Air compressor died! Any recommendations for a good 60-80 gallon upright around $1000?

[Mopar Hunter]

 

[Demonic]

Your price point makes it hard to get away from Chinese crap. I have a 60 gal Champion and I love it. I sandblast with it, even though it might be small for that.

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[torredcuda]

Might get this one instead, cast iron pump with just an aluminum head, 14.6 SCFM @ 90 PSI will be more than enough for what I need.

 

[torredcuda]

Campbell Hausfield 5hp two stage is what I have now and this is the second electric motor failure.

 

[3sloppydogs]

If you can afford it look for a screw type compressor, used of course. New ones are way to expensive for what we do. They are quieter and faster. But they need a dedicated area with good ventilation for cooling.
Just my 2 cents

 

[Mackman]

I have had an Ingersoll- Rand 7 1/2 hp 80 gal. two stage for about 15 years now from Northern Tool. Replaced a 5hp two stage. It keeps up with my sand blast cabinet and my 95lb pot blaster. The old one wouldn’t. Very happy. I installed it in the unheated part of my shop. I glued a block heater to the compressor block and plug it in during the cold months to mitigate some of the cold start wear and tear.

 

[toolmanmike]

I sold Quincy on the Tool truck. Back then a 5 hp/80 gal 2 stage was around $1500 and worth every penny. Even a lot of shops used them and would buy 1 or 2. Body shops especially. They need a lot of air. Nowadays with electric hoists and cordless power tools, many shops don't need all that much air. Their compressors will last years. Decades. The cast iron pumps with cast heads are very durable and rebuildable. The major brands have parts available. The electric motors are Baldor brand and are also a top notch product that also can be repaired and rebuilt.

 

[Mopar Hunter]

I sold Quincy on the Tool truck. Back then a 5 hp/80 gal 2 stage was around $1500 and worth every penny. Even a lot of shops used them and would buy 1 or 2. Body shops especially. They need a lot of air. Nowadays with electric hoists and cordless power tools, many shops don't need all that much air. Their compressors will last years. Decades. The cast iron pumps with cast heads are very durable and rebuildable. The major brands have parts available. The electric motors are Baldor brand and are also a top notch product that also can be repaired and rebuilt.

That’s the brand and horsepower my dad owns, I think he paid around $2000 for it in 2020.

 

[EARLY B]

Look up SCHULZ Compressors they make a lot of the compressors for the industry. Also several for sale o EBAY

 

[1KoolBee]

So with the IR 2475, the difference between the 5 hp and 7.5 hp is that the 7.5 is geared to spin the pump 50% faster. The 7.5 motor is 3400 rpm, and the 5hp is 1700 rpm. Pulley (sheave) ratios are simple division of motor pulley diameter divided by flywheel diameter. So if you get a 5 horse version and want 7.5, just upgrade motor, pulleys, and wiring to match. Be forewarned, a 7.5 baldor is normally $1k+ and over 100 lbs. so shop around and bring some friends when it’s time to install. Also you’ll want to wire a 7.5 single phase into a 50 amp circuit. Under powering kills motors.

 

[j-c-c-62]

Maybe stating the obvious, understand the loudest place to locate a compressor is in a concrete workspace, on the floor, in the corner. without any vibration isolators.

Your Grand kids will appreciate that.

 

[torredcuda]

I have a shed dormer off the back of my garage for my compressor so I don't have to hear the noise.

 

[MarPar]

I sold Quincy on the Tool truck. Back then a 5 hp/80 gal 2 stage was around $1500 and worth every penny. Even a lot of shops used them and would buy 1 or 2. Body shops especially. They need a lot of air. Nowadays with electric hoists and cordless power tools, many shops don't need all that much air. Their compressors will last years. Decades. The cast iron pumps with cast heads are very durable and rebuildable. The major brands have parts available. The electric motors are Baldor brand and are also a top notch product that also can be repaired and rebuilt.

Not a giant two-stage 80 gal, but I think this Quincy is older than me and takes everything I have thrown at it...fwiw it has a Century motor.

 

[j-c-c-62]

Are the cylinders both the same size?
Hard to see in the picture.

 

[zyzzyx]

So, a single stage will put more cubic feet of air out per minute, but they are not good for 175psi.
If you use an HVLP gun or die grinder, that's all you need If you get a two stage and crank it up
to 175 you will have that extra air in storage but a "Drag Race" between a two stage and single
stage set at 110psi will leave the two stage as the loser. Stay away from compressors that have
a motor that runs at 3450RPM. They say that they are 5HP but are actually 2.5 to 3 HP under-
driven to get the same power.

 

[j-c-c-62]

Yes and no. CFM is CFM rated at the needed/end point pressure, does not really matter at what pressure it starts at.

 

[1KoolBee]

So, a single stage will put more cubic feet of air out per minute, but they are not good for 175psi.
If you use an HVLP gun or die grinder, that's all you need If you get a two stage and crank it up
to 175 you will have that extra air in storage but a "Drag Race" between a two stage and single
stage set at 110psi will leave the two stage as the loser. Stay away from compressors that have
a motor that runs at 3450RPM. They say that they are 5HP but are actually 2.5 to 3 HP under-
driven to get the same power.

Actually, Single stage puts out WAY less air. I had a 5 horse single stage Ingersoll Rand before this one. Output was no where near the 2 stage 5 horse I now have. 11.5 cfm @ 90psi vs 17.5 @ 175 psi. Keep in mind the cfm rating is while pushing against the rated psi, so 17.5 at 175 is while pump is pushing against 175 psi so at 90 it’s pushing 25+ cfm. I was waiting on the old IR to catch up all the time. Keep in mind a small die grinder consumes way more air than a DA sander or an inline sander. Cranking up your air tools to 175 would be asking for trouble. Most are rated to 100 psi. The 175 is just to store more air reserve in the tank . Think of a 2 stage like a 14-71 blown small block where blower (stage 1) force feeds engine (stage 2).

 

[1KoolBee]

I have had an Ingersoll- Rand 7 1/2 hp 80 gal. two stage for about 15 years now from Northern Tool. Replaced a 5hp two stage. It keeps up with my sand blast cabinet and my 95lb pot blaster. The old one wouldn’t. Very happy. I installed it in the unheated part of my shop. I glued a block heater to the compressor block and plug it in during the cold months to mitigate some of the cold start wear and tear.

Ya 7.5 HP 2-stage is the cats ***!

 

[Fury63]

I have in my shop, a 2hp, 80 gallon, 2 stage Kellog- American that has been close to 60 years old. It doesn’t like a die grinder so well but, is close to keeping up with most other tools.
A single stage Ingersoll Rand, I bought new in 1988, is in the garage on the house.
Had 20 gallon Sears compressor, from 1970 and it was a well built little monster, it done a lot of work.
I had the opportunity to trade them all for a 6 horse screw compressor and decided against it because, I fully expected to done playing with cars by now.

 

[zyzzyx]

A screw compressor is NOT for the car restorer or hobbyist! The motor runs all of the time and the
compressor loads and un-loads constantly. Too much money, and synthetic oil and filters will drive
you to the poor house.