--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Berck <ksrberck@...> wrote:
>
> With ten transportation devices with pneumatic tires, from a Silverado
> diesel pickup to a wheelbarrow, it seems like somebody always needs air
> in the tires. It's only a few miles to the nearest gas station with an
> air pump, but the machines want quarters, I don't really trust them, and
> since half of the vehicles aren't road legal, I'm stuck with either
> loading them into the truck or using my old hand bicycle pump. I don't
> check tires as often as I should because of the difficulty of filling them.
>
> After the most recent problem involving a flat-tired lawn tractor that i
> had to build ramps for to get it into the trailer and to the dealer, I
> began to wonder if a small air compressor might simplify my life. What
> do others do? Is a compressor a worthwhile idea, or is there a better
> strategy I haven't thought of?
>
I have 2 compressors. One is a little pancake Porter Cable that I leave in the garage. It is easily portable and just plugs into a 110V outlet. It is very noisy, but it holds air for a long time, so it doesn't pump very much. I don't expect a long life, but it does the job.
I have a larger one in the shop. It is a oil sump type compressor and runs on 220V. I couldn't live without it, but I will admit it doesn't run as much as I thought it would.
I read in a forum you should change the oil every 50 hours on a oil type compressor. I had no idea how long that would be, so I added a hour meter to mine. Over 3 years later, I'm up to 20 hours. I have a valve right at the tank so air doesn't leak out between uses.
Once you have a compressor you will find other uses for it. Air tools last a long time and are indispensable, especially if you have 10 units with pneumatic tires.
My experience tells me to advise you to get a larger compressor than you think you need. You will likely grow into it.
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