01-27-2015, 06:39 PM
I've had a couple of direct drive portable ones. The first was a present from the wife, (didn't realize how much she must have hated me) it was oilless and ran at 3400 rpm with the compressor mounted on the tank, you couldn't stand to be in the room with it. When the low pressure cut in needed adjustment after close to 20 years of use I used the excuse to buy a new one. Its 1740 rpm, cast iron cylinder, oil bath with two small tanks off to the side. Way quieter. But still not as quiet as the 4 cylinder two stage in the shop. it lopes along at 600 rpm.
I gave that old one to a friend to blow up tires and such, it out lived him, his wife called last fall to see if I could patch the tank, it was leaking, told her to give it a fitting burial, that thing ran for over 30 years.
I gave that old one to a friend to blow up tires and such, it out lived him, his wife called last fall to see if I could patch the tank, it was leaking, told her to give it a fitting burial, that thing ran for over 30 years.
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Greg
Greg