Off Topic Air Compressors

[brokeasajoke]

I bought the quincy 60gal and love it. It was 100% usa made. I was going after a Ingersoll bit was told the pumps are India made (I don't know if that's true) but prices were comparable and quincy had a Baldor motor on it. My compressor is definitely on of the best home investments I've made since I'm plagued with leaking tires.

 

[big-b]

For those of you that have one, I'm looking to buy an air compressor and wondered which one. The ones I'm looking at are DeWalt at Rural King 80 gallon two stage, Ingersoll rand at Tractor Supply also 80 gallon and two stage and Quincy 80 gallon two stage. I don't mind a little over kill probably will just be used to run some hand held impact tools a maybe do a little painting if I get froggy. Other suggestions welcome.

I have worked in automotive shops since I was 16 most of them had compressors so old no one knew what they were. The ones you could tell were Quincys and Kellogg's. The shop I'm in now has a huge Quincy that hasn't missed a beat in 25 years. The big names will always have parts and service available if you kneed them. Also get as high a
c.f.m as you can, pay attention to the pressures the cfms rated at. You want the highest cfm at the highest pressure you can afford. Speed air is also a good brand to look at. (granger sells them)