What Compressor?

Post by **whitmanoz** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:17 pm

G'day folks.

I need to buy a compressor (don't want to spend a million though) - what do we recommend?

thanks
Anthony

Post by **plowy** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:33 pm

would say arb which has a one year warranty and has a rebuild kit

there is also the bushranger compressors i know sound dodgy but they come with i think a five year warranty or somethin silly like that and are quicker then the arb

Post by **grazza** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:39 pm

I saw an impressive compressor at Autobarn today.
I does 90L/min with a 60min duty cycle.
Comes in a decent case.
$250

Looked bloody good.

I think it was called Dr Air

Post by **SAWZALL** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:38 pm

whitmanoz wrote:G'day folks.

I need to buy a compressor (don't want to spend a million though) - what do we recommend?

thanks
Anthony

If you are or are planning to run air lockers, you really can't go past the ARB compressor...

Post by **beebee** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:53 pm

SAWZALL wrote:
whitmanoz wrote:G'day folks.

I need to buy a compressor (don't want to spend a million though) - what do we recommend?

thanks
Anthony

If you are or are planning to run air lockers, you really can't go past the ARB compressor...

I'll challenge that!

I like mine much better

www.air-up.com

Post by **toughnut** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 11:55 pm

I've just put a second ARB compressor in my truck so now I have twins.

I run them both into a common line to feed the airlockers and a 9kg fire bottle as an airtank.

Post by **SAWZALL** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:01 am

beebee wrote:
SAWZALL wrote:
whitmanoz wrote:G'day folks.

I need to buy a compressor (don't want to spend a million though) - what do we recommend?

thanks
Anthony

If you are or are planning to run air lockers, you really can't go past the ARB compressor...

I'll challenge that! I personally would not even use an ARB conpressor for a wheel chock.

I like mine much better

www.air-up.com

Post by **RoldIT** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:51 am

SAWZALL wrote:
whitmanoz wrote:G'day folks.

I need to buy a compressor (don't want to spend a million though) - what do we recommend?

thanks
Anthony

If you are or are planning to run air lockers, you really can't go past the ARB compressor...

If you are planning on pumping tyres, you could barely do worse ... :roll:

Post by **beebee** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:19 am

RoldIT wrote:
SAWZALL wrote:
whitmanoz wrote:G'day folks.

I need to buy a compressor (don't want to spend a million though) - what do we recommend?

thanks
Anthony

If you are or are planning to run air lockers, you really can't go past the ARB compressor...

If you are planning on pumping tyres, you could barely do worse ...

I also hope you never have to reseat a bead.

Unfortunately, with compressors, you get what you pay for.

Post by **hophoar** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:26 am

[quote="beebee"

I also hope you never have to reseat a bead.

Unfortunately, with compressors, you get what you pay for.[/quote]

Suprisingly the arb will seat a bead. Have used it several times when I've had to clean mud out of the rim.

Post by **SAWZALL** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:31 am

For 250ish dollars, with warranty, spares and air locker compatibility it cant be beat, can it? For the price, that is...

Post by **grazza** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:44 am

grazza wrote:I saw an impressive compressor at Autobarn today.
I does 90L/min with a 60min duty cycle.
Comes in a decent case.
$250

Looked bloody good.

I think it was called Dr Air

It is physically bigger than the Bushranger compressors, the biggest motor I have seen in a 12V compressor (except for the winch motor type) 0.25hp as opposed to 0.20hp for ARB, Big Red, etc.
The ARB is only 33L/min.

Post by **grazza** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:50 am

This one looks impressive also:
http://www.off-road.com/rock/extremeaire/
I have only found this available in USA, I cant find an Oz source for it.
Anyone seen one locally?
0.75Hp motor & 100% duty cycle...

Might have to bring one back if I go over next December.

Post by **mickyd555** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:02 am

i bought mine from repco, i think its called xtreme air or something. i cant fault it, although i havent used it much. it was cheap enough, 12 month warrenty and came with a bunch of attachments and shit. $200.00

Post by **grazza** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:17 am

The Repco one cant be the same, the one in USA is $US375...

Post by **mickyd555** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:27 am

grazza wrote:The Repco one cant be the same, the one in USA is $US375...

your 100% right. i just went and checked it. its a maxi track.........but it has a big orange X on the box, and it sounded right enough to save me a walk out to the shed that early in the morning.

yeh definately maxi trak

Post by **shorty_f0rty** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:15 am

go a York or other A/C compressor and turn that into an air compressor!

works a treat! and is pretty inexpensive depending on your level of complexity.

Post by **whitmanoz** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:31 am

shorty_f0rty wrote:go a York or other A/C compressor and turn that into an air compressor!

works a treat! and is pretty inexpensive depending on your level of complexity.

hey mate - got any pics? This idea sounds like the go, you would get 100% duty cycle (I'd be thinkin) and I guess you would get pretty god volume out of it as well.

Anthony

Post by **-Mick-** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:01 am

whitmanoz wrote:
shorty_f0rty wrote:go a York or other A/C compressor and turn that into an air compressor!

works a treat! and is pretty inexpensive depending on your level of complexity.

hey mate - got any pics? This idea sounds like the go, you would get 100% duty cycle (I'd be thinkin) and I guess you would get pretty god volume out of it as well.

Anthony

Search 'on board air' and OBA. You'll find heaps. Definintly the way to go imo :cool:

Post by **not not** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:02 pm

I am with beebee on the arb copms
I have in my car a viair 72lm 100% duty and was about 250.00
With a 2lt air tank it runs the lockers easaly With a tee pc in the feed line it also fills one of those 18lt arlec air tanks for popping beads. All up about 320.00 with fittings

Post by **mabsydney** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:54 pm

ive got the Bushranger max-air, very happy with it so far.......pumps the tyres up quick and easy.

Post by **EricB** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:14 pm

I have been looking around at lots of them including ebay. The one on ebay looks like the same one as the bushranger one. I have also seen very similar looking units with the same bag and attachments in Super cheap $180, Ebay $150, Repco $200 in a box and then saw the same one at BigW for $89. All of these look the same and state 72 lpm with the same extras. Would they all be from the same supplier. Is it possible that they have different internals?

http://www.bmackay.com.au/bamuniversal/ ... maxair.htm

Post by **rOd** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:27 pm

Someone from here did a comparo between Maxxi air ( I think) and a look a like Big W job.

Post by **beebee** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:53 pm

I guess the Air Up system needs to be seen to be appreciated.

It's not by accident that everybody hassles me at the comps when someone has rolled a bead off, needs that impossible to shift pinion nut removed or wants to use the air jack.

And the icing on the cake is that I can hand it to them and they walk away with it. I don't have to drive my vehicle down onto the track where they've broken as it is fully portable.

I know I'm not giving mine back

Post by **+dj_hansen+** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:55 pm

srowlandson did...

a search-ola would yield the following:
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... ht=max+air

Post by **RoldIT** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:02 pm

grazza wrote:This one looks impressive also:
http://www.off-road.com/rock/extremeaire/
I have only found this available in USA, I cant find an Oz source for it.
Anyone seen one locally?
0.75Hp motor & 100% duty cycle...

Might have to bring one back if I go over next December.

That's just a modified "chassis tech" compressor. Snake racing and bigballs both sell em for around $520.

They are not a sealed unit so they need to be mounted away from water or dust otherwise their cooling fan (ie 100% duty) will just blow shit into the motor and kill em.

Post by **Wooders** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:26 pm

The airup is a nice little system.....But I still prefer my York!!

And it's got ample balls for reseting beads or running air tools........CFM over double that 12v battery drain

Post by **mudtoy** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:22 am

Wasn't the ARB designed to operate lockers????????

That is shifting 2x2mm cubed of air...no one wonder they struggle to pump up tyres.

I had a ten year old blue tongue, it was crap but still blew twice as much as the ARB.

Also be aware of the bush ranger knock offs...the best one has the metal piston and proper piston sleave and is a bargain at $199, the one with the crap sleave is usually around $150 and the one with the plastic piston even cheaper.

...on the outside they all look the same.

...at 70 plus L/min and for $199 they are the best buy by far. I have the twin tongue which is awesome, but I would rather have bought 2x70L/min at $199 each instead of $700.

Post by **Tiny** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:05 am

have got the big repco maxi trak to run in the comp truck and am very happy, will get the tank set up shortly.

In the GU I have a bush ranger (small on) much cheaper than the ARB and pumps quicker.

IMHO the ARB one is only good as a simple installation with lockers

Post by **EricB** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:08 am

So the Repco maxi track has the good internals like the Bushranger?

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