Five0hFox wrote:Thank you for the long post Phil. Aren't bot Ingersol Rand and Devilbiss good brands?
Here's some pictures from the ad and what they say "80 gallon
230/1/60 air compressor. It's like new, need to get out of storage." Do you know what they mean with the bolded part?
I was considering getting this harbor freight one
http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/ ... 93274.html or possibly even the 60 gal 1 stage as they both put out a decent amount more air than my Craftsman but then I saw this one posted locally.
I can't seem to find any information on that air compressor on the internet. It looks very similar to an air compressor that Home Depot and Lowes sells right now in in the $750 - $800 range. But I also found one that looks similar to one Sears sells in the $1900 range.
Don't be misled by the name Devilbiss, Ingersoll Rand (or even Quincy for that matter) because they all put their names on a "value line" of tools. In other words those name brand companies put out excellent high end compressors and they also put their names on cheap compressors to "maximize profits".
If you want my honest opinion I would not pay anywhere near $500 on a used air compressor that I can't see and hear run. I ran across a true Ingersoll Rand high end compressor at a yard sale last summer 80 gal 2 stage that was put in storage when a counter top business shut down. It had a true 5hp motor with a magnetic starter box. They were asking $450 for it but they already had a deposit on it. I checked it out pretty close and it was a good buy. I have my Quincy compressor so I didn't need another large air compressor but that Ingersoll was too good of a deal to pass up. The guy that put the deposit down on it came back and picked it up.
The 230/1/60 I believe stands for 230 volt /single phase /60 cycle (electric motor).
If you decide you do want that Charge Air Pro unit without hearing and seeing it run then have the seller give you a written guarantee that there is nothing seriously wrong with the compressor ( the key word there was IN WRITING). If he won't do that then tell him you're not interested.