Air compressor recommendation needed

[NotLeftHanded]

Hey all. I’m looking to move on from my little 21 gallon McGraw compressor, and move up to a 60 gallon. I use it mainly to do some at-home paint jobs (small panels), and also for my Mayflower 980 tire machine.

I’ve done research over the last month and have learned that the top brands are Champion, Quincy, Saylor-Beall, Jenny, and possibly CAT. I would like to buy a pre-2004 Quincy, which I find a lot of on Facebook Marketplace, however I don’t like buying things like compressors used because I truly don’t know how people have maintained it during it’s lifespan.

My budget is around $1000-$1500, and don’t mind buying new if there is something decent out there in that price-range. I love IR, but not a fan of the overseas offerings they have nowadays for the newer models. Recommendations are highly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[finn]

The consumer offerings from Quincy, Champion, and presumably others aren’t necessarily the same as the professional / commercial versions, eg, reed valves instead of disc valves, probably higher rpm / more noise, etc.

Not that this is important for a non commercial user. Just be aware that the big, recognizable brands have a variety of different product levels. Don’t be blinded by a name.

ps: I’m a Champion guy.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Hey all. I’m looking to move on from my little 21 gallon McGraw compressor, and move up to a 60 gallon. I use it mainly to do some at-home paint jobs (small panels), and also for my Mayflower 980 tire machine.

IMHO, it is a waste of money. As long as you are doing small paint jobs and not sand blasting, what you have is adequate.

I's your money, but remember anything larger will likely require 240VAC !

 

[NotLeftHanded]

The consumer offerings from Quincy, Champion, and presumably others aren’t necessarily the same as the professional / commercial versions, eg, reed valves instead of disc valves, probably higher rpm / more noise, etc.

Not that this is important for a non commercial user. Just be aware that the big, recognizable brands have a variety of different product levels. Don’t be blinded by a name.

ps: I’m a Champion guy.

That part I do know about luckily, and is the reason why I’ve been looking at used units on Marketplace.

I do see a few Champions on there as well.

 

[NotLeftHanded]

IMHO, it is a waste of money. As long as you are doing small paint jobs and not sand blasting, what you have is adequate.

I's your money, but remember anything larger will likely require 240VAC !

The 21 gallon I have now runs out of breath very quickly when using the bead breaker on the tire machine. I also have a 240VAC installed for my Hunter Balancer that I also have in the garage.

 

[mikedodge]

Any regular store bought 60 gallon compressor will work for what you're doing, don't need anything special.

 

[NotLeftHanded]

Any regular store bought 60 gallon compressor will work for what you're doing, don't need anything special.

Any recommendations or your favorite big box store brands for air compressors?

 

[GeoBruin]

Any recommendations or your favorite big box store brands for air compressors?

Air compressors last a long time. Like, a real long time if you take care of them. To the point that most people here won't have experience with more than one compressor made in the same 20 year span unless they have special circumstances.

People may have brand preferences, but even then brands (Dewalt, Ingersoll Rand, Campbell Hausfeld, etc) are just slapping their name on stuff anyway, so what does that preference really represent?

I understand the need to feel like you made the "best" decision but I honestly dont know what kind of feedback you're goign to get here given what you're looking for other than pretty much anything from any big box store will probably be adequate for your use. It may come down to what's the best deal you can get on a compressor with the specs you want.

Good luck.

 

[mikedodge]

Any recommendations or your favorite big box store brands for air compressors?

Not really, go by price and check the specs to make sure you're not getting one that has lower specs then the rest but they're usually pretty much all the same compressor only painted different colors with different names on them.

I bought mine used, looked like new.