Air Compressor Question - Saylor Beall and EMax/Eaton

[SLane01]

I have been researching compressors for quite some time and am getting ready to order one. It will be for a home shop use around the farm.

I had an IR with a type 30 pump, but sold it several years back. It was very noisy.

My plan was to buy a Quincy for the shop. However, I was moving and never did.

A couple months ago I had finally ordered a Quincy QT-5 from Lowes, for a great price of 2299. Unfortunately Lowes canceled my order.

I had considered re ordering the QT5 from a couple other places, but then realized I could get the QP-5 for a little more. Some of the initial literature I had reviewed indicated the QP-5 pump ran at a lower RPM than the QT5. However, it appears that both now run at 942 rpms or so, with the only difference being the pressure lube.

I also learned that Quincy has been owned by Atlas Copco for several years now and that the really good Quincys are the QR series.

Hence, I began researching again.

I am very intrigued by Eatons Emax compressor as they seem to have a very well built & featured compressor that appears to use a Saylor Beall knockoff pump.

I have been looking at the Emax ESP07V080V1 which is a 7.5 HP motor, 80 gallon tank, pressure lubed pump, the silent air intake and auto tank drain.

This runs about $4k with probably an 8 week lead time.

The other option I am looking at is a Saylor Beall

SBVT-35-80FP full package option which had a 5hp motor with mag starter, 80 gallon tank, 705 splash lube pump, auto tank drain, low oil control, aftercooler and quiet air intake.

This setup runs about $4k as well.

While the Saylor Beall is a smaller unit with a lower CFM rating, it is a Saylor Beall and is all American Made.

The Eaton Emax with a greater capacity also looks very nice and is American assembled. I have read good reviews about Emax/Eaton and the bad ones regarding the American made claims.

I don't honestly think I need the CFM of the Emax, but want the mag starter & other options which pushes the price to the $4k range.

The SB seems like it would fit the bill for what my needs would be.

The question is, would be better off getting a pressure lubed compressor with a larger motor & higher CFM rating or getting a little lower CFM rating , but getting one from a company with a rock solid reputation?

I am pushing 50 years old and really only wanna buy one more compressor in my lifetime.

Anyways, are there any thoughts?

 

[Ing3018]

I acquired a used Saylor Beall several years ago. It had been run pretty hard. I cleaned it up and replaced the valves and gaskets. Runs well and delivers the air I need. I believe I will get as much lifetime service as I need from it painting, occasional sand blasting and air tool usage. I would be confident that a new Saylor Beall would at least last you the rest of your life in a home shop / farm application provided you have proper electrical service to it and keep the tank drained.
I have an aftercooler and water separator on mine and feel that to be worthwhile for intercepting water prior to the tank. I also have a continuous run setup on mine that I use when sand blasting to reduce motor starts.

 

[SLane01]

I acquired a used Saylor Beall several years ago. It had been run pretty hard. I cleaned it up and replaced the valves and gaskets. Runs well and delivers the air I need. I believe I will get as much lifetime service as I need from it painting, occasional sand blasting and air tool usage. I would be confident that a new Saylor Beall would at least last you the rest of your life in a home shop / farm application provided you have proper electrical service to it and keep the tank drained.
I have an aftercooler and water separator on mine and feel that to be worthwhile for intercepting water prior to the tank. I also have a continuous run setup on mine that I use when sand blasting to reduce motor starts.

I appreciate the feedback. I really think I am leaning the Saylor Beall route. I have looked for used ones by me, but haven't seen any. I wouldn't be opposed to a clean used one

The extra capacity of the Emax is intriguing, but for what I'll likely do with it, it isn't required.

I also like the fact it's entirely American Made

It would be nice to have a machine that can be passed on to my kids one day as well.

 

[dnschmidt]

The Eaton is a clone of the Saylor Beall. Can't go wrong with the Saylor Beall but Eaton does have an extraordinarily quite compressor line with a muffler that you can barely hear running. You mentioned noise as an issue for you and although the Saylor Beall isn't excessively loud it's easily three times as loud as the Eaton line with the muffler. So that's something to consider.

 

[Firebrick43]

My buddy and I picked up two 5hp eatons from the factory in 2014. Both have been trouble free. He uses his a lot more as he powers is inground single post lift with it. You can talk on a cell phone next to them running as well due to the slow speed of the pump.

 

[Ing3018]

I had my eyes out for a used Saylor Beall and had a general idea of a good price. I had a smaller compressor to use while I waited. As I've learned, you have to be ready to jump when you find even a decent price for an item in the used market. Being for non-professional use, I could afford to wait.
Check your area for air compressor shops. They may have multiple options and could offer service if you have the need.

 

[SLane01]

The Eaton is a clone of the Saylor Beall. Can't go wrong with the Saylor Beall but Eaton does have an extraordinarily quite compressor line with a muffler that you can barely hear running. You mentioned noise as an issue for you and although the Saylor Beall isn't excessively loud it's easily three times as loud as the Eaton line with the muffler. So that's something to consider.

That's great info to know. Thanks for the feedback

 

[SLane01]

The Eaton is a clone of the Saylor Beall. Can't go wrong with the Saylor Beall but Eaton does have an extraordinarily quite compressor line with a muffler that you can barely hear running. You mentioned noise as an issue for you and although the Saylor Beall isn't excessively loud it's easily three times as loud as the Eaton line with the muffler. So that's something to consider.

That's great info to know. Thanks for the feedback

 

[larry4406]

I went down this same path about 10-12 years ago. Considered the same vendors.

Ultimately I bought a Puma 7.5hp 3-cylinder compressor. Baldor USA motor, USA made tank, USA made mag starter, I think the pressure switch is from Mexico, and the compressor head is made in Taiwan. Assembled here in USA.

Mine is a higher speed with motor at 3450 rpm but is greatly stepped down due to the pulleys but I don’t know actual pump rpm off hand.

I do need to install an improved aftercooler and auto drain.

Back then I think I paid $1200-1400 shipped.

Had to replace reed valves in it about a year or so ago.

 

[Citation]

The Eaton intake muffler wouldn't be hard to recreate if you went with a non-Eaton compressor. If you can find one I would consider a Champion with an R-5 or VR-5 pump. An auto pump drain would be a good idea as well. Honestly, even a big box 5 hp is likely to last a home owner a lifetime... well you might need a new pressure switch if they don't include a magnetic starter.

 

[Firebrick43]

The Eaton intake muffler wouldn't be hard to recreate if you went with a non-Eaton compressor. If you can find one I would consider a Champion with an R-5 or VR-5 pump. An auto pump drain would be a good idea as well. Honestly, even a big box 5 hp is likely to last a home owner a lifetime... well you might need a new pressure switch if they don't include a magnetic starter.

The main reason the eaton are so quite is they turn slow. They use 1750 motors instead of 3600 and keep the rpm around 800 rpm on the pump which is oversized to provide the same CFM. Mine is without the large air silencer box(they were not making them then), just a small intake muffler about 6" x 3" thick and you can still carry on a conversation in normal speaking voice next to it.

The champions would be an excellent choice as they run at the same speed as well and are very well built!

But many of the home store compressors turn well over 1000 rpms. My fathers 5 hp has an Italian aluminum pump turning 1200 rpm and you cant think in the shed when its going.

 

[Indexmill]

The Champion VR5-8 is a lovely compressor for $4,000.

 

[SLane01]

The Champion VR5-8 is a lovely compressor for $4,000.

I'll have to check that out. Thanks!

 

[Citation]

The main reason the eaton are so quite is they turn slow. They use 1750 motors instead of 3600 and keep the rpm around 800 rpm on the pump which is oversized to provide the same CFM. Mine is without the large air silencer box(they were not making them then), just a small intake muffler about 6" x 3" thick and you can still carry on a conversation in normal speaking voice next to it.

The champions would be an excellent choice as they run at the same speed as well and are very well built!

But many of the home store compressors turn well over 1000 rpms. My fathers 5 hp has an Italian aluminum pump turning 1200 rpm and you cant think in the shed when its going.

Slow does help but its not the only factor else their low noise pumps would sound the same as their standard pumps. I don't think the electric motor RPM has any inherent impact on noise levels. Yes, a slow turning pump is likely to be paired with a 4 pole motor but if you were to use the appropriate pulleys to use a 2 pole motor but keep the pump RPM the same the noise of the compressor would likely be similar. I dropped the noise level of my 120V belt drive compressor by about 8 db going from an intake similar to one of those crank case breather filter to something similar to what this guy did minus the PVC part

Here is a DIY muffler setup on an Eaton compressor. In my experience just adding the rubber hoses to the intake makes a big difference. The car muffler beyond that is just a bit more help.

I will note my CAT compressor is a 4 pole direct drive so it's pump turns at ~1750 RPM. It's very quiet.

 

[Firebrick43]

Slow does help but its not the only factor else their low noise pumps would sound the same as their standard pumps. I don't think the electric motor RPM has any inherent impact on noise levels. Yes, a slow turning pump is likely to be paired with a 4 pole motor but if you were to use the appropriate pulleys to use a 2 pole motor but keep the pump RPM the same the noise of the compressor would likely be similar. I dropped the noise level of my 120V belt drive compressor by about 8 db going from an intake similar to one of those crank case breather filter to something similar to what this guy did minus the PVC part

Here is a DIY muffler setup on an Eaton compressor. In my experience just adding the rubber hoses to the intake makes a big difference. The car muffler beyond that is just a bit more help.

I will note my CAT compressor is a 4 pole direct drive so it's pump turns at ~1750 RPM. It's very quiet.

Yes, an remote air box helps, didn't say that it didn't? My compressor is 77-78~ decibels, one with the airbox is 74~ decibels which is half the sound pressure. Significant drop but the non air box eaton is still way under your youtube link of a compressor(which is not an Eaton in any form or fashion) at 86 decibels' because of speed. 86 decibel's is over 8 times the sound pressure as 77 decibels.

I said a slow speed pump helps more. As far as motor speed, if you used a jack shaft sure you could use a 2 pole motor. But you can not drive a traditional air pump 800 rpms with a 3600 rpm motor without a jackshaft. And why would you complicate and add additional inefficiency to things like that????.

And there is very little in common with a traditional reciprocating compressor and a California air tools compressor. Different materials, oil less, short stroke, low CFM and still 77 decibels, the same as my much higher capacity eaton?.

 

[G-ManBart]

I went through several compressors in a fairly short period of time, but I'm pretty sure I'm set for good now. Now that I think about it, it was more of a "compressor phase" since I could have stopped after the first one!

The short version is: You won't go wrong with the Saylor-Beall and their customer support/service is fantastic.

The long version:

The first good compressor I bought was a used Saylor-Beall 80gal upright with a 3hp motor. It was an older unit but in fantastic condition. I called S-B to see if I could find any info on it since the model numbers changed. Within a couple of minutes I was talking to one of the guys there who e-mailed me .pdf files of the original owner's manual and parts manual since they aren't on the website. That compressor ran really smooth, was pretty quite and likely would have handled anything I threw at it.

A short while later a buddy called me up asking if I was still looking for a compressor because he knew I had been looking and I never told him I found the S-B. His boss gave him a really nice 80gal Quincy QR-325 when they closed one of their smaller buildings and didn't need it any longer. It had a 3-phase motor and it was really bigger than he needed, so I bought it from him cheap. I swapped the motor to a single-phase 230V Baldor, added a new mag starter, replaced the belts, changed the oil and filter and then sold the Saylor-Beall and had money in my pocket. I bore scoped the tank and did a hydro test on it as well. The only thing was, the Quincy was a horizontal tank and it took up more floor space than I wanted to lose so I kept my eyes out for an upright compressor.

I found a super clean 80gal upright Saylor-Beall VT-735 at a local auction...it was only a couple of years old and at first glance looked new. It also had a 3-phase motor so I got it cheap. It came with the performance package which includes the mag starter, aftercooler, low oil cutoff switch, and automatic drain valve which was a nice upgrade. I replaced the 3-phase motor with a single-phase Baldor 230V and added a large water separator between the after cooler and the tank. I'm really happy with the setup and I don't envision changing again. I really only need to add some plumbing to add air access to a couple of different spots in the shop, but for now I can get by with just a long hose.

With all of that said, I would say the Quincy QR is probably a slightly better pump since it puts out more air and is physically larger than the VT pump on the S-B. I thought the Quincy was also a bit quieter than the S-B, but that could be more filter/intake stuff...just a slight difference. Being pressure lubricated is a nice plus, but not a big deal for home shops.

Somewhere in the middle of all this I saw a 60 gallon Saylor-Beall on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace. It looked okay, but it had another 3-phase motor....the guy had his house listed for sale . I bore scoped the tank, pressure washed it, put new fittings on it and did a hydro test...no problems. At that point I pretty much refurbished the whole thing...new motor, belt, pressure switch, pressure gauge, mag starter, tank valve, fabricated a new back half of the flywheel cage and then painted it. It was a fun project and I sold it to a local guy who was adding a second pole barn on his property and wanted another compressor...he was thrilled with it.

I looked at, but was not too impressed with the Quincy QT and QP lines...definitely nothing like the QR series.

This was when I before I added the water separator and did the outlet plumbing.

 

[Citation]

Yes, an remote air box helps, didn't say that it didn't? My compressor is 77-78~ decibels, one with the airbox is 74~ decibels which is half the sound pressure. Significant drop but the non air box eaton is still way under your youtube link of a compressor(which is not an Eaton in any form or fashion) at 86 decibels' because of speed. 86 decibel's is over 8 times the sound pressure as 77 decibels.

I said a slow speed pump helps more. As far as motor speed, if you used a jack shaft sure you could use a 2 pole motor. But you can not drive a traditional air pump 800 rpms with a 3600 rpm motor without a jackshaft. And why would you complicate and add additional inefficiency to things like that????.

And there is very little in common with a traditional reciprocating compressor and a California air tools compressor. Different materials, oil less, short stroke, low CFM and still 77 decibels, the same as my much higher capacity eaton?.

Sorry, I forgot to paste the seconds link. The first one is a Campbell Hausfeld compressor similar to the 120V compressor I have at home.

This is the second link I meant to post

As for the motor comment, I think you are getting hung up on correlation vs causation. A 4 pole motor isn't in and of itself quieter but it is more likely to be paired with a larger displacement slow turning pump and a slower turning pump is more likely to be quieter but all of this is a devil in the details thing. I also wouldn't treat the db numbers in the videos as absolute, rather as relative. My compressor setup is similar to the CH video but with my IPhone I measure about 74 db about 1m away. It was lower when it wasn't in a corner. I showed that CH video to illustrate how much difference a simple intake mod can make.

BTW, the CAT compressors claim 60db, not 77. My phone says it's more like 65-68.

 

[Sumboodie]

Unless you have a specific need for lots of air, the $500 60 gallon compressors that the box stores carry would suit the needs of most shops. Especially these days where many air tools are collecting dust as the cordless versions work just as well, or even better.

I've had a 60 gallon Husky from Home Depot for about 12 years now. It runs a plasma cutter just fine. I'm considering leaving it when I move soon. The new place has an older 30 gallon unit already in place.
Aside from sand blasting, it'd probably plenty of compressor.

 

[Maxcustody]

I went with an Eaton. I go to pick it up from the factory in Ohio this month. I called and ordered from them direct. They gave me a $100 off the price at the time was $2677, it went up a little.

7.5 HP Quiet Air Compressor, Single Phase, 80 Gallon Tank, Vertical, Industrial

Eaton Compressor carries an impressive line of quiet air compressors, including this single phase 7.5 HP Quiet Air Compressor with 80 Gallon Tank.

eatoncompressor.com

 

[dnschmidt]

I went with an Eaton. I go to pick it up from the factory in Ohio this month. I called and ordered from them direct. They gave me a $100 off the price at the time was $2677, it went up a little.

7.5 HP Quiet Air Compressor, Single Phase, 80 Gallon Tank, Vertical, Industrial

Eaton Compressor carries an impressive line of quiet air compressors, including this single phase 7.5 HP Quiet Air Compressor with 80 Gallon Tank.

eatoncompressor.com

That would be my choice as well. Buy once cry once. You're set for life. Nobody has ever bitched about having too much compressor. Even die grinders aren't going to kill that monster.

 

[Maxcustody]

That would be my choice as well. Buy once cry once. You're set for life. Nobody has ever bitched about having too much compressor. Even die grinders aren't going to kill that monster.

Thanks, my thoughts exactly!

 

[TJMtl]

I'm slightly biased, love my Pressure Lubricated Saylor Beall, I got the PL-737-80 (707 pump with 5hp Baldor motor) it turns at 455rpm and can't hear it in the house when it's running in my attached garage. If I ever need more air, I'll just need to swap for a 7.5hp motor. Mine is horizontal. With the aftercooler I don't even use the dessicant dryer that I had on my old compressor.

 

[SLane01]

Unless you have a specific need for lots of air, the $500 60 gallon compressors that the box stores carry would suit the needs of most shops. Especially these days where many air tools are collecting dust as the cordless versions work just as well, or even better.

I've had a 60 gallon Husky from Home Depot for about 12 years now. It runs a plasma cutter just fine. I'm considering leaving it when I move soon. The new place has an older 30 gallon unit already in place.
Aside from sand blasting, it'd probably plenty of compressor.

I had a 60 gallon IR with a Type30 pump for about 10 years. I did do one pump rebuild on it over the years.

I took it out of service when I had moved and newer reinstalled it in new house since I didn't have a shop. Never built the shop and sold the compressor.

While it worked for me, it was too damn loud.

Now several years and another move later, I had moved again and built my 40x80x16 shop.

Really looking for the best bang for the buck on a compressor that will last me a lifetime and is quiet.

 

[SLane01]

I'm slightly biased, love my Pressure Lubricated Saylor Beall, I got the PL-737-80 (707 pump with 5hp Baldor motor) it turns at 455rpm and can't hear it in the house when it's running in my attached garage. If I ever need more air, I'll just need to swap for a 7.5hp motor. Mine is horizontal. With the aftercooler I don't even use the dessicant dryer that I had on my old compressor.

That is a very nice unit, but is definitely more than I care to spend for a new unit. Nice used may be an option.

 

[SLane01]

That would be my choice as well. Buy once cry once. You're set for life. Nobody has ever bitched about having too much compressor. Even die grinders aren't going to kill that monster.

That's seems to be a really good price. What was your lead time? There factory is about 600 miles round trip for me.

 

[Sumboodie]

I had a 60 gallon IR with a Type30 pump for about 10 years. I did do one pump rebuild on it over the years.

I took it out of service when I had moved and newer reinstalled it in new house since I didn't have a shop. Never built the shop and sold the compressor.

While it worked for me, it was too damn loud.

Now several years and another move later, I had moved again and built my 40x80x16 shop.

Really looking for the best bang for the buck on a compressor that will last me a lifetime and is quiet.

A closet for the compressor is a much much cheaper option. Mine isn't loud, though it's out in teh shed anyhow.

A scroll or screw compressor is where to go for quiet.

 

[dnschmidt]

A closet for the compressor is a much much cheaper option. Mine isn't loud, though it's out in teh shed anyhow.

A scroll or screw compressor is where to go for quiet.

Not in this case. I stood next to a Flexzilla compressor, which I'm sure Eaton makes for them, at SEMA and you could barely hear it running. The problem with screw or scroll is that they prefer to be constantly running and don't like start/stop operation. Great for a bodyshop with constant air requirements but not so hot for a once in a while home shop. This is just as quiet as either of those.

 

[Sumboodie]

Not in this case. I stood next to a Flexzilla compressor, which I'm sure Eaton makes for them, at SEMA and you could barely hear it running. The problem with screw or scroll is that they prefer to be constantly running and don't like start/stop operation. Great for a bodyshop with constant air requirements but not so hot for a once in a while home shop. This is just as quiet as either of those.

no Flexzilla mentioned, either way spending $6k on a compressor for a home shop is stupid in almost every case.

 

[Firebrick43]

Sorry, I forgot to paste the seconds link. The first one is a Campbell Hausfeld compressor similar to the 120V compressor I have at home.

This is the second link I meant to post

As for the motor comment, I think you are getting hung up on correlation vs causation. A 4 pole motor isn't in and of itself quieter but it is more likely to be paired with a larger displacement slow turning pump and a slower turning pump is more likely to be quieter but all of this is a devil in the details thing. I also wouldn't treat the db numbers in the videos as absolute, rather as relative. My compressor setup is similar to the CH video but with my IPhone I measure about 74 db about 1m away. It was lower when it wasn't in a corner. I showed that CH video to illustrate how much difference a simple intake mod can make.

BTW, the CAT compressors claim 60db, not 77. My phone says it's more like 65-68.

I don't think you understand I have made no statement that a 4 pole motor (running alone unattached to a load) is quieter than a 2 pole motor. There would be little difference and the pumps mechanical noise would drown whatever noise was generated. The "correlation" of 2 pole vs 4 pole on compressors has to do strictly with the speed(and therefore noise) of the pump.

With close coupled sheaves driven by V belts you can only have a reduction ratio a little under 3:1 and transmit any HP. To get a higher reduction your drive sheave mounted to the motor would be so small that there wouldn't be enough contact area and the V belts would slip. You could use a large custom high dollar driven sheave on the pump but you would still have low contact area on the drive sheath because of the angles(due to being mounted so close together) unless you made a custom pump/motor mount and moved them apart by a significant amount to (as in FEET) reduce the angles on the drive sheave.

So you can't get 800 rpms on the pump, have a compact package, long belt life and use a 3600 motor. Its just not practical.

Sorry about your California Air Tools compressor. I didn't nor still don't have the model number and a quick look on their website had the larger "industrial" compressors turning 1750 and rated at 77 decibels, still only 5.3 cfm or something like that. So what is the correlation of their compressors that don't have a crank throw or metal pistons/rings/valves to a large compressor that actually outputs 15+ cfm?

 

[dnschmidt]

no Flexzilla mentioned, either way spending $6k on a compressor for a home shop is stupid in almost every case.

Doesn't matter if Flexzilla was mentioned. I maintain that Eaton makes the Flexzilla compressors with the mufflers we're talking about. When did we get from 3K to 6K. I've got a home shop and I've got a 3K Quincy. If it died tomorrow I'd by the 7.5 HP Eaton discussed above. Would not even think twice about it.

 

[Citation]

I don't think you understand I have made no statement that a 4 pole motor (running alone unattached to a load) is quieter than a 2 pole motor. There would be little difference and the pumps mechanical noise would drown whatever noise was generated. The "correlation" of 2 pole vs 4 pole on compressors has to do strictly with the speed(and therefore noise) of the pump.

With close coupled sheaves driven by V belts you can only have a reduction ratio a little under 3:1 and transmit any HP. To get a higher reduction your drive sheave mounted to the motor would be so small that there wouldn't be enough contact area and the V belts would slip. You could use a large custom high dollar driven sheave on the pump but you would still have low contact area on the drive sheath because of the angles(due to being mounted so close together) unless you made a custom pump/motor mount and moved them apart by a significant amount to (as in FEET) reduce the angles on the drive sheave.

So you can't get 800 rpms on the pump, have a compact package, long belt life and use a 3600 motor. Its just not practical.

Sorry about your California Air Tools compressor. I didn't nor still don't have the model number and a quick look on their website had the larger "industrial" compressors turning 1750 and rated at 77 decibels, still only 5.3 cfm or something like that. So what is the correlation of their compressors that don't have a crank throw or metal pistons/rings/valves to a large compressor that actually outputs 15+ cfm?

I think we are both talking past each other a bit. No, you didn't say a 4 pole motor was quieter but you did mention motor rpm, "They use 1750 motors instead of 3600 and keep the rpm around 800 rpm on the pump". The critical part was the pump RPM. However, when you said "...3600 and keep the rpm..." your sentence reads that these are two independent things. If you said, "...3600 to keep the rpm...", then you would be saying the low motor was needed to have the low pump RPM. That appears to be your intent but not what your text actually said.

I don't think there is anything wrong with my CAT compressor so nothing to be sorry about. It works as well as the few others I've heard. Rather I think it's a question of how they tested vs how I tested. The specific model I have is the 1055 which is a small unit rated at 60 db. Since I didn't make claims about their service durability vs something like an Eaton I don't see a reason to answer that question. I mentioned it specifically because it points out that just looking at pump RPM isn't going to give you a reliable indication of noise level. Some aspects are related to the design of the pump itself but a lot is related to other noise reducing factors including the intake design.

 

[Sumboodie]

$3k, 6k, whatever the price is.

For 99% of home shops it's a waste of money when a even a $500 compressor will be overkill.

Your money, use it as you want, but since it's being asked for opinions, that's mine.

If I needed a quiet compressor that put out a good amount of air, I'd look into the Eastwood scroll unit. It's about $2300. Rated for 13cfm at 90psi.

 

[dnschmidt]

13 SCFM isn’t going to cut it if you're using a blasting cabinet or a pro-level spray gun. My SATA's take 17 SCFM and a blast cabinet requires significantly more. The Eaton discussed above puts out 30 SCFM and has an 80 gallon reserve tank. For $2,677 you get more than twice the air, have an air reserve that will enable the compressor to catch up if it needs to, which the Eastwood does not, and you've only spent $400 more. It's a no-brainer.

 

[Jswain]

The Eastwood QST-30/60

Any more updates on these compressors? I should have bought one in 2017. They are tapping in at 2k now with delivery and such. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Wonder what the justification is for such a massive price increase. There are a fair number of reviews with catastrophic...

www.garagejournal.com

Doesn't sound real promising dropping that kind of money on 13cfm.

When you buy a quality piston compressor & take even half *** good care of it & drain the tank there's a good chance it'll out live you. Best deal is to buy used, but sometimes that's hard to find

Buy a Saylor Beall now and sell it in 20 years for probably half the cost of new vs. will the Eastwood even still be working? Doubtful

Quiet is nice, but to spend double to make it silent only to plug in a die grinder or hammer on an impact........

 

[Maxcustody]

That's seems to be a really good price. What was your lead time? There factory is about 600 miles round trip for me.

I think you are referring to me and my purchase of the Eaton. If not I apologize. I placed my order in February 2022. I was not in a hurry because my new shop was scheduled to be complete in April, which it was. As well as locking in a price due to all the craziness going on. When I spoke to them I told them beginning of June was good. As a matter of fact I was unsure of the exact date we spoke about so I contacted them this week. They said they are running a little behind and it should be ready in about 2 additional weeks.

The factory is close to 800 round trip for me. I would rather drive and not deal with shipping and take the risk of it possibly getting damaged. Being retired not on a timeline so all good other than the price of diesel fuel right now. Maybe in a few weeks it will be a little better.

 

[SLane01]

I think you are referring to me and my purchase of the Eaton. If not I apologize. I placed my order in February 2022. I was not in a hurry because my new shop was scheduled to be complete in April, which it was. As well as locking in a price due to all the craziness going on. When I spoke to them I told them beginning of June was good. As a matter of fact I was unsure of the exact date we spoke about so I contacted them this week. They said they are running a little behind and it should be ready in about 2 additional weeks.

The factory is close to 800 round trip for me. I would rather drive and not deal with shipping and take the risk of it possibly getting damaged. Being retired not on a timeline so all good other than the price of diesel fuel right now. Maybe in a few weeks it will be a little better.

I may definitely checkout that option. My shop has been built for a few years, but I have been slowly doing some of the interior finishing work.

I'm not in a huge hurry, but the compressor is the next big item on my list of stuff to aquire.

With the state of everything in the economy right now I figured it would be good to lock in pricing sooner rather than later.

As fuel price skyrockets, the cost of everything is gonna go up

Are you planning on transporting your unit on a trailer or in back of truck?

 

[Maxcustody]

I may definitely checkout that option. My shop has been built for a few years, but I have been slowly doing some of the interior finishing work.

I'm not in a huge hurry, but the compressor is the next big item on my list of stuff to aquire.

With the state of everything in the economy right now I figured it would be good to lock in pricing sooner rather than later.

As fuel price skyrockets, the cost of everything is gonna go up

Are you planning on transporting your unit on a trailer or in back of truck?

Exactly why I locked in a price. No idea where things are headed. I am going to transport it on my trailer. I am assuming when it is built it will be palletized and should be easy enough to strap down.