Recent content by Gale Hawkins

Now it is over 6 year old thread but you make a good point. We just bought a shop with a 1956 Champion compressor on an 82 gallon tank. I am dialing it DOWN from 200 PSI max to 175 PSI to help with its life. The safety valve bleeds off at 180 PSI anyway. The block had a lot of carbon build up...

Well we cleaned out around the Champion today and the base of the compressor reads Re-10-9a. The motor is a Leland 2 HP Volts wired for 230 with Amps 12.5 Single phase at 1725 RPM rated for Continuous Duty, Ref# 13388 DV 5560 and is so huge. The 82 gallon tank is by Beaird for Champion dated...

Does anyone know the years this class of compressors were produced? We just closed on a place with a garage and got the keys just before dark tonight. I have got to move a lot of junk to get up close to the compressor that powers the in ground single post Rotary lift with the H pattern lift with...