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I took care of the problem....returned the SOB...they offered another but I refused. I'd always be wondering when it was going to give it up... Looking for something that will run my tire changer. The Craftsman unit I had before with similar specs to the Kobalt worked just fine...

Actually, without unbolting the pump, I can't see exactly where it's coming from, and since I just brought this one home yesterday, really don't want to unbolt anything for fear of killing warranty. I took another posters advice and let it cycle a few more times after wiping everything as clean...

I should have been more clear. It's not leaking from under the tank, but under the compressor unit itself. I have let it cycle through several times, and it is a point now that I need to add oil, since the level is below the dot on the sight glass...

Does anyone have any issues with Kobalt brand air compressors, the 60 gallon, 3.5 model in particular? I purchased one 4.5 months ago, and since the garage addition and electric was only recently finished, I hooked it up early this week, only to find it defective...It ran extremely rough, then...

Yep, I'm sure. The cheaper units are not strong enough to store tires...

I used a Gorilla rack from Sams Club, used to be less than a hundred bucks each and would hold 12 tires, 4 on the top, 4 on the center, and 4 on the bottom after removing the fiberboard supplied as shelving. Two of those was all I needed for my 6 sets of wheels/tires... currently priced at...

I built a 40x50, with 14ft walls, steel building back in 2002, with 6 inch concrete floor, white insulation, 3 four ft. long vents, 1 ten by ten roll up door, 2 twelve by twelve roll up doors, (one front, one rear) 1 walk through door and one window in front. The builder handled all the...

I had a 40x50 Steel building built about four years ago, contracted to a guy who had a great reputation in the DFW metro area, (actually outside the metro area a few miles in Weatherford) who custom ordered steel purlins, girders, uprights, etc. and welded it all together. I had it wrapped in...

I used 20x36 aluminum sheets, 1/8th inch thick glued over 3/4 inch oak. Looks good, durable, and relatively cheap...

Wow! Good info, something I have been looking for also...

40 x 50 used to house RV and two race cars, as well as cleaning RV and working on race cars...but that was last week. Recently moved from DFW to Central KY, just bought a house with 3 car attached and 24x34 detached...RV will have to sit outside now...bummer...

Yeah, should have been more clear on that. I read another thread advising copper may be the best way to go...

Yeah, I had the same question. Never seen it done that way. They poured my 2k square feet after getting elevation set. Of course in Texas, we have pier and beam slab foundations...the floor on mine is 8 inches deep, laced with half inch rebar. The 25' x 50' apron is 6 inches thick, as is the...

Yeah, it's the oil free type. Just picked it up from Sears today, no repair as they wanted 400 plus to replace the electric motor. Bought a new one from Sears, belt drive type that does require oil, 7hp, 150 psi, 60 gallon upright, 240 connection. Just hooked it up today and got it running...

I use heavy duty shelf units purchased from Sams. They are commercial grade, adjustable shelves that have the partical board removed. I have 3 of them and can store 16 wheels/tires upright between the rails...

I dropped a 5 speed ****** off the jack while removing it, and being mad at myself for allowing that to happen, I dragged it out from under the car not caring what it would do to the coating...actually, it didn't even scratch the finish....

Good info on this stuff... As regards my old (3yr) compressor, the Sears repair facility advises it will cost more to repair it than a new one costs. I picked up my heavy duty tire changer last Friday, and need to purchase a new one. Ultgar mentioned that 140 psi is required to run a tire...

I don't have this on my current garage floor, but did it about 8 years ago at another house. I cleaned mine with regular household linoleum cleaners and it worked fine. The only problem I had was with long term parking on the stuff. My old Mustang resto project created a yellowing of the tile...

Thanks Luke. This is a great site, and extremely informative. I'm sure there are others in my predicament, although in my case it may be moot if DSL installation goes as planned next week.

I hate to be a whiner, but it sure makes it tough on us dial-up folks to download, especially over in the General discussion group. All the photos and fancy sigs make opening some of those threads a real pain, taking as much as 4 minutes. I like to see photos as much as anyone else, but...