Who makes this compressor pump?
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kams1973
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It looks like an old Kellogg to me.
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Burgerkong
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Why are you a genius?! I was going to guess Saylor Beall, but no go lol.
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Burgerkong
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So I guess I should take it after all. Should be fun moving a 80 gallon compressor with just two guys.
jakemac
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Wheels are your friend.
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Burgerkong
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Well, it was fun today. So I ended up getting them to deliver it for me for a grand sum of $45 tax in. Oh well, they (equipment rental company) had a F350 with a liftgate which made it easier. Backed the truck all the way into the garage, I wrestled it with one of their guys and positioned it onto the liftgate and down we go! Didn't even have to use the pallet jack (good thing too as it was just bolted to two 2x4 which laid flat on the ground, getting the forks underneath would be difficult). Pushed it off of the tailgate - thank God for the wood sliders.
After going all primeval and rolling some conduit underneath the 2x4's, I managed to position it with some thick walled pipe as a lever. Worked great, one man could definitely do this without an engine hoist. Rolled my jack underneath to raise it for some 4x4 shoring, only to find out my jack is a couple inches too tall for the bottom of the tank. Fear not! Wedged a length of 4x4 under one end of the tank and jacked that up instead (lever again!) until I stuffed my shoring underneath where it'll live for the time being.
Turns out this is a Kellogg American 331TV - kams you're right on the money, virtual cookie for you! HUGE beast, the damn 3HP motor is as big as the pump itself! Sometime in the past, the guard must have broken or fallen off, so an aluminum (?) replacement was welded together and bolted to the mounting flange on the tank.
It also seems like there was a gasket failure at some point, oil s EVERYWHERE on the crankcase, tank flange, flywheel and the tank itself - or some genius might've spilled oil everywhere during an oil change. Speaking of oil change, I suspect there hasn't been one in a while, and I also suspect the tank has water inside of it. I cannot undo the pilot valve at the bottom of the tank, nor can I get either of the tank drains on either end to unscrew. Some heat and penetrating oil plus an impact may be in order.
Compressor runs SMOOOOOOOTH, no questionable noise, plus no discernible play in the flywheel which leads me to suspect the bearings are still good - both in the motor and the pump.
Oh, I didn't mention the price.
Free.
Yep. Only charge was delivery since I don't have a truck currently, but if I had picked it up, would've just been gas money. I guess it kinda killed the deal.
JK. Just kidding.
After going all primeval and rolling some conduit underneath the 2x4's, I managed to position it with some thick walled pipe as a lever. Worked great, one man could definitely do this without an engine hoist. Rolled my jack underneath to raise it for some 4x4 shoring, only to find out my jack is a couple inches too tall for the bottom of the tank. Fear not! Wedged a length of 4x4 under one end of the tank and jacked that up instead (lever again!) until I stuffed my shoring underneath where it'll live for the time being.
Turns out this is a Kellogg American 331TV - kams you're right on the money, virtual cookie for you! HUGE beast, the damn 3HP motor is as big as the pump itself! Sometime in the past, the guard must have broken or fallen off, so an aluminum (?) replacement was welded together and bolted to the mounting flange on the tank.
It also seems like there was a gasket failure at some point, oil s EVERYWHERE on the crankcase, tank flange, flywheel and the tank itself - or some genius might've spilled oil everywhere during an oil change. Speaking of oil change, I suspect there hasn't been one in a while, and I also suspect the tank has water inside of it. I cannot undo the pilot valve at the bottom of the tank, nor can I get either of the tank drains on either end to unscrew. Some heat and penetrating oil plus an impact may be in order.
Compressor runs SMOOOOOOOTH, no questionable noise, plus no discernible play in the flywheel which leads me to suspect the bearings are still good - both in the motor and the pump.
Oh, I didn't mention the price.
Free.
Yep. Only charge was delivery since I don't have a truck currently, but if I had picked it up, would've just been gas money. I guess it kinda killed the deal.
JK. Just kidding.
