Which compressor should I keep?

[glend123]

I recently picked up both of these compressors for cheap. both needed some hard lines and fittings replaced, nothing major. both work fine now. I have to sell one. I don't really use any air tools or have any other heavy duty air needs.
the far left HF is a parts compressor, with a bad motor. the red one is a porter cable. Leaning towards the PC, but it's oilless and the HF is oil lubed. PC is pretty old. HF is pretty new.
Any opinions?

 

[driftpin]

That HFT sure looks like a direct-drive to me, is there a belt drive to a separate compressor under all that plastic?

I think I would keep the newer one and sell the other. You might want to keep the bad compressor tank to give you more headroom when using the system, but if you don't really need anything more-than blowing up tires-capacity, that wouldn't be needed.

 

[glend123]

That HFT sure looks like a direct-drive to me, is there a belt drive to a separate compressor under all that plastic?

I think I would keep the newer one and sell the other. You might want to keep the bad compressor tank to give you more headroom when using the system, but if you don't really need anything more-than blowing up tires-capacity, that wouldn't be needed.

Neither one is belt drive.

thanks for the feedback, I'm still undecided though......

 

[BuffettFan]

Personally, I'd probably keep the PC.
Going under the ASSumption that it is probably better quality, even if it is older but it's really a roll of the dice.

Maybe list them both and keep whichever doesn't sell first.

 

[driftpin]

Neither one is belt drive.

thanks for the feedback, I'm still undecided though......

Not sure how a direct drive is 'oil-lubed.' I'm no mechanical maestro though.

I have a Porter-Cable pancake compressor (direct drive) I bought new, it's been good for removing wheels on vehicles, nail and brad guns, airing tires, etc. Just from a point of availability of parts, I chose the newer one, though as-inexpensive as they are, you would either haunt craigslist or buy a replacement new if it was more-than some easily-sourced part.

 

[Bigblockyeti]

As big of a Porter Cable fan I am, I'd lean toward keeping the HF. The PC was manufactured by Devilbiss and I'd want to know what the long term part availability, particularly of pistons & sleeves, would be in the future before committing to keeping it.

 

[glend123]

As big of a Porter Cable fan I am, I'd lean toward keeping the HF. The PC was manufactured by Devilbiss and I'd want to know what the long term part availability, particularly of pistons & sleeves, would be in the future before committing to keeping it.

You're right. A lot of the PC parts are discontinued.

 

[Niteman9]

Sell both and buy a belt drive unit.

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[Citation]

Sell both and buy a belt drive unit.

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Given the OP's question and comments this isn't a useful suggestion.

I agree with some of the others regarding concern over parts availability for the PC. I think that is basically the same compressor Sears sold. The upside is it had good flow numbers for a 120V compressor, better than the HF. I suspect it's loud but so is the HF compressor. But at it's age it might need a cylinder rebuild kit. Not hard nor too expressive unless the parts are discontinued.

Given the light requirements I think the HF is sufficient and it already works.

 

[glend123]

Thanks for the advice. I sold the Porter Cable.