Porter Cable air compressor?

[GJCruiser]

Murdochs is a local ranch supply store. They have a Porter Cable a/c on sale for $299.

Good

Price
220V
Vertical 60 gal
3HP peak
9.7 SCFM@90psi

Not so good

Single stage
Iron sleeved alum. cylinders

Anyone have an opinion?

Thanks

 

[Ryan S.]

Oil bath or oilless? If you will use it often, an oil bath will last longer. For homeowner type use, oilless will be just fine.

 

[GJCruiser]

Thanks for the reply. It is oiless so maybe that's another concern. The single stage bothered me as I understood the two-stagers to be much quieter. Also, I'm not sure of the longevity of the sleeved cylinders.

 

[chicago]

This reply is not specific to the exact model your looking at, but we had a Porter cable 20 Gal, oilless, single stage, hooked up to a dry fire sprinkler system up in Virigina City that leaks like a son of a bitch, so it runs CONSTANTLY!!! Its was in there for 7+ years and the only problem weve had with it, was the auto shut off swtich went out!
When that happened, we replaced it with a different brand, and I now have the porter cable in my garage and have been using it for almost a year now!
Im pretty impressed with it! For 299 bucks, I dont think youll go wrong.

Chicago

 

[lavarunner]

"9.7 SCFM@90psi"

not enough volume to paint with a HVLP gun.