Info on an old compressor

[aidybesty]

I think you are right ( it does look like an old dog - probably the next stop for this little unit is the scrappers yard)

 

[brightspark]

i bought mine for 150 quid it works fine producing air but it boils over after its run for 15 mins possible head gasket gone. havent bothered looking yet

 

[aidybesty]

I can see a potential money pit there lol - but like you say if it goes for the right price - it won't really matter so much

 

[DanielW]

I can see a potential money pit there lol - but like you say if it goes for the right price - it won't really matter so much

Give it a miss,far too expensive and you would have to cover it up if left outside.

Let the auction end then get in touch with seller and make him a sensible offer or wait and see if he relist it.

If you can't get info on it then you're really stumped for getting parts if you don't know what model it is,haystack and needle job.

 

[brightspark]

christ 1200 for that it says light use from a n x engineering college whats that suposed to mean it hasnt been on a site and hasnt done hard work pm him and ask him how many hours its run as its fitted with an hours counter

 

[aidybesty]

Spot on Daniel - it's been listed 3 times that I know of without a nibble, ( which is probably saying something ), hence my post just to see if there was enough info out on this machine for parts and of course it's viability as a project. Historically it seems that this model had its issues, which leads me to sway towards the negative

 

[aidybesty]

Looks like 850 on the clock

 

[DanielW]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zitair-co...Air_Tools_and_Compressors&hash=item4adb56dcda

 

[DanielW]

Hows your back for carrying one?

http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/shopping/details/271588665271.html

 

[aidybesty]

Back to the drawing board

So I am now looking for a diesel compressor, reasonable, because I'm tighter than a camels **** in a sand storm and needs to be 180 CFM +

 

[brightspark]

whats it getting used for?? mobile blasting??

 

[aidybesty]

Lol - yep the dreaded but popular subject of sand blasting

 

[brightspark]

quite a lot of mobile contractors hire the compressors and gear others have the gear but just hire the comp and charge acordingly no outlay and no maintenance

 

[aidybesty]

Looks like 850 on the clock

 

[dannyp]

or it's on it's on the 2nd time round, 10,849 looking at it i know what i'm inclined to think

 

[dannyp]

if your blasting with it you need a good strong compressor, as it really makes them work, running air tools may need the same cfm but blasting uses it for much longer periods of time, if your looking in the 180 CFM region thats going to be covering some work blasting, if you have the work for it a good machene wont be long earning itself so up the budget a bit and buy something thats ready to work, and that won't make you look like a numpty on site when it wont go or goes bang, be much cheeper in the not so long run and if it dosent work out it'll resell for pritty much what it cost

 

[aidybesty]

Agreed Danny, the original post, was going to be a side line project, which I am inclined to "shelve" unless the seller sells it just above scrap value. With the other I'm helping my son out, with me in a "controlling interest"

A 180 CFM compressor would be the minimum I would go, however there are a load of 120,130 and 140s claiming they are ideal ( if you want it to be more time consuming and labour intensive)

Although we are looking at mobile (it isn't strictly - we just have a large working area and need that level of flexibility)

 

[DanielW]

The best thing you can do is take time out to go to local or borderline local industrial machine auctions rather rely on ebay,sometimes you can get a bargain at those auctions plus you get to see the actual item before you bid.

and as DannyP said your budget needs to be higher for what you're after.

 

[aidybesty]

Agreed Daniel - evilbay more like!

 

[Rig Pig]

Your old Dorset should be rated at 80hp ~ 200+ cfm when new. Don't discount it entirely on appearance , the missing tin work can be replaced fairly easily. You need to give it a thorough check over, especially it's cold starting performance, condition of the engine oil and coolant - rusty water is not a good sign! Also check the condition of the radiator, it will cost a bit to recore. As mentioned above, give the machine a good long run to check for overheating and over pressure in the water jacket. And squeeze them on price, it's an old machine from the 70s.