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06-01-2015, 05:45 PM
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I have a viair and it works great. Pumps tires up to 110psi pretty easily
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06-01-2015, 06:21 PM
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For anyone interested I ended up getting the 3-gallon unit from Harbor Freight. I was able to get it for $39.99 and they had it at the store near me. The power specs however indicate that my 400 watt 12V/120V inverter should power it. Blew that sucker up. So far I haven't used it as I'd hoped, but I've gotten loads of use in my basement. I'm renovating and have put a few boxes of 2" brad nails into door jambs, casing, and baseboard moulding. Holds pressure for days at a time w/o letting go, isn't as loud as my other / larger compressor and is much lighter than I had expected.
I plan to get a better inverter so I can use this on the occasional trip to the storage yard where there's no power.
As to the longevity of Harbor Freight tools, well... I think it's hit or miss. I've had good luck so far, except for a breaker bar which bent like a twig. But I have a 20 gallon air compressor out in my garage that I picked up from Harbor Freight around 8 years ago. It's still going strong and also will hold pressure for long periods. I rarely turn it off and I'll hear it kick on once a month (if that) to re-pressurize.
Thanks all for the comments. I appreciate it.
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06-01-2015, 06:47 PM
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Are the Viair's only available online or are they available locally in most cities?
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06-02-2015, 01:23 AM
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I am not sure. I ordered ken from Amazon
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06-02-2015, 04:12 AM
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Ended up going with the Porter Cable 6 Gallon, works on everything. Before we head out I fill the tank just in case need air along the way. Works for us.
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06-02-2015, 04:29 AM
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I picked up a Fini 1 gal yesterday. Nice little unit.
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06-02-2015, 06:44 PM
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Location: Crossville, TN
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No waiting. No power necessary. Small. Inexpensive to set up. 2000 psi means lots of air for a couple years if all your doing is topping off tires. psi lets you run air wrench/tools.
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10-27-2015, 06:42 PM
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Good idea! I have two tanks like that. Where do you get them filled to 2000 psi of air?
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10-27-2015, 07:46 PM
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Welding supply store I would bet.
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10-28-2015, 05:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nagrompj
Good idea! I have two tanks like that. Where do you get them filled to 2000 psi of air?
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Chuckster is correct. Any "Air Gas" or cylinder company can fill it. You can use air, CO2 or nitrogen. Some paintball places can fill them if you want nitrogen. I use nitrogen because it is dry, no moisture. Much better for the gauges.
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10-29-2015, 01:30 PM
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Thanks for the reply. I like the idea of nitrogen. It's just air minus 21% oxygen and trace gasses. And as you stated no moisture.
I don't remember what was in the tanks I have, just that it was inert calibration gas. Argon, helium maybe even nitrogen.
The last trip we took I found a screw in on of the rear truck tires. I was able to plug it but had no way of filling it. Luckily it only lost 5psi and we able to get air from the CG when we got there.
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10-29-2015, 02:34 PM
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Location: Vancouver BC
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I have an Eagle air commercial grade 12V compressor, works great, I bought it to build a 12V hooka dive system for cleaning the bottom of my sailboat and for recreational diving it has worked out well and it comes in handy when I'm traveling with my trailer as well.
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11-03-2015, 08:42 PM
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Location: Illinois
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Small air compressor
Several years ago, I had bought a 1 gallon Coleman air compressor which weighs about 12 pounds. Easy to carry around, and easily gets to 100 PSI. I had burned out 2 of the 12V pumps, one even before getting up to 65 PSI in just one tire.
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11-04-2015, 06:31 PM
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In use a viair and it works great
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