Workshop Compressor

mfield said:
Post the details if you can please. A friend is looking for something around that size at the moment.
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My brother's email to me.

They have an offer on the MX1008 at the moment of £529 plus Vat plus delivery of £49 to Britain. It looks like a good machine. The guy said it is a better balanced machine than the 150 litre unit which cuts in and out alot more. It would come in about €150 dearer than the Jefferson one available locally.
 
Seedsower said:
Lads my 3hp belt driven compressor (Italian middle of the road job) has been hard started in cold weather the last few winters but it's gone worse now.it will spin a bit them the overload on the motor trips.
When you hit the red switch on top of the electric control unit it lets off a blast of air which leads me to presume it's not trying to start under load but maybe I'm wrong
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Got this sorted.changed the oil in the pump and it's improved a lot.
Oil seemed ok but must have been a bit thicker with age
 
Screwed up big time. There was a stain on oil level window but compressor was low and so it seized tiday. I stopped it before it totally seized as heard a noise and noticed it very hot. One of the con rods scored and has closed its oil track. Are these repairable anyone know? A pity as everything else even bearings are fine.
 

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towbar said:
Screwed up big time. There was a stain on oil level window but compressor was low and so it seized tiday. I stopped it before it totally seized as heard a noise and noticed it very hot. One of the con rods scored and has closed its oil track. Are these repairable anyone know? A pity as everything else even bearings are fine.
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usually a serious overlap between compressors for parts. I have sorted a similar problem and got parts of compressed air up your side
 
My Chinese con rod finally arrived!!
@Ozzy Scott what did you use when replacing the gaskets - did you make new paper gaskets? or some instant gasket sealant?
 
Yes it's there a paper gasket cleaned off one side. I think I might chance the instant gasket just not sure
 

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Not worth starting a thread for this on it's own.i mentioned earlier this thread that I bought a dewalt 18v impact gun.
Was at the baler lately and there is a 46mm nut on the end of the rollers which tends to be fairly tight.
This sounds ridiculous but the 1/2" battery gun loosened them.
It's some yoke for the size of it
 
Seedsower said:
Not worth starting a thread for this on it's own.i mentioned earlier this thread that I bought a dewalt 18v impact gun.
Was at the baler lately and there is a 46mm nut on the end of the rollers which tends to be fairly tight.
This sounds ridiculous but the 1/2" battery gun loosened them.
It's some yoke for the size of it
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Wat torque has it? With only two settings on my milwaukee i find number 1 hasnt enough juzz to do much and then number is too powerful for a lot of things!
 
Seedsower said:
Not worth starting a thread for this on it's own.i mentioned earlier this thread that I bought a dewalt 18v impact gun.
Was at the baler lately and there is a 46mm nut on the end of the rollers which tends to be fairly tight.
This sounds ridiculous but the 1/2" battery gun loosened them.
It's some yoke for the size of it
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I have the Milwaukee 3/4” and was hoping it I’d be fit for that but I don’t think it is. 3/4” air gun is stronger than the battery one and it took the 1” air gun to open the last one I was at. Of course it all depends on who tightened it up last and how long ago.
 
I loosened three or four with it.
One I couldn't get at took a fair pull with a 5 foot bar. It hammers very hard.takes a while hammering then off she pops.
I tightened pad bolts on the digger lately with it then gave them a belt of the inch air gun.
It brought them a small bit more
 
gone said:
Anyone where a motor could be picked up cheaply for a compressor?
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Reliance bearing in Cork would be a good bet. Got one there before for a compressor and couldn’t believe how cheap it was (can’t remember how much it was).
 
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