dewalt air compressors

[MapleLeafFarmer]

I know black and decker owns the dewalt brand and responsible to make and sell both the battery tools and air compressors.

Would their compressors they sell be considered top shelf stuff like their battery power tools?

 

[JasonW]

AC compressors? Or battery powered compressors?

I have a 30 gal 120v Dewalt compressor, I’ve been satisfied with it. But I wouldn’t say it’s top shelf in the air compressor world.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

you're paying for the name and not the quality. you can pay $200 MORE for their 'abrasive blast cabinet' that looks very much like a competitors.

 

[MapleLeafFarmer]

AC compressors? Or battery powered compressors?

I have a 30 gal 120v Dewalt compressor, I’ve been satisfied with it. But I wouldn’t say it’s top shelf in the air compressor world.

Thanks... ac... looking for a 30 gal. or so...for use on our farm... fill tires and a few tools is primary use and looking for something really good.

 

[JasonW]

Thanks... ac... looking for a 30 gal. or so...for use on our farm... fill tires and a few tools is primary use and looking for something really good.

When I was looking for mine last year I found several different brands that all had similar specs and looked identical, just different paint colors. So a like new used Dewalt was found on marketplace for several hundred less than new.
Upgraded to a 50ft retractable hose reel at the same time.

 

[Bee-Positive]

Do a post search for "compressor".
Check the box for "Titles Only"
Lots of reading there

 

[Mark_BX25D]

Thanks... ac... looking for a 30 gal. or so...for use on our farm... fill tires and a few tools is primary use and looking for something really good.

There's nothing in that size range that can be called, "really good". In that size range, they are all oilless, so basically disposable.

Get up at least into the 5 hp 60 gallon range, and you can now start to get something decent. And an upright 60 gallon really doesn't take up any more floor space than a 30 gallon toy.


And you'll probably find that having air available is addictive.

 

[JasonW]

I will add my 30 gallon has an oil compressor. And a standard footprint if the compressor and/or motor fails it can be replaced.

I’m glad I went with a 110v unit over a 220v if I have to move it around. My unit is on a dolly setup. I mainly use mine for truck and trailer tires and so far it’s been plenty.

It’s definitely a rabbit hole to go down as to what’s better and the realistic needs you’re looking for.

 

[PoTreeBoy]

I fear B&D is taking Dewalt where they took Porter Cable, and it's not upward. Quincy makes good commercial compressors, but I can't vouch for their smaller units. Northern Tool has a belt drive 30 gal unit for ~$1000. I don't know where or how the pump is made. We need a modern Speedaire.

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

I have a 5 gallon Rolair oil compressor rated for continuous duty, specs are great for 120V portable, 20 years of use and it's still like new and I've run it continuously for HVLP painting for hours straight with no issues. Made in America and affordable, getting parts is easy if for some reason I'd need parts. Far outruns my 30-gallon Craftsman oil-free 240V dual-piston compressor.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I like my little Quincy. I’ve had it for about 5 years’ish.

I give it a pretty good workout as a “weekend warrior” mechanic.

Quincy has a reputation for quality in their larger compressers, so I HOPE that “trickles down” to the little brothers as well,

It’s an “oil type”, small and “semi-portable” and runs on 110, which is convienient.

It replaced my 25 year old Craftsman, that was retired to “up north” cottage duty.

 

[SDT]

There's nothing in that size range that can be called, "really good". In that size range, they are all oilless, so basically disposable.

Get up at least into the 5 hp 60 gallon range, and you can now start to get something decent. And an upright 60 gallon really doesn't take up any more floor space than a 30 gallon toy.


And you'll probably find that having air available is addictive.

I agree.

I just bought a 60 gallon vertical model with a 1,800 RPM 5 HP (running) motor made by Eaton Compressor, aka AirBase, aka Polar Air. I bought this model because they had it listed on Amazon so it shipped free, and MT is a long way from Dayton, OH where it is built. I wanted a quiet unit and 5 HP units with 1,800 RPM motors are becoming difficult to find.

Eaton Compressor makes many compressors for others who sell them under their own brands, e.g., Northern Tool, EMAX, etc. They usually do not sell on Amazon but this unit was on Amazon and I couldn't pass up the free shipping, as the folks at Eaton Compressor told me that shipping to MT would normally cost over $800.

This is the third unit that I've bought from Eaton Compressor in the past 15 years or so and all have been good units. They do not make small units or 110VAC units, though.

 

[Old Machinist]

I looked at a lot of small compressors last year and settled on a 10 gallon Husky from Home Depot. Pumps to 175 psi and is very quiet. So far so good with it.

For pumping up tires in remote areas it's hard to beat the 12v portables. I put one in each vehicle. The Walmart brand you can program is pretty good at around 35 bucks.

 

[hedgerow]

Thanks... ac... looking for a 30 gal. or so...for use on our farm... fill tires and a few tools is primary use and looking for something really good.

How about giving a 5Hp gas engine air compressor a look? I bought a 5 HP thirty years ago and a buddy is still using it today as I up graded to a 13 HP about fifteen years ago. Works great for a farm compressor. I have it mounted on a trailer so it can go were its needed.

 

[GeoHorn]

I looked at a lot of small compressors last year and settled on a 10 gallon Husky from Home Depot. Pumps to 175 psi and is very quiet. So far so good with it.

For pumping up tires in remote areas it's hard to beat the 12v portables. I put one in each vehicle. The Walmart brand you can program is pretty good at around 35 bucks.

It’s good if you’re satisfied with a 12V model.

However, it’s been my experience (with a half-dozen different brands of 12v units) they are only good for small toys, bicycles, etc. A pickup truck or tractor tire needs VOLUME the little 12v compressors simply don’t have, and you can Forget about installing a tire on a wheel or to set the bead.
The adverts on TV are time-lapsed to make it look like a few minutes is all it takes to inflate a completely flat automobile tire. In actual fact…IF (and that’s a B I G “if”)…. the tire has NO LEAK…it will take 30-45 minutes to inflate a 15” or larger tire… and that’s ANOTHER “IF”…that little 12V unit doesn’t overheat or burn up.

I hope that’s not what‘s in store for you.

Here’s a solution I’ve been using for Ten Years with very good results:
Cheap Harbor-Freight 3-gal “hot dog” compressor. (Reg $59 but on-sale for $39) It fit inside the RamBox on my pickup (powered the trainhorns in everyday-service) makes/stores 100 psi and requires 115VAC….which I supply from another cheap 400-watt 12V-powered inverter which I mounted in the 2012 truck. For ten years it inflated full sized tires on vehicles, travel-trailers on camping-trips, air mattresses, toys, and ran air tools for short periods. It was a handy source for a parts-blow-gun when working on a project out in the field.
Of course, many more modern trucks already have an inverter onboard. (My ‘24 Ram 2400 has a 400 watt factory-installed inverter with a very convenient outlet in the Rambox.)
(The wife even puilled a cute-trick with me on a long trip…. she plugged her “Instant-Pot” into the inverter and when we arrived at the destination the English Pot-Roast was READY. I was surprised that such kitchen-cookers/Crock-Pots often require less than 400 watts.)

While camping at Chaco Canyon we wanted to watch the Robert Redford DVD on Chaco one late night…. but discovered the DVD power-supply cord had broken. Little inverter to the Rescue! I used it to run the soldering-gun and repaired the DVD power-plug…and there we were in such a remote campout (so called “boon-docking”) …but we were “roughing it” laying in bed with a glass of wine watching Redford’s education about what we were about to hike-and-see the next day!

Well…. sorry to be so long-winded…but hope it gives some ideas as to what can be if you‘re willing to have a small inverter to power a “real” compressor.

ymmv

 

[PoTreeBoy]

It’s good if you’re satisfied with a 12V model.

However, it’s been my experience (with a half-dozen different brands of 12v units) they are only good for small toys, bicycles, etc. A pickup truck or tractor tire needs VOLUME the little 12v compressors simply don’t have, and you can Forget about installing a tire on a wheel or to set the bead.
The adverts on TV are time-lapsed to make it look like a few minutes is all it takes to inflate a completely flat automobile tire. In actual fact…IF (and that’s a B I G “if”)…. the tire has NO LEAK…it will take 30-45 minutes to inflate a 15” or larger tire… and that’s ANOTHER “IF”…that little 12V unit doesn’t overheat or burn up.

I hope that’s not what‘s in store for you.

Here’s a solution I’ve been using for Ten Years with very good results:
Cheap Harbor-Freight 3-gal “hot dog” compressor. (Reg $59 but on-sale for $39) It fit inside the RamBox on my pickup (powered the trainhorns in everyday-service) makes/stores 100 psi and requires 115VAC….which I supply from another cheap 400-watt 12V-powered inverter which I mounted in the 2012 truck. For ten years it inflated full sized tires on vehicles, travel-trailers on camping-trips, air mattresses, toys, and ran air tools for short periods. It was a handy source for a parts-blow-gun when working on a project out in the field.
Of course, many more modern trucks already have an inverter onboard. (My ‘24 Ram 2400 has a 400 watt factory-installed inverter with a very convenient outlet in the Rambox.)
(The wife even puilled a cute-trick with me on a long trip…. she plugged her “Instant-Pot” into the inverter and when we arrived at the destination the English Pot-Roast was READY. I was surprised that such kitchen-cookers/Crock-Pots often require less than 400 watts.)

While camping at Chaco Canyon we wanted to watch the Robert Redford DVD on Chaco one late night…. but discovered the DVD power-supply cord had broken. Little inverter to the Rescue! I used it to run the soldering-gun and repaired the DVD power-plug…and there we were in such a remote campout (so called “boon-docking”) …but we were “roughing it” laying in bed with a glass of wine watching Redford’s education about what we were about to hike-and-see the next day!

Well…. sorry to be so long-winded…but hope it gives some ideas as to what can be if you‘re willing to have a small inverter to power a “real” compressor.

ymmv

And you had a soldering gun on a camping trip why? Good grief man, what other useless junk did you take along?

My 12v tire inflator opinion is much like yours. The early ones were junk and I don't see much to recommend the new ones. For my travels, if it's a small leak I can limp to an air supply or tire store. If it's much of a leak, a toy pump can't even keep up.

One possibility is a small battery compressor which uses your power tool li-ion battery. I think Makita, Dewalt, Ryobi and probably others make them.

 

[GeoHorn]

And you had a soldering gun on a camping trip why? Good grief man, what other useless junk did you take along?
…..

Yeah…. I fell in-love with RamBoxes on a truck …(used to be a solid F-150 guy until Ramboxes were created).

When my ‘12 Ram was wrecked in KY two yrs ago…. within 4 hrs I’d bought another w/ramboxes from the local Elizabethtown Swope-Ram Dealer. (discovered transferring it all to the new truck)

I had forgotten How Much Junk I was carrying-around inside those things! 500 lbs of tools, small parts, air compressor, .45, nylons,chocolate-bars, prophylactics,….. everything a soldier would need…