Udo
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AIR COMPRESSOR
Many of you have been waiting for this compressor to go on sale:
Now it has!
KIlo for kilo, the best and fastest 12 volt air compressor;
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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Tioloco
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If you are going to be relying on that in a remote place and need reliability, buy 2
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4x4abc
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maybe for your moped
Harald Pietschmann
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Maderita
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Udo,
Appreciate your posting of the sale price. Always good to know best pricing on gear.
However, the quality control, reliability, and design of this compressors is poor. It is easy to pull up the negative reviews on the Harbor Freight
web page.
Specifications can deceive. The "duty cycle" is not mentioned. A high percentage duty cycle is important when filling multiple offroad tires,
particularly in desert temperatures. I prefer 100% (continuous duty). When it comes to air flow rate, HF shows 1.35 CFM, but they neglect to state at
what PSI, rendering that spec as worthless. One must assume that it is at zero PSI.
The yellow coiled air hose is convenient. Until it breaks, which it will over time. Even some of the top brands come with a plastic air hose. I carry
a high-quality rubber hose, with the appropriate fittings. HF compressor owners have reported that they were unable to change hoses due to
incompatible fittings. It was said that the fittings are not NPT and may have a proprietary thread.
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mtgoat666
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Udo,
Get the Viair. Looks like you are shopping harbor freight junk.
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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4x4abc
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most Viair are also junk
expensive junk
Harald Pietschmann
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woody with a view
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Udo, I’ve had this for five years with zero issues. Pay triple if you wish or just get a solid unit. Some people here continue to be special ed.
https://www.amazon.com/VIAIR-30033-300P-Portable-Compressor/...
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David K
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I love my 'cheap' MV-50... fills 16"x 32" tires fast (3 minutes=15 psi gain). It hasn't failed (except once when I accidentally P-nched the tub while
it was running)!
I had the Harbor Freight one but the fuse got so hot it would melt (not blow)... It was a tiny bit faster doing about 6 psi per minute... But with the
fuse case getting so hot, it wasn't easy to fill all four without a break. The MV-50 has no such issues and was under $85.
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mtgoat666
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We are all waiting on the edge of our seats for you to enlighten us… what brand/model gets the seal of approval from Herr 4x4?
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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