Dr. Evil

I looked at a 60 gallon used one tonight (Husky). Its a decent price.

BUT, its been sitting for 5-6 years and to guy doesnt have 220V so I cant really check it out. Im going to try to run it on 120V tomorrow.



Are there any concerns with buying this? Im mainly wondering about the pump sitting that long.

Do any of you guys work with or know compressors?

Any advice/insite would be appreciated.

pind

I would want to test it out. Best thing to do, is change the oil in the compressor case, see if there is any condensation in there. If there is, then don't pay much for it.

I know ingersol compressors are completely rebuildable, with parts available pretty much over the counter through thermo king, but I am not sure about the husky units.

When you try it out, keep an eye on how long it takes to build, and while its building, pull the fill plug out of the recip assembly case, and see what kind of blow-by is there. if there is lots, run away. If not, it might be worth having. otherwise, check the belts and sheaves for wear, see if the motor has oil ports for the end bushings, and whether or not its been oiled. Check the air intake filter for crud as well.

wyododge

Well never had one my self, but my neighbor brought one out of storage a year or so ago. It had been in storage for at least a few years, probably more. Before he started it, he changed the oil and we rotated it by hand. We had to put a new belt on, the old one was basically dust. he ran it for about two minutes with the bottom drain open, just to make sure everything was ok before he put much of a load on it. He then turned it off and rotated by hand again. Then turned it on and watched as it pressured up and kicked off.

Dale did not seem to have a bit of concern about starting it up again, he just made sure things looked and felt right before he did.

Not sure if this helps.

Dr. Evil

Valuable advice for sure

Thanks gents.

Dr. Evil

The old guy that owns it said he did use it on 120V when he first got it because he didnt have 220. He has stored it with the petcok open so any moisture/condensation can drain out.

I would think its just a single stage unit. Its a Husky.

SoTexRattler

Rewire it for 120v and find a stout circuit to run it.

Dribble some compressor oil into the intakes when it starts up to clean out any "red" stuff in the compressor.



For some reason, I've posted 3 replies to this thread and it won't "take"...

Fronty Owner

unless its a cheap motor, it should have the wiring in place to run high voltage or low voltage. you can get a single voltage motor, but they aren't common because there isn't much difference in a single voltage and dual voltage motor and the motor is more versitile in dual voltage.