My ~12 year old Craftsman 33 gallon compressor crapped out this fall - something's up with the motor and it just not worth me dinking around with it. It'll work well intermittently, and then at times will fire up for 1-3 seconds and shut right down. Try that a couple of times, and then it doesn't do anything at all for a while. I took off the shroud and noticed quite a bit of sparking from the brushes/armature area.
Looking to get a larger one, 60 gallon seems about right for me. I am sure I don't have nearly as heavy usage as a lot of you, but I do all the work on my vehicles, so I am running impacts, cutoff wheels, etc. I wouldn't mind having a smaller sandblast cabinet at some point, but it wouldn't be heavily used.
I've seen 2 in the $500-$600 price range that piqued my interest, but wanted to see which you all thought would be the better buy. What's really attractive to me here is either should last "forever" - if a motor burns up, I can replace just that. If the pump craps out, I can replace just that. No more of the integrated pump/motor setups for me. Also, my plan (unless there's a reason not to) would be to plumb in my 33 gallon tank, which is in perfect shape, as extra capacity if I need it. I can easily toss it up in the attic and it'd be completely out of the way. Would add a valve to close it off when not needed.
Option 1 - Kobalt XC602000. 175 psi, 3.7hp dual stage 60 gallon. 11.0 CFM @ 90 PSI. 11 CFM @ 90PSI, 10.8 CFM @ 100PSI, 10.7 CFM @ 175psi
Option 2 - Dewalt DXCM601 155 psi 3.7 hp single stage 60 gallon. 13.4 CFM @ 40 PSI and 11.5 CFM @ 90 PSI.
I understand the single vs dual stage....is the extra 20 PSI that much of a difference that the Kobalt is the winner? Anyone have any experience with either, or an alternate recommendation? Both have some glowing reviews and some very negative reviews - are these halfway decent compressors?
Looking to get a larger one, 60 gallon seems about right for me. I am sure I don't have nearly as heavy usage as a lot of you, but I do all the work on my vehicles, so I am running impacts, cutoff wheels, etc. I wouldn't mind having a smaller sandblast cabinet at some point, but it wouldn't be heavily used.
I've seen 2 in the $500-$600 price range that piqued my interest, but wanted to see which you all thought would be the better buy. What's really attractive to me here is either should last "forever" - if a motor burns up, I can replace just that. If the pump craps out, I can replace just that. No more of the integrated pump/motor setups for me. Also, my plan (unless there's a reason not to) would be to plumb in my 33 gallon tank, which is in perfect shape, as extra capacity if I need it. I can easily toss it up in the attic and it'd be completely out of the way. Would add a valve to close it off when not needed.
Option 1 - Kobalt XC602000. 175 psi, 3.7hp dual stage 60 gallon. 11.0 CFM @ 90 PSI. 11 CFM @ 90PSI, 10.8 CFM @ 100PSI, 10.7 CFM @ 175psi
Option 2 - Dewalt DXCM601 155 psi 3.7 hp single stage 60 gallon. 13.4 CFM @ 40 PSI and 11.5 CFM @ 90 PSI.
I understand the single vs dual stage....is the extra 20 PSI that much of a difference that the Kobalt is the winner? Anyone have any experience with either, or an alternate recommendation? Both have some glowing reviews and some very negative reviews - are these halfway decent compressors?
