Max Air Final report

The bushranger with the 5 year waranty . I decided not to take the risc with the copy .

Ps , will come with the bag / airline & gadge

Goran,

Thanks for your input to this discussion. Similarly Eric, your input has been equally good.

One is left in a dilemna as to what is the real story. My experiences in dealing with China suggest that both possibilities are plausable.

I guess if we had willing participants then it should be possible to remove the head from the compressor and inspect the piston assy for differences such as ring material, etc. Any one keen to assist?

At the end of the day, I think that Marklynn's comments sum it all up.

Hugh

Not wanting to back on anyone but my own gut feeling . Why would they have one apart now checking it and making coments on what parts are in the copy . He swore black and blue there not in the same factory , I then asked , can i quote what you said? his answer was short and straight , no problem . Now if they send me the doffrence in components and its not true , I would asume they are opening them selves to Law suits.

So then i looked at it for a simple way . Who cares whos right whos wrong , for the extra 40 or 80 $ I would rather the 5 year waranty

Here here! Mine cost me $79 bucks and I don't care if I have to wait 30 seconds longer it's still bloody good! If it dies in 12 months and I buy another one, I'm still be in front!

Hi Goran
Ebay price + a hefty post & packing fee = not much difference
in the price in the end, 1 with 1 year & 1 with 5 year give me the 5year anytime ( man made & like a computer will crash in time).
I have a Grunter was $69 at Marlow does the job, but I don't want to be on My own when it dies.

Cheers

Where did i say you can pick this compressor for 85.00 ??? About 180.00 to 200.00 from Ebay.
All i said is that it was the one and the same compressor. If you want to pay 100.00 for the sticker go for it mate.

he is not paying $60 to $85 more for a sticker , he is paying this for the extra 4 years warranty . If there both the same sh*t and they pack up in 3 or 4 years at least we will gwt it replaced for nothing .

I dont understand why you are fired up , If you are happy with your purchase , that, fantastic , In the near future we will all be the wiser once we use these compressors for a year or 2 , then we can all make up our minds on what is better value . The little desert trip proved something to me , We had 5 diffrent comprerssors running & and gary's impressed me . Now I dont want to take away from the blue tonge and the BIg red , they also worked well, I was just impressed on speed and the sound of the motor and high pressures ,If I hadnt seen it for my self, I could have lisened to another Hr of controvercy.

Eric, i am not fired up about anything. You are right about the warranty issue, and i mentioned this in my earlier post. I am not trying to argue here about the value for the money, but rather the fact that both compressors are built in the same factory and are in fact the same unit.
You are the one pushing stories about plastic pistons and rings ( proven not to be the case). Where are those independant test results you announced on the begining of this tread. If you want to sell some of this Max Air units to your mates good luck, but don't spread unconformed, untested wild theories.

Now you have P**ed me off . Dont accuse me of spredding stories when I have gone out of my way to find info on a product . If I was given info that's contovertial , I would like to know about it to dirrect it back to them . All I have done is try to resurch a product as best as i can . I also am purchasing the same item for the reason of warranty only . But dont come on here with the goll of saying I am pushing stories , Its people like yourself that stop us from trying to do something for the group . I am very disupointed in coments Goran . You only need to look in the part to see the amount of work I put into this forum , removing parts i have installed to photograph them for forumites and tried to find discounted items to save people money .

I am very upset with your coment Goran . How dare you speak to me in such a manner withought knowing me .

I'd be payin the extra $80 for 4 years warranty... without question...

This has gone far enough Eric. No one has denied your dedication and usefullness on this forum. I am also sorry that i upset you so much even if i don't really understand why. Why are you jumping up and down so much Eric, just look at your post on the begining of this thread. I am simply saying that you made a claim about this product that you couldn't back it up. I proved that the parts in question are NOT plastic but metal. I also have proof same factory makes this units (same). I understand that you have gotten this second hand info from Bushranger or ARB (distributors of Max Air) and you posted this here.That is why i said that you pushing second hand stories and i stand by that statement. I on the other hand got in touch with the manufacturer and got my answers from there and other places plus i opened this unit and did the proper inspection before i made statements regarding this product. That is how the research is done, so get off your high horse and go and buy and sell what you like.

Goran .
For starters you entered something with out know ing all the facts. My interest in getting these compressors was due to seen one in operation. Afew people in the forum have purchased items in Bulk in the past . These people approched me to try and get a better deal from retail . I went off to do this . In the mean time there was mention of copies on ebay , and debait on are they the same compressor . So I asked the question , My answer was as you know , not the same , swore black and blue , yada yada yada . I was also told of plastic components. Now I wish I had both compressors infront of me to dissusemble and inspect components ect . I only got upset with you , due to your atitude . I got upset when you said I was pushing stories . I think I did enough research on the matter from pricing and figuring out that the extra money was well spent on warranty . Now had you come back after inspecting your compressor and finding that it didnt have plastic componnents and brough it to my attention is a orderly manner and not shot at me with both barrels . I would have love to use it as a negotiating tool . The forum is a usuful tool when used wisely . I am only upset at the way you brought your points across . It seamed like you spent more time defending your purchase, than assisting me or others on getting to the bottom of this . Now i wont even comment on the high horse , because I dont want to get into another petty discussion. I think we should both move on and work together as a group , instead of trying to find out who is right and who is wrong . Now that I have a bushranger in my hand , would love to sit down with someone who had a (supossed ) copy , so we can see for our selves if they are 1 and the same . As I said before , I stopped when the prices were so close together that it didnt matter . And by the way , just so you know , Its degrading to someone when you say , buy and sell whatever you like to your mates .

has already emailed me Mrs diamond lol . already done

Thanks Ianmic, I was looking at those cheaper ones. The specs sounded ok and thought it might do as a backup to my ARB but if it struggles to reach 32...
The Ebay price for the super heavy duty compressor has gone up as awareness to the product grew. They used to go for 180/190 but that has risen to 220 and the latest price is 225 with 11 hours to go. Add on 19 to 36 for postage and the price is creaping up to the discounted max air price and only a one year warranty from Ebay that's worth Jack Crap after you've left good feed back. It's pretty obvious the best way to go.

Mad dog don't be concerned. Read my posts regarding this compressor.