air compressors

Maxair.

Maxair, also has 5 year warranty.

Any particular model Maxair, and rough cost?

looks like i paid to much
paid $345 last week
skippie

Repco have their Maxi TRac which is identical to the bushranger max air for $199-00 in a metal tool box with tyre and electrical repair kits. Super cheap also have the same specifaction max air for $129-00. I have the maxi trac which works well

Aldi- when they are on special !!

In 12 volt compressors I'm yet to find any that will pump as well as the 'Big Thumper'. It's a Chinese build but seems to have the quality & now it's been fitted for 1 & 1/2 years of regular use is reliable so far too. Last trip to the high country we pumped 12 tyres up (it's continuously rated) in the time an ARB did his 4 & I suppose that will always be a problem for anyone that has a 3.5 cfm compressor. You either wait for your mates to finish or end up pumping theirs up too ;-) Mines permanently mounted but some may have trouble fitting it under the bonnat as it is BIG. About $400 plus air fittings from ATS.
The best all round portable compressor is the Maxair. Reasonable quality, has a hose, gauge & air fittings included in a handy padded bag. With a long warrenty & at $300 to $400 they are good value for someone that only wants to pump up their own tyres. Not particually suitable for permanately mounting under the bonnat.
Cheers Craig.........

Dags,
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I purchased one of these from the same seller a coupla yrs ago when he was sellin' 'em on ebay...
It has been used consistently during several trips through the Central & Western deserts and has performed faultlessly, and continues to do so....

Good value, IMO....

I have an ARB and it does pretty well. It keeps up with a Blue Tongue but I don't know how that compares to the others that have been mentioned.

What I will say is if you cna mount it in the car rather than under the bonnet. Mine was initiially mounted under the bonnett and it overheated a few times and cut out. I believe this is because theunder bonnet temp is quite high on the turboed engines. I moved it under the passenger seat and it runs great.

I also get the occasional 'fart joke' out of my kids or their friends

Duncs

compared many and so for nothing has been as good as the maxair, even 4 compressors with twin pistons could not keep up

I've never understood the need for super fast compressors. I've got a Projecta Cyclone ($79 from Repco) which I've had for a while and it isn't fast but it almost keeps up with the likes of ARB. I've recently also picked up a Blue Tongue compressor. It's faster than the Projecta but not by a huge amount. The thing with the Blue Tongue is that it is continuously rated (inbuilt fan) so it can pump up tyres all day without stopping. A Maxair might do a tyre two minutes faster than the Blue Tongue which just suggests that we are all really in too much of a hurry if the extra 8 minutes makes that much of a difference.

Dags,

Maxair, Blue Tongue, Big Red....take your pick.

Me, I don't use it that often, but when I do, I want to be able to inflate a tyre from dead flat to my preferred pressure in a reasonable time x 4, without the compressor overheating.

That it the difference in a so-so, compared to a good one and you have to expect to pay more for it.

My compressor also has the ability to travel from vehicle to vehicle because it's contained in its own carry case with a switch on it.

Have I given the brand name away yet?