Air Compressors

I had a good look at one of these in the 4WD shop the other day and I reckon they're a dead knock off of the Chinese one I paid about $50 for.

Bob

A comparison of the Maxair & the cheap copy was done a while back, the later putting out about 85% of the air volume of the real one. Still quite respectable but there was some question as to the quality of the piston rings & how long they would last as obviously they are not identical. I bought the old man a cheap ebay one is still working well after 6 years with light occational use but probably not the model I'd recommend if you were relying on it in the outback.
Quite a few friends in 4x4 club went with the Maxair & none have used the warrenty to my knowledge. One downside is both are not continuously rated so long use must be avoided.
Cheers Craig.......

Bob - yep, one is a dead knock off of the other - but I think you'll find that the Max Air is the original - but beside the point, the cheap one doesn't have the warranty. I bought a cheap one at the same time as Craig - lasted 12 months.

The Bushranger compressors are manufactured by a company calledviair. The only similarity between the cheap knock-offs and a viair compressor is the physical appearance. Internally they are very different.

Viair link is www.viaircorp.com

I have one of Derek's. Good bit of gear, right price and service.

Cheers, Dave

Yep ditto. Had mine for 5 years now and it's the second busiest item of kit on any trip (first is me LOL). Brother has had his doing farm work (Tractor tyres) for 6 years now and all good.

4x4 Action did an impressive product comparison in their magazine some time back with a wide range of compressors (they tested a huge number). Results were interesting. Airmax came out well.

Cheers Mick