Compressor recommendations needed for new bike lift

[Gary]

Recently picked up a great lift but now need a better compressor to handle it.


Sorry for the poor quality, low res camera phone shot.

Per mfr 100 psi max.

My current fairly new Rockworth Classicair 100 max 2 gallon doesn't quite handle the job smoothly, lots of hessitation and challenging to raise back up to unlock and lower.

Feedback appreciated.

[R J]

You are going to have to get an upright, save space, to handle that lift.

I think the one we have at the shop is a 150 psi, would have to look to be sure.

We got it from Harbor Freight, it was one that was dropped off the truck when they delivered it to the store.    Crate looked like crap, the store and the insurance company did not want them to open the crate, to sell it as is.    I just happened to walk in the place, needed a compressor as ours was about on it's 9th life.    I was after something else, don't remember what now.   It was setting just inside the door with a note on it 'For Sale as is, make an offer.'    I offered $50 and they were ready to load it up.    Brought it to the shop, son about crapped a brick, that I had bought it.   Told him to shut up it was out of my pocket, not the shop's cash box.      Took the lid off, looked in and all we could see was the guage was broke.

Got a new guage and replaced it and replaced some fittings.    Had the shop wired to get a plug over where we needed it and that was 9 years ago.   Has not given a ounce of problems.   It gets drained, excess water daily, and there is no trace of it being dropped.    Crate looked like hell, but that was all.

Here is a link to what it is.

http://www.chpower.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/chPrd3_10051_10001_93973_-1_10646_10692_

This is the latest model of the unit.     Only difference I can see is how the lines and guages are mounted now.

Ours has had it's arse worked off over the years in the shop.    There are usually a minimum of 3 air tools running at once,  5 or 6 if we are busy.....

We painted the son's car using it a couple of years ago.    It had plenty of air to run the paint gun.   Well, should say he painted, instead of we.

[MarkT]

You are going to have to get an upright, save space, to handle that lift.

I think the one we have at the shop is a 150 psi, would have to look to be sure.

We got it from Harbor Freight, it was one that was dropped off the truck when they delivered it to the store.    Crate looked like crap, the store and the insurance company did not want them to open the crate, to sell it as is.    I just happened to walk in the place, needed a compressor as ours was about on it's 9th life.    I was after something else, don't remember what now.   It was setting just inside the door with a note on it 'For Sale as is, make an offer.'    I offered $50 and they were ready to load it up.    Brought it to the shop, son about crapped a brick, that I had bought it.   Told him to shut up it was out of my pocket, not the shop's cash box.      Took the lid off, looked in and all we could see was the guage was broke.

Got a new guage and replaced it and the metal tubing it was attached to and all the fittings.    Had the shop rewired o get a plug over where we needed it and that was 9 years ago.   Has not given a ounce of problems.   It get drained, excess water daily, and there is no trace of it being dropped.    Crate looked like hell, but that was all.

Here is a link to what it is.

http://www.chpower.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/chPrd3_10051_10001_93973_-1_10646_10692_

This is the latest model of the unit.     Only difference I can see is how the lines and guages are mounted now.

Ours has had it arse worked off over the years in the shop.    There are a minimum of 3 air tools running at once.    Usually 5 or 6 if we are busy.....

This is the same compressor I've been using in the shop for over 10 years.  The pump and motor are both American made.  Duty cycle is 100%.  Yeah they make heavier duty compressors but this one is a great value.  It's single stage, dual piston.  Highwater is fixed at 125lbs, low 110.  This one keeps up with me very well.  I can't speak to how it would supply multiple users, but RJ already did that.  I suspect at highwater it might do nearly a full cycle of your lift just on the stored air, before it comes on.

I replaced the pump last year.  Probably because I didn't stay on top of the oil level and it seized.  Replacement pump was in stock at Amazon for around $130 I think it was.  The replacement has an oil level windo - easier to keep an eye on it.

FYI it's 240v so you need that in your garage.  I'm pretty sure any vertical compressor is going to be 240.
BTW - Lowes sells this same compressor for quite a bit more than HF does.