Shoebox Compressors

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"fsa46"What is the longevity of these Shoebox compressors ?
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Not sure if you mean "long term" (time till trashed) or "short term" (time till rebuild) but I have an F8 that I bought used a year ago. Not sure how much time was on it when I got it but I used it for almost a full year before I did anything to it but lithium grease on the rods. I filled my 66cuft bottle up I would guess 2 or 3 times a month from about 3200 to 4500. I just now rebuilt it (replaced the o-rings) just to be safe. Took my time and I guess it was about an hour total.

Figuring a fill cost me $8 plus $4.50 for gasoline I have "saved" about $400 in my first year of ownership, not counting the 2+ hrs per trip to get it filled. Drive there, waiting for fill and driving back home.
 
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"BigTinBoat"
"fsa46"What is the longevity of these Shoebox compressors ?
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Not sure if you mean "long term" (time till trashed) or "short term" (time till rebuild) but I have an F8 that I bought used a year ago. Not sure how much time was on it when I got it but I used it for almost a full year before I did anything to it but lithium grease on the rods. I filled my 66cuft bottle up I would guess 2 or 3 times a month from about 3200 to 4500. I just now rebuilt it (replaced the o-rings) just to be safe. Took my time and I guess it was about an hour total.

Figuring a fill cost me $8 plus $4.50 for gasoline I have "saved" about $400 in my first year of ownership, not counting the 2+ hrs per trip to get it filled. Drive there, waiting for fill and driving back home.

That's they type of info I was looking for..... How long they lasted before they were considered useless.
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"fsa46"

That's they type of info I was looking for..... How long they lasted before they were considered useless.
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Well of all the things I have head on the forums I have only heard of ONE that "froze up" and it was rSterne ( I think) on GTA. He put lots and lots of hours on his and it was an original model. I'm pretty sure Tom Kayne even cut him a really good deal on a new one.
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I purchased an Omega Super Charger about 3 weeks ago and I love it...freedom from the pump and fire Chief who is worried about liability of filling my tank. Anyway it took 3 hours to fill my tiger Shark tank from 0 psi to 4400psi. It takes about 5 minutes to fill my Vulcan from 160 BAR to 260 BAR and about 2 minutes for it to fill my Mrod from 1500 psi to 2500 psi. Also its all self contained and I can store in a cabinet when not in use.
 
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"Beach-gunner"I purchased an Omega Super Charger about 3 weeks ago and I love it...freedom from the pump and fire Chief who is worried about liability of filling my tank. Anyway it took 3 hours to fill my tiger Shark tank from 0 psi to 4400psi. It takes about 5 minutes to fill my Vulcan from 160 BAR to 260 BAR and about 2 minutes for it to fill my Mrod from 1500 psi to 2500 psi. Also its all self contained and I can store in a cabinet when not in use.
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Honestly it's this kind of reply that starts bickering arguments.

OP asked about SHOEBOX COMPRESSOR LONGEVITY

What in the world does this reply have to do with the question?
 
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"BigTinBoat"
"Beach-gunner"I purchased an Omega Super Charger about 3 weeks ago and I love it...freedom from the pump and fire Chief who is worried about liability of filling my tank. Anyway it took 3 hours to fill my tiger Shark tank from 0 psi to 4400psi. It takes about 5 minutes to fill my Vulcan from 160 BAR to 260 BAR and about 2 minutes for it to fill my Mrod from 1500 psi to 2500 psi. Also its all self contained and I can store in a cabinet when not in use.
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Honestly it's this kind of reply that starts bickering arguments.

OP asked about SHOEBOX COMPRESSOR LONGEVITY

What in the world does this reply have to do with the question?

"Thank You"
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"fsa46"What is the longevity of these Shoebox compressors ?
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Good longevity. Keep it lubed even if it gets ugly inside from flung grease.
Good thing about the original Shoebox compressors is the designer wanted to AVOID "authorized" warranty constraints, so he designed them to be completely rebuildable with mail order parts almost entirely available from a Granger catolog. 
 
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"BigTinBoat"
"fsa46"

That's they type of info I was looking for..... How long they lasted before they were considered useless.
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Well of all the things I have head on the forums I have only heard of ONE that "froze up" and it was rSterne ( I think) on GTA. He put lots and lots of hours on his and it was an original model. I'm pretty sure Tom Kayne even cut him a really good deal on a new one.



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Rsterne's original ShoeBox lasted over 500 hours. See this: Depressed About My ShoeBox - now Delighted with my new Freedom 8
 
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Just rebuilt my F8 for the first time. Super easy to do.
Runs and compresses like new.......Ran it to 160 hours and decided I may as well rebuild... It did not need it , it was compressing to 4500 very well.
But since manual says most rebuilds are recommended at 75 to 100 hours I decided why not.... If you can hold a wrench .. You can rebuild this thing....
While I was at it... I installed the automatic oiler.... seems to work real well.... I highly recommend this unit..... great machine..... I can see this will last me my life time for sure and I do shoot a lot. I fill my bottles 2 or 3 times a week....
 
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