macbruce Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Well, almost.........This is my 15hp Frankenpressor I've been working on for..........14years maybe and no, it' not for sale. So don't ask... To the left it's a Dayton 5hp pump with a Baldor mtr on a Quincy mount, to the right a Kellog pump with a 10hp 1ph Marathon mtr and the 160gal tank, well.......at least I looked inside and made dang sure it was good before I used it. Which is the one of the reasons (besides needing to save space) that the Kellog needed to pal up with the Dayton.......It all started when I bought the Kellog ,which LOOKED great when I bought it used but it had been siting in storage for years with water in it.......The tank was toast. I bought another great looking tank at the junk yard.......Brain Fade. Now I know why nice looking tanks find their way to the junkyard. After putting up with and trying to patch my leaky 'new' tank for years I finally got around to plan....D? Who's counting......... :lol: Quote
pkrankow Posted May 18, 2012 Posted May 18, 2012 Makes my Frankenpressor look tiny! I took an older Sears Craftsman pump with separate 1 horse motor and cut the plate off the old compressor tank. I then bolted the plate to the top of a Cambell Hausfield 30 gallon vertical tank. If I could only figure out why the fitting into the tank keeps leaking and blowing sealant out of the threads I would use it more, but it works good when I need more air than my pancake puts out (sanders and grinders). At least I knew the Craftsman had a problem when I bought it, and I paid less than scrap for it! ($5) The CH tank set me back $40 (used), and was clean inside, fittings, check valve, pressure switch....I am still a little ahead of the game at least and had fun at it. Phil Quote
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