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Power your pneumatic tools without electricity with this handy, yet dynamic 4 gallon hot dog gas compressor. This innovative compressor is chock-full of features intended to extend lifespan and increase durability. The Honda OHV GX engine is industry verified in reliability and endurance is further increased with the oil lubricated pump. It also includes an automatic-idle feature, which decrease fuel usage. All of these guarded features equal one compressor with superior resilience.
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Love Dewalt but this compressor has problems
I bought it in mid 2003 when it arrived it was leaking oil. A few months after that we had it back to service because it would die as soon as it got under pressure. I only used it a few days a week to winterize houses. It got used about 5-6 hours of use a week for only 6 months of one year. After sitting 3 years due to an accident I was in, when I went to use it again it wouldn't hold pressure. I took it to the repair center it's a cracked manafold. Considering it has had little use I am not impressed for the $700 I spent.
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Dewalt gas powered compressor - great!
I'm using this gas powered compressor out in the field to power a T-Post driver when I'm building fence. It starts with one or two pulls and does everything Dewalt claims it will do. I can't really find any faults with it at all. It's well thought out and well designed. If you need a light weight, gas powered air compressor, you can't go wrong with this one.
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Great compressor but expect a bad shipping experience!
I bought this compressor for the portability just like the other reviewers and it delivers. It is a little heavy, but one person can still get it in and out of the truck without assistance. Works great just as others have stated.
This comes UPS, which is the problem. The compressor engine is filled with oil and the packaging is designed to be truck shipped on a pallet and never turned over just as the box states. I guess UPS employee's don't spend a lot of time reading the boxes or being careful with anything. Since the box has little protection if it is turned over and probably will be, expect to have problems in the shipping process. In my case it had been turned over, so the plastic compressor air inlet filter was broken and the carborator was full of engine oil as was the bottom of the box.
Four phone calls later and some time spent working on it and I will have a new air filter and inlet filter in 8-10 business days! This is disappointing since most of us buy something when we need it, not weeks in advance.
That said, I still highly recommend the compressor.
UPDATE: Well the parts came and the compressor was working, but not perfectly. It seemed to idle really high and use a lot of fuel. I took it to the DeWalt service center and they found the carborator had been damaged in shipping and replaced it. Finally it works like a dream. I am fortunate to have a service center <5 miles away otherwise this would have been a major issue and even more time. Consider buying this from someone who has them in stock, tested, and running right even if they are a little higher on price.
I still can't believe so many people buy a wheelbarrow compressor when these are nearly as powerful and one man portable... Go Figure.
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Great Little Machine
It's a little ridiculous, but I bought this comopressor solely to blow out a machine. I work by myself and did not want a bulky 150 pound wheeled compressor since they are difficult to get in and out of a truck by yourself, so, this was the logical choice.
The only problem I'm having with it currently, which I believe it may be due to bad gas, is my spark plug is accumulating a great deal of carbon build up. I've drained the gas, used a gas cleaner, new plugs, but I am still getting the carbon build up. Still trying to figure this one out.
All in all, I think it's a great compressor and the portability is great.
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Great Little Compressor
This is a great little compressor. I needed a smaller compressor to sit in the back of my truck and still be able to hook on to my goose neck trailer. This little guy is perfect for the spot I needed it to fit into. My only caution is that you will need to find some way to tie it down if you do any driving on rough roads. The first trip I took down a dirt road it walked its way all the way to the front of the truck bed. It didn't turn over, but sure wasn't where I left it. I use the compressor to fill equipment tires, run an air wrench, and for blowing out tractor radiators and this little guy has done a great job so far. The recovery time is a little slower than I would have liked especially when using it to run the air wrench, but give it just a second and it is ready to go again. It is going to throttle up more often than the bigger compressors, but when you only have four gallons of tank then that is something you have to expect. The Honda motor is great and fires right up. Overall a great compressor.
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Air Cube 1
This compressor is a contractor's dream. It can easily power up to three nail* (see note below) guns simultaneously with the 5.4 CFM @ 100 PSI air delivery. The higher pressure and flow allows running longer hoses.
The unit weighing in at approximately seventy pounds can be easily moved, but I usually keep it locked on the truck and run hoses to the work area. The unit portability allows using tools like nail guns, impact wrenches, ratchets, sanders, drills, cutters and spray-painting in remote locations. This 1-1/2 foot cube gas compressor fits in the trunk of a midsize vehicle. The unit can be lifted using the well-placed handle on top. The weight is equally distributed. This is the only gas power compressor that I have worked with that a single average size person can move (alone).
The 4 HP Honda engine is efficient and can operate a workday on one tank of gas. The engine optimizes fuel efficiency by automatically slowing to an ideal speed when the air tanks are full. The engine has three operator controls: on/off, choke and fuel shut-off. The engine usually starts with one or two pulls. The fuel line should be shutoff before turning off the engine to ensure an easy startup. Like most Honda engines, the engine has a low oil shutoff sensor.
The engine, even while operating faster to fill the air tanks, is relatively quiet allowing a normal conversation a few feet away. The engine has a noise-reducing muffler built in. It is quieter than the pancake compressors I have used. The base has four pads to absorb vibration and further reduce noise.
Each air tank has a separate moisture drain valve to keep the tanks from rusting on the inside.
The unit is well painted with a durable paint that is standing up well to the daily abuse of our construction site.
The best feature of all is, no more electrical extension cords, no worries about breaker amperage ratings and no more length of wire power drop concerns.
* The air regulator comes with two 1/4" female NPT thread connections. One of the connections has a hex plug. When I tried to remove the plug to add a hose coupler with an Allen wrench I stripped the head. The plug has some type of thread glue to lock it in place and keep it from vibrating off. Since I could not remove the stripped hex plug, I used the air gage connection to add a tee. Husky (Home Depot) has a brass tee, skew number 661-219 for this purpose.
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Thomas Gas Powered Portable Air Compressor
This is the second one I've purchased in the last two months. They have more than enough power and cfm to handle most construction jobs. There easy enough to carry with just one man and no need for ramps to get it in and out of the truck. The compact size also makes keeping it in your truck easy without taking up a lot of space. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a compact, gas powered air compressor.
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