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Any of you good folks have experience with a Puma Compressor?

12v ? Is for on board air type stuff?

Fwiw, I have a 60 gal 2 stage Puma in my shop that I bought used in the mid 90's - outstanding unit. I'd buy another tomorrow.
 
Yeah, its for OBA. I have read pretty rave reviews online.

I was looking at going cheaper with Harbor Freight, or the MV50, but I hate standing around forever airing up, and that was back when I had 33's (not my current truck, it has 35's).

So, this is a little pricey, but 100% duty cycle, and from what I read handles 35's pretty quickly, that would be worth it to me.
 
Oh, probably cause I was just googling around. It would come out of Lincoln, Nebraska.
 
Funny. Should tell me the seller so I can just buy one.
 
Phil513 said:
I was looking at going cheaper with Harbor Freight, or the MV50, but I hate standing around forever airing up, and that was back when I had 33's (not my current truck, it has 35's).

So, this is a little pricey, but 100% duty cycle, and from what I read handles 35's pretty quickly, that would be worth it to me.
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If just going for tire inflation or infrequent air tool use, why not CO2? Tank would be a smaller footprint, regulator, hose, done.

One of the common (read=cheap on Craigslist) 20lb tanks you'll find will fill a LOT of tires. And can be faster than a compressor since the regulator/hose/tire valves are the only limitations in terms of maximum pressure/flow.

If you haven't seen it and CO2 might work for you, here is a chart that shows number of fills based on pressure increase, tire and tank size. http://www.powertank.com/full.chart.html
 
dyeager535 said:
If just going for tire inflation or infrequent air tool use, why not CO2? Tank would be a smaller footprint, regulator, hose, done.

One of the common (read=cheap on Craigslist) 20lb tanks you'll find will fill a LOT of tires. And can be faster than a compressor since the regulator/hose/tire valves are the only limitations in terms of maximum pressure/flow.

If you haven't seen it and CO2 might work for you, here is a chart that shows number of fills based on pressure increase, tire and tank size. http://www.powertank.com/full.chart.html
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I'll ponder that a bit more. There aren't any powertanks on local craiglist right now, the closest one is in Chino Cali. A 10 pound for $375. I know they can be cool and all, but I think a compressor would be fine.
 
Phil513 said:
I'll ponder that a bit more. There aren't any powertanks on local craiglist right now, the closest one is in Chino Cali. A 10 pound for $375. I know they can be cool and all, but I think a compressor would be fine.
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No, you don't need all that. Way too much. This is what you'd need, although I'm not sure the size. The prices are more inline with what you should be paying. https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/for/5381316971.html here is another https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/tls/5397993314.html

Just check craigslist for CO2. They are all over the place. Most of them are listed with the regulator. I wouldn't pay more than $100 for one. Only things that add cost is if the tank is empty, or if the tank is out of cert (fill place charges me $15 if its out of date). You can also likely call any of your local welding supply places, I have no idea what a "new" bottle would cost you. No reason to buy new, but if they are less than $100, might be easier than trying to buy off craigslist. But a working regulator is worth something too, so have to consider that.

FWIW, since I've been using mine (two years) I don't even need a wrench to attach the regulator. Easy to apply the regulator "tight enough" by hand when it's time to air up, then remove when you coil the hose back up. I had been resistant to Co2 since the York setups seemed to be the ticket, but CO2 is about the cheapest/simplest option out there. Of course, you have to pay for fills, but if you get ~30 tires filled out of a tank that cost you $25 to exchange/fill, how long will it last you?
 
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