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Had to take this really great old compressor home from a gargage sale...
"Muscles" the old guy who passed away and owned this was a life long El Paso Natural Gas employee and their best local (4-Corners) compressor guy.
*Natural gas is compressed locally by huge compressor units then piped underground into major trunks going as far as California.*
His grown daughter, who I bought it (and some cool other stuff) from, said this big red guy was his sweetheart and that most anything mechanical of his was in tip top shape.
He had it plumbed undergound to various places in the back of his house and into his gagage/shop.
She said he'd brought home and rebuilt this ole red compressor when she was a little girl and it sounds the same now (like Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang) as it did over 40 years ago.
It really DOES sound neat ... and builds pressure like nothing I've seen! :smokin:

Cool... chit chat but still cool. I've got my great Uncle's old compressor circa 1951

Originally posted by Peabody
Cool... chit chat but still cool. I've got my great Uncle's old compressor circa 1951

I wasn't sure the hottie and horney crowd in the chit-chat would appreciate this ... oh well ... :roxy:

:D

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BEST compressor i ever had and quiet too, I close the garage you cant even hear it

rysyj resqued a drill press from a dumpster that matches perfect, it works and is scary as hell, the belt is about 1" from the lever lol

i want it so i can have a vintage shop :D

My brother has one like that, except its like a 200gallon unit. Friggin rules!

-J

Went to a junkyard from the 60's the other day (lotta old stuff there) and saw a compressor with a gas engine on it. It looked very similar to those above and it had the cutest little gas tank on it, looked like about a quart! Truly "old-school OBA" I guess LOL

grew up in farm country norther ca and love the old stuff cause it's simple hell nowadays shit is complicated you know specail belts, odd fittings on the hoses and stuff like that and the workman ship is crap where as 20-30 years ago people/companys made quality

love the way they mounted the motoer/compressor mount :smokin:

My drill press can from a friend who started his welding business(@1965) with the unit that I bought from him, Montgomery Wards
table top type model, 1/2"chuck,came with a 2 speed washing machine motor on it and 4 belt speeds.built like a tank and heavy as @#$@#%!#$ . old stuff rules!!!