Matt Updenkelder
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Long time follower, first time poster.
Our LDS went out of business here and a few of us are coming together to purchase a fill station setup. We've run across a CompAir / Mako 5405 (8.0 CFM 5000psi) with 740 hrs that currently isn't building pressure in the banks. The guy who owns it says that the valve that opens every 15 minutes or so is stuck open so the air isn't passing through to the bank system. He also has 8 4500psi bank bottles (12-05 hydro date) that look to be about 250cfm that he is including in the sale. All hoses and valves come with the package (he's currently filling tanks now, but doesnt make enough to justify fixing the compressor).
All in $4,000 but we have to fix it and maintain it. No idea when the filters were changed.
Thoughts? Should we hold out? All 3 of us are mechanically inclined, so doing a rebuild shouldn't be difficult assuming I can find parts for it.
Thanks in advance!
Our LDS went out of business here and a few of us are coming together to purchase a fill station setup. We've run across a CompAir / Mako 5405 (8.0 CFM 5000psi) with 740 hrs that currently isn't building pressure in the banks. The guy who owns it says that the valve that opens every 15 minutes or so is stuck open so the air isn't passing through to the bank system. He also has 8 4500psi bank bottles (12-05 hydro date) that look to be about 250cfm that he is including in the sale. All hoses and valves come with the package (he's currently filling tanks now, but doesnt make enough to justify fixing the compressor).
All in $4,000 but we have to fix it and maintain it. No idea when the filters were changed.
Thoughts? Should we hold out? All 3 of us are mechanically inclined, so doing a rebuild shouldn't be difficult assuming I can find parts for it.
Thanks in advance!