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*72lb4x4* · 03-30-2010, 01:43 AM

I was trolling CL for parts to fix my 60 gallon compressor or a new used one for a few weeks and fought the urge to get a Saylor Beall VT735-80 but I've lost the battle.

This thing is a monster at 650 pounds. 80 gallon, 17.3 CFM at175 PSI

Here's a link to the mfgr's site with a pic. http://saylor-beall.com/air_compress...d_vertical.php.

Now I have to run power to the thing and build an air line system.

I must be nuts. I don't think I need this much compressor and it doesn't fit where the old one is, so I lose garage real estate.

But its nice...

Here's the pic the PO sent.

**El Jay** · 03-30-2010, 02:12 AM

Sweet!

Could you put it outside on a concrete pad and build a shelter around it to save your floor space?

*72lb4x4* · 03-30-2010, 02:20 AM

I was thinking about doing that before we moved it. Now I'm not so sure I want to move it again.

Good idea though...

I need to think about the clearance needed around it. 12" from the wall to the pulley/fan is stuck in my mind but I can't think of how it got there.

cdowns · 03-30-2010, 08:39 AM

outside in a retro looking outhouse structure has worked well for me in the past

**truckdude239** · 03-30-2010, 08:16 PM

do like we do at work

**Ron 586** · 03-31-2010, 12:47 AM

Unless you want to wear earplugs in the shop, put that monster outside. I put my 80 gallon Devilbiss in my shop and after a month I did the unthinkable, I put it outside. Never regretted it.

**truckdude239** · 03-31-2010, 08:54 AM

i worked in a tire shop where the compressor was inside i quit after 2 years because i started having hearing damage

*72lb4x4* · 03-31-2010, 04:52 PM

"retro looking outhouse structure" Now that's funny!

Thanks for the comments. Now I'll need to check what the city has to say about a structure...

**truckdude239** · 03-31-2010, 05:04 PM

we didn;t ask we just did its out of site plus there was one right next to the one we put up

it shouldn;t be to big an issue there

03-30-2010, 01:43 AM	#1
72lb4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,427	New used compressor madness I was trolling CL for parts to fix my 60 gallon compressor or a new used one for a few weeks and fought the urge to get a Saylor Beall VT735-80 but I've lost the battle. This thing is a monster at 650 pounds. 80 gallon, 17.3 CFM at175 PSI Here's a link to the mfgr's site with a pic. http://saylor-beall.com/air_compress...d_vertical.php. Now I have to run power to the thing and build an air line system. I must be nuts. I don't think I need this much compressor and it doesn't fit where the old one is, so I lose garage real estate. But its nice... Here's the pic the PO sent. Attached Images

03-30-2010, 02:12 AM	#2
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: New used compressor madness Sweet! Could you put it outside on a concrete pad and build a shelter around it to save your floor space? __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck Last edited by El Jay; 03-30-2010 at 02:13 AM.

03-30-2010, 02:20 AM	#3
72lb4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,427	Re: New used compressor madness I was thinking about doing that before we moved it. Now I'm not so sure I want to move it again. Good idea though... I need to think about the clearance needed around it. 12" from the wall to the pulley/fan is stuck in my mind but I can't think of how it got there. Last edited by 72lb4x4; 03-30-2010 at 02:29 AM.

03-30-2010, 08:39 AM	#4
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: New used compressor madness outside in a retro looking outhouse structure has worked well for me in the past __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

03-30-2010, 08:16 PM	#5
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,217	Re: New used compressor madness do like we do at work Attached Images __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

03-31-2010, 12:47 AM	#6
Ron 586 RIP Mr Ron Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Big Sandy, Tn. 38221 Posts: 8,166	Re: New used compressor madness Unless you want to wear earplugs in the shop, put that monster outside. I put my 80 gallon Devilbiss in my shop and after a month I did the unthinkable, I put it outside. Never regretted it. __________________ Ron (Mr Round Tuit) Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle TN Message Forum TN Facebook Group SETN Truck Show My Photobucket

03-31-2010, 08:54 AM	#7
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,217	Re: New used compressor madness i worked in a tire shop where the compressor was inside i quit after 2 years because i started having hearing damage __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

03-31-2010, 04:52 PM	#8
72lb4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,427	Re: New used compressor madness "retro looking outhouse structure" Now that's funny! Thanks for the comments. Now I'll need to check what the city has to say about a structure...

03-31-2010, 05:04 PM	#9
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,217	Re: New used compressor madness we didn;t ask we just did its out of site plus there was one right next to the one we put up it shouldn;t be to big an issue there __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube



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