harbor freight fortress ft26175 air compressor

[skfarmer]

i keep a portable air compressor in my back machine shed for blowing off equipment, airing tires, etc. some time over the last few months it quit working. i suspect the motor but it really needed to be replaced anyway. no shields, questionable tank and possibly older than i am.

this followed me home yesterday, a fortress, 26 gallon, 175 psi oilless compressor. i wanted a vertical as it will take less space and the old horizontal was a bitch to move around. it will only see occasion use in an unheated building so i thought oilless would be the ticket. as a bonus the quiet feature is true to life. it is unbelievably quiet.

[skfarmer]

the only issue i had out of the box is the lack of a shut off valve. it may sit for weeks or months, so a handful of fittings and a valve made that happen.

[skfarmer]

keeping track of accessories is a pain. a scrap of aluminum and few minutes time solved that issue as well.

[skfarmer]

i had the new red hose on inventory and the yellow coiled hose, chuck, air nozzle and gauge were on clearance as a package at tsc for ten bucks.

the roll cage protects the controls, gauges and couplers pretty well.

it was on sale for 360 so i have barely 400 hundred in it total.

[The Magic Ratchet]

Nice, sounds perfect for your use. Best of luck with it and hope it lasts as long as your old one.

Lou Manglass

[goodfellow]

Very nice work Harlan, and the CFM specs are pretty damn good for an oil-less compressor. For occasional use, you did well.

[muddy]

Nice compressor!

I'm sure you've seen these before. But these are very handy.

If course you could always make your own with a regular blow gun and some brake line....

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[oldnslo]

Muddy, thats exactly what I did, but with copper tubing hose-clamped to a 1x2" furring strip of wood for rigidity. At 6' long, I can dust off the mower deck on the riding mower from 4' away and not get dusty.

[skfarmer]

Nice compressor!

I'm sure you've seen these before. But these are very handy.

If course you could always make your own with a regular blow gun and some brake line....

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_RG1002BK?cid=paidsearch_shopping_dcoe_google&campaign=GSC-Tools-Equipment&campaign_id=8553470562&adgroup_id=107047174069&adtype=pla_with_promotion&gclid=CjwKCAjw38SoBhB6EiwA8EQVLnR4CYtRfDa0EzJfphZJ3NKJIgINlYGVU7lfWXSgH0rg81kCxsL8eRoCMRkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&



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i made something similar years ago and use them on occasion. i have a variety of blow guns in different lengths and styles but the one i use when i really want to move stuff is a four-foot chunk of copper tube with an air coupler attached to it. no valve, no handle, just straight through. of course, not osha  approved.

IT WILL REALLY DANCE AROUND IF YOU LOSE YOUR GRIP ON IT!

[skfarmer]

Very nice work Harlan, and the CFM specs are pretty damn good for an oil-less compressor. For occasional use, you did well.

i have no illusions that it will keep up to my 80 gallon 2 stage but it should handle most jobs quite well. it should be quite handy to have a unit that can be easily moved. i have a smaller 1 1/2 gallon hot dog style oiled craftsman but it is pretty limited on capabilty and it will make your ears rattle. it is amazing how quiet it is. i was shocked and believe the claims are totally accurate or at least my ears tell me that.

the spots to wrap the cord and hang the hose is a nice touch as well.

[Heiny57]

Nice pick up and fixes. 

[hickory n Steel]

Looks great.

I bought a 10 gal Fortress hotdog compressor back when I got my taxes and I really love that compressor.
It's quiet as hell, fills up fairly quickly, and has nice knobs and such.