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Originally Posted by ibrown50
If I were a betting man, I would say that the dates in the side of the receiver are inspection dates and at some point the reciever appears to have been rated at a safe working pressure of 50 psi
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Originally Posted by MacQuigley
Rian, Im also using mine at about 125psi. If yours is ponly 50 it may not be man enough and what Ive found happens is the delivery hose just fills with sand and clogs up.
I went OTT and bought the biggest compressor I could find that would run of a 240V supply, so now I HAVE to do this myself of my other half will bury me with the compressor!
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Thanks guys.
Here is a posting I did in November 2013 when I got the compressor.
Looks like plan B is looming.
Fetched the compressor last night in mate Jon's VW T5 van.
What a heavy bit of kit, nearly killed the two of us to get it in the van, so we left it in the van last night and tonight after work Jon and Martin, along with myself got it out using a coupleof sections of pipe and a pait of scaffolding boards.
Too dark for pics in its temporary resting place.
So I just took a few pics of the plates on its various parts.
Seems it was built on 12 November 1973, so 40 years old.
1.5 bhp single phase electric motor
Air filter...... Made in England too.
Name says a lot.
Plans include getting some trolley wheels under it, cleanup and repaint, service.
Then use it for painting the truck and other jobs.