Howdy,
I've back to backed the 5hp HF against my Champion 5hp unit. The champion
is better in every way. Quieter & more air. But... its about double the
cost so it damn well better be! I got the HF first and had a failure with
the pressure switch during the break in process. I got freaked by that a
bit and took it back, then got the Champion (I'm local to TP Tools, so this
was pretty easy). You guessed it, the Champion had the same pressure
switch, near as I could tell. :-)
Last I knew, the HF unit actually was the only product with USA-made
components at HF.
Anyway, hindsight and all... I have a little more peace of mind with the
Champion (and yes, I bought it with the intention of willing it to my son),
but I continue to recommend the HF to folks shopping on a budget. I think
its a good compressor and the extra $600 or whatever in your pocket can buy
you a lot of cool tools.
Mark
On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Mike Rambour <lists@dinospider.com> wrote:
> I bought a Champion (Quincy competitor at about same price/quality)
> about 20 years ago...I open the cabinet its in about once a year and change
> the oil, I plan on doing that the rest of my life.
>
> It does have a auto drain on the tank for moisture/water, so oil change
> is all it needs.
>
> I don't want to EVER have to move that sucker again and I doubt I ever
> will. But you are right about the price, the Harbor Fright one is cheap
> and you can buy a few good ones for that price, how noisy is the Harbor
> Fright one ? The Champion/Quincy's are quiet due to their low RPM.
>
> mike
>
> On 7/12/2015 7:43 AM, Scott Hall wrote:
>
>> Setting up the new garage, was planning to buy a Quincy compressor (want
>> to
>> buy it once and be done).
>>
>> They're expensive, but if I only have to buy it once...
>>
>> But I was in Harbor Freight yesterday--they've got what I'm sure is their
>> usual two-stage Chinese whatever for $599. I'm sure it won't keep up with
>> a
>> blaster, but for that price I could dang near buy two of them and still be
>> less than half of a Quincy unit.
>>
>> Anyone have a Harbor Freight compressor and can talk about the quality? If
>> it's just a name thing, and I'll get ten years out of a H-F unit, I might
>> just consider it. If I'm going to have to screw with it more than once a
>> year then I'll spend the extra money on the high-dollar one.
>>
>> I suppose if it lasts ten years, I could buy one each ten years and still
>> be under the cost of a Quincy.
>>
>> Or should I revisit this and consider IR units again, etc.?
>>
>> Thanks guys.
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