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It was a lazy Sunday morning and I needed something simple so I decided to change the oil in the compressor. My Ingersol/Rand upright has the drain plug in a usual sort of inconvenient position so I decided I needed to make a special funnel to catch the mess. I cut up an old anti-freeze container and came up with this. It uses 2 one inch bolts as locaters on existing holes on the compressor. The wire wraps on the air inlet to take the weight of the used oil.
A little clear silicone forms a trough to direct the oil away from the compressor pump.
Original plan was to keep using I/R original synthetic oil, but at $152 Cdn for a 5 liter jug, wasn't happening. Got some Milton non-synthetic at $49/gallon. On my old portable I just used 10-30 motor oil and changed it more often. Might be going back to that soon.
And there she is, all buttoned up and nice and clean...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:Ooh. Tidy
You dont want this stuff
Check the invoice...
That was for this unit
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Reply:For stuff like compressors and small engines I like to use a vacuum evacuator and just suck the oil out, I have on of those 3 gallon "Vacula" extractors and like the lack of mess.
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Ooh. Tidy
You don’t want this stuffCheck the invoice...
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
Ouch.... must be laced with gold flecks....Hmmmm.... but if that was for 2 30 liter pails, that works out to $17.34/liter, while the I/R oil was $30.40/liter. If that's a 20 liter pail, it's $26/liter. We're paying a way too much up here..... area code is for Oregon... https://www.pacificaircompressors.co...ompressor-oil/
Reply:Did the OP remember to put a pipe nipple &cap in so he doesn't have to fabricate a specialized funnel next time?Ol' Stonebreaker "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:lol....nope, I'll just keep the funnel in the doghouse. I thought about doing that before, and it would work ok on this one, but on the portable I was afraid of it getting broken off and dropping the oil. My John Deere garden tractors have gone to that, but with the temperature changes they have a habit of coming loose. With that f'n Chinese pump on my "American " built compressor, I'm not sure if that would require a metric fitting? It took a 10 mm wrench...Last edited by whtbaron; 09-27-2020 at 03:14 PM.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by 12V71
For stuff like compressors and small engines I like to use a vacuum evacuator and just suck the oil out, I have on of those 3 gallon "Vacula" extractors and like the lack of mess.
Reply:That's a nice one
Reply:So does that just use a venturi off the air line to create the suction? Seems rude to ask, but how hard does she suck??250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
So does that just use a venturi off the air line to create the suction? Seems rude to ask, but how hard does she suck??
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Originally Posted by 12V71
For stuff like compressors and small engines I like to use a vacuum evacuator and just suck the oil out, I have on of those 3 gallon "Vacula" extractors and like the lack of mess.
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Originally Posted by ronsii
Those are definitely nice... I have one of the modular ones from DIY industries
Not the best deign.. kinda sucks
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
I think you posted your home brew kit by mistake?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:Probes... sounds unpleasantly alien to me.... but for small engines and compressors I can see something like Ronsi posted with a metal tank. Problem with my old compressor is that the inlet hole is so small (obviously a virgin ) that those probes wouldn't fit in there... not even with lubrication.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
Probes... sounds unpleasantly alien to me.... but for small engines and compressors I can see something like Ronsi posted with a metal tank. Problem with my old compressor is that the inlet hole is so small (obviously a virgin ) that those probes wouldn't fit in there... not even with lubrication.
Reply:Im not insecure. Heres my small probe(s)
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Reply:If you're worried about breaking a nipple off on the air compressor drain you can use a piece of hydraulic hose with a cap on it. That's what's on a lot of the heavy equipment I work on.
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
I’m not insecure. Here’s my small probe(s)
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Reply:Nice looking compressor. Did you buy it new? What would the CFM be with that model? Thanks
Reply:Thanks... I'm happy with it. I bought it on sale about 3 yrs ago for around $1600 Cdn. It's an 80 gallon, 2 stage, 5 HP that's rated 15.8 CFM @ 90 psi, but comes preset at 175. Most of my drops are set around 130 to 150 with 2 moisture collection points as well as filtered regulators at each drop. Moisture in the lines has not been an issue. I had some electrician issues getting my new shop wired, so it's really only been in full use for less than a year. I watched the ads for a few years hoping to find a nice used one for cheap, but even at farm auctions they seemed to go for 80% of new, which didn't make much sense to me.Last edited by whtbaron; 09-28-2020 at 08:52 PM.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:Ive never been to a farm auction. Only Ritchie Bros NON Ag auctions and that must have been 35 years ago.
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Reply:You saved yourself a lot of money...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:I been to a few farm auctions around these part a number of years ago... it was insane what people were paying for stuff!!! I mean they were paying 90 percent of what the stuff would be at the store
... and the store stuff is brand new!!!! every once in a while something would go cheap or what I thought was cheap... but maybe it had things wrong with it I didn't catch??? I did get a ~1-1/2 yard JD loader bucket for 75 bux once
had a broke cutting edge from someone ramming something immovable with the bucket tilted all the way forward but the bucket was in extremely good shape other than that!!!
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Originally Posted by mla2ofus
Did the OP remember to put a pipe nipple &cap in so he doesn't have to fabricate a specialized funnel next time?
Originally Posted by John T
Yep. My Quincy came stock with a small nipple/cap. EZ-PZ.
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Reply:LOL.... I hope not, but that just might turn into the dustiest corner of your shop...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by ferrret3238
If you're worried about breaking a nipple off on the air compressor drain you can use a piece of hydraulic hose with a cap on it. That's what's on a lot of the heavy equipment I work on.
Reply:I don't mess with any fancy drain methods.I just open 'er up, and let the oil run all over the floor.The dog licks it all up.Then comes in the house, and pukes all over the carpet.I call that recycling
Reply:I used to think Yukon was a bad hunter... I've since learned he's just a picky eater. Loves rabbits and raccoons... very rare, as opposed to well done. He doesn't touch anything I spill, and I've taught him to walk away when I'm welding. That's a plus.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
I've taught him to walk away when I'm welding. .
Reply:lol.... olive oil and apple cider vinegar cures the yeast infection in their ears.... less head shaking...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Just sold mine......used it mainly for Wheel Line mover engine oil changes in the field. 6 gallon All steel Made in USA!
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Does he shake his head (side to side)? Come to think of it NEITHER of us post pics of our beads!
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
Because they're just toooo purdy.... this is what happens when you keep using a 4020 for a D-9....Had to completely replace the center section that had been patched a million times this spring....
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Originally Posted by Kelvin
I use one of these jobbies:...
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
this is what happens when you keep using a 4020 for a D-9....]
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Farmers do that???? Whod a thunk?.lol
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Actually we did worse when I was a kid. Using Fordson Dextas and Ford 3000’s ( 30 odd horses) like a 4020.
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Originally Posted by ronsii
So... does using a 5 horse riding mower with a pipe strapped to the front for a 'blade' count??? I do remember breaking the frame in half on that one
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Only if that pipe “blade” was counterweight for pullin’ the sled in those E Wa tractor pulls. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Farmers do that???? Who’d a thunk?.lol
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
Well, Ronsii was supposed to come and dig out some nasty one's today with his hoe, but he was all hungover and wussed out....
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
Well, Ronsii was supposed to come and dig out some nasty one's today with his hoe, but he was all hungover and wussed out....
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
I’m sure he would have given you a break on travel time (22hr?) and most likely pulled your stump for free
Reply:Well.... I was hoping to get my rocks off, but nobody is touching my stump...250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:Lol. I was waiting for something like that.
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
Well.... I was hoping to get my rocks off, but nobody is touching my stump...
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Lol. I was waiting for something like that.
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