Anyone With Exoeruece With Eagle Brand Shop Compressos??

Farmallhal

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I am considering purchasing a new Eagle Brand air compressor for my shop as it is the brand carried locally by our Farm and Home store. They are advertised as assembled in the USA while the motor is noted as made in Mexico. Don't know where any other components are from but would guess from across the big lake to our west.
The unit I am considering is the C5160V1 which is a 5 hp. 60 gallon tank with a three cylinder compressor unit. It is rated at 18.5 CFM @ 100 psi.
Has anyone had any experience with the Eagle brand units they could share both of a positive and negative nature. Thanks for your comments, Hal.
 
(quoted from post at 15:08:30 11/04/14) I am considering purchasing a new Eagle Brand air compressor for my shop as it is the brand carried locally by our Farm and Home store. They are advertised as assembled in the USA while the motor is noted as made in Mexico. Don't know where any other components are from but would guess from across the big lake to our west.
The unit I am considering is the C5160V1 which is a 5 hp. 60 gallon tank with a three cylinder compressor unit. It is rated at 18.5 CFM @ 100 psi.
Has anyone had any experience with the Eagle brand units they could share both of a positive and negative nature. Thanks for your comments, Hal.

The "Eagle" brand name doesn't really mean very much. It is just a decal that was applied after the unit was built. Also, the "5 horsepower" motor is intentionally misleading. Actual horsepower is probably closer to the 1 horsepower range, but don't worry about it. The 18.5 cfm at 100 psi should be more than sufficient for general use in a farm shop.

I have a very similar compressor, advertised as a 6 horsepower, 60 gallon. Mine has a 2 cylinder compressor, and a lower CFM rating, but it has served me quite well for about 20 years now. The compressor on mine is made of cast iron. At the time I bought it, I was told by the dealer to stay away from the aluminum compressors, because every one of those they sold failed in a very short time.

The worst thing that happened to mine was the mounting bracket broke loose from the motor. Kind of difficult to keep the belt tight when that happens. I did a "presidential" quick fix, and it is still running 5 years later.
 
I ran an Eagle brand 5hp 60gal compressor for about 8 years. The horsepower rating way over rated. It ran okay, but it would not keep up some of my air tools. If you are just using it to run an impact or other small tools it would be okay. The tank rusted out on mine and that's why I replaced it. Make sure you replace the wimpy tank drain with some galvanized pipe and a ball valve. DRAIN IT EVERY DAY! I moved up to a Quincy compressor two years ago, what a difference! This is a true 5Hp compressor. Look at what the recommended service is for the one you are looking at. My 5Hp Eagle only required a 220V 20amp circuit. The Quincy required a 220V 30amp circuit. The Quincy can even keep up with my sandblasting cabinet which are notorious air hogs. The Quincy had a REAL tank drain in stalled when I bought it. Yes, I drain it everyday!
 
Oregon Tractor Jack, Thanks for the response and I would be interested in talking to you either by phone or emails as I plan on using a blast cabinet also. I have recently talked to another person who is a big cabinet user who has a Curtis and is very happy with his compressor as well. My email is open or send a time and phone no. if you would rather I call. Thanks for your engagement in my selection process, Hal.
 
(quoted from post at 10:46:38 11/08/14) Oregon Tractor Jack, Thanks for the response and I would be interested in talking to you either by phone or emails as I plan on using a blast cabinet also. I have recently talked to another person who is a big cabinet user who has a Curtis and is very happy with his compressor as well. My email is open or send a time and phone no. if you would rather I call. Thanks for your engagement in my selection process, Hal.

Hal, I built my own cabinet blaster. The compressor I have is similar to the one you are considering, but the cfm rating on mine is somewhere around 11.5@90psi. The compressor easily keeps up with the demands of the blaster, but it will NOT ever get ahead of it. The compressor runs constantly while I am blasting, and shuts off shortly after I stop.

I think the compressor you are looking at is rated at 18cfm @90psi? If so, it should be more than enough to run a cabinet blaster.
 
Thanks Rusty for your comments in my compressor hunt. I have gone long enough without investing in a decent compressor and that is going to change shortly. I ran into a couple folks here in the neighborhood who have a Curtis brand along with a response from Jack in Oregon who mentioned a Quincy both of which I haven't heard of until the last couple of days. Both of those are made right here in the St. Louis area or in Quincy, Illinois and are truly USA fabricated and produced units. In fact I believe the owner or general manager of the Curtis brand lives within 30 miles of me and he personally delivered one to the local person who does my painting and sheet metal work. I feel I should check out the USA produced local products before settling on something just assembled in this country.
I do really appreciate your comments and suggestions that the unit I saw at the local Farm and Home store would be satisfactory and they will certainly come into play before any checks are written. Thanks again, Hal.
 
(quoted from post at 14:01:57 11/08/14) Thanks Rusty for your comments in my compressor hunt. I have gone long enough without investing in a decent compressor and that is going to change shortly. I ran into a couple folks here in the neighborhood who have a Curtis brand along with a response from Jack in Oregon who mentioned a Quincy both of which I haven't heard of until the last couple of days. Both of those are made right here in the St. Louis area or in Quincy, Illinois and are truly USA fabricated and produced units. In fact I believe the owner or general manager of the Curtis brand lives within 30 miles of me and he personally delivered one to the local person who does my painting and sheet metal work. I feel I should check out the USA produced local products before settling on something just assembled in this country.
I do really appreciate your comments and suggestions that the unit I saw at the local Farm and Home store would be satisfactory and they will certainly come into play before any checks are written. Thanks again, Hal.

I would like to know what you finally decide on, and why. I don't need a lot of details. Just thinking that maybe I should consider replacing mine BEFORE it lets me down.
 
Will do Rusty and I think I still have your email address unless you have changed it in the last few years. I am also looking to get a long desired good drill press but have come to think my best bet will be to find a good old vintage USA made one before everything started coming from across the pond in Asia, Hal.
 

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