Compressor for filling large tanks?

[Guest]

I am really wondering if the people who complain about or have replaced their Yong Heng multiple times were experiencing their issues due to operator error? Go through 4 of them?!?! while thousands of people run the same compressor for 2, 3, or more years no issues?

Thousands of people for 2, 3, or more years is a huge exaggeration. There are more people on this forum who have gone through more than one than have posted about getting several years of service with no problems. I can only think of two members of this forum who have claimed multiple years of service.. One of them has purchased two of them, and the other just had his die. If there were thousands of long term users, we would certainly have heard more guys singing their praises..

You're only seeing what's in the Pcp world though. I personally know two people, both in pcp world. Who have multiple years of use.



EDIT: I would also consider one that could be rebuilt still usable. $30 in parts as cost of annual ownership... 

I'm not going to down grade a product because the user a) can't maintain it or b) considers it junk when it's time to rebuild. 



So I'll agree to disagree on the fact that yong hengs are junk.

 

[bandg]

I am really wondering if the people who complain about or have replaced their Yong Heng multiple times were experiencing their issues due to operator error? Go through 4 of them?!?! while thousands of people run the same compressor for 2, 3, or more years no issues?

Thousands of people for 2, 3, or more years is a huge exaggeration. There are more people on this forum who have gone through more than one than have posted about getting several years of service with no problems. I can only think of two members of this forum who have claimed multiple years of service.. One of them has purchased two of them, and the other just had his die. If there were thousands of long term users, we would certainly have heard more guys singing their praises..

You're only seeing what's in the Pcp world though. I personally know two people, both in pcp world. Who have multiple years of use.



EDIT: I would also consider one that could be rebuilt still usable. $30 in parts as cost of annual ownership... 

I'm not going to down grade a product because the user a) can't maintain it or b) considers it junk when it's time to rebuild. 



So I'll agree to disagree on the fact that yong hengs are junk.

I'm the one that "just had his die" and I agree with you that they have their place. 3+ years on THAT Yong Heng means money very well spent in my case. They CAN serve people very well, and they can fail relatively quickly. But they aren't expensive and fit the budget for many, even if TWO are needed. Only the individual knows his/her own situation and the views that only one route to follow fits everyone seems ill-informed to me.

 

[Humdinger]

I am really wondering if the people who complain about or have replaced their Yong Heng multiple times were experiencing their issues due to operator error? Go through 4 of them?!?! while thousands of people run the same compressor for 2, 3, or more years no issues?

Thousands of people for 2, 3, or more years is a huge exaggeration. There are more people on this forum who have gone through more than one than have posted about getting several years of service with no problems. I can only think of two members of this forum who have claimed multiple years of service.. One of them has purchased two of them, and the other just had his die. If there were thousands of long term users, we would certainly have heard more guys singing their praises..

You're only seeing what's in the Pcp world though. I personally know two people, both in pcp world. Who have multiple years of use.



EDIT: I would also consider one that could be rebuilt still usable. $30 in parts as cost of annual ownership... 

I'm not going to down grade a product because the user a) can't maintain it or b) considers it junk when it's time to rebuild. 



So I'll agree to disagree on the fact that yong hengs are junk.

Kevo1288, my question about your earlier post is that there aren't thousands of satisfied Yong Heng owners that get years of service. If you read my post no where does it say that Yong Hengs are junk. I wish their quality control and durability was commensurate with their price. They are "cheap" in the high pressure compressor world compared to the competition, but a $300 expenditure for a tool of any type should not have as high of an early failure rate as these compressors have due to their lack of quality control. There are many more posts of short term failures than there are of owners getting multiple years of service.

I'm the one that "just had his die" and I agree with you that they have their place. 3+ years on THAT Yong Heng means money very well spent in my case. They CAN serve people very well, and they can fail relatively quickly. But they aren't expensive and fit the budget for many, even if TWO are needed. Only the individual knows his/her own situation and the views that only one route to follow fits everyone seems ill-informed to me.

"Only the individual knows his/her own situation."

Bandg, What's ill informed is to put words into someone's mouth that they never said or believe. I do believe that buying a quality brand is a more cost effective option than continuing to add up the cost of incremental broken compressor upgrades. I've never advocated one brand fits all.

 

[Deacon_Blues]

Humdinger is spot on. The old adage, buy once cry once, is quite fitting when it comes to compressors to support an airgun “habit.” I am spooled up and shooting way more than I have in several years. The number of pellets fired, and the amount of air, I am going through is easily met by the Coltri MCH-6 I have. I could not practice at this rate without a reliable compressor that meets “my” needs.

Even more exciting, I seem to have overcome my persistent ‘tennis elbow’ problem!