| Being
around and supplying tools and equipment for over 35 years, Harbor
Freight Tools has become a household name for sure. Harbor Freight
Tools currently sells over 7,000 items from catalogs, retail stores
all over the United States, and from its Website on the Internet.
Harbor Freight sells everything from hand tools, air tools, power
tools, shop equipment, vehicle and trailer accessories, hardware,
outdoor and camping products, household items including lawn and garden,
and much, much more. You could literally spend hours perusing Harbor
Freight Tools' Website!
For our application we were looking for
an inexpensive small portable air compressor that could easily be
carried in a motorhome or toy hauler and be used while out camping
and playing with our big-boys toys. We chose Harbor Freight Tools'
Central Pneumatic 47407-1VGA Air Compressor for its low price, small
size, relatively light weight, and its air pressure and output ratings.
The Central Pneumatic 47407-1VGA Air Compressor can easily be carried
from the garage to a motorhome or toy hauler and back again after
the trip if you do not care to leave it in your RV.
| Features: |
Specifications: |
- Integrated carrying handle
- Oil-less direct drive motor
with thermal overload
- Easy-to-read full size
gauges
- Tank moisture drain valve
- Includes accessories (listed
below)
- CSA
certified
|
- 5.8 CFM at 40 PSI, 3.8 CFM
at 70 PSI, 3 CFM at 90 PSI
- 120 VAC, 2.5 AMPS (300 WATTS)
- 2 gallon horizontal air tank,
1/4'' - 18 NPT air outlet
- 0-150 PSI tank pressure gauge,
0-150 PSI pressure regulator
- Dimensions: 7¼" w x 16"
l x 14½" h (17" with handle raised)
- Weight: 18 lbs.
|
| Included Accessories: |
 |
 |
- 25 ft. coil hose with quick
coupler (on supply side)
- Blow gun with barbed hose attachment
- Sports ball inflating needle
- Tire chuck
|
| Applications: |
- Blowing/cleaning - installing
or removing grips, blowing out orifices or air passages in
carbs and fuel or air lines, etc.
- Inflating - tires, tubes, sporting
equipment (large items like rafts and blowup pools will take
a long time to inflate)
- Small Air Tools (brad nailer,
stapler, compact air wrench, etc.) - putting on seat covers,
zipping out case bolts, etc.
- Painting (air brushing) - touching
up a dirt bike frame, painting a mural on a helmet or steed
hauler, etc.
|
Evaluation
of the Central Pneumatic 47407-1VGA Air Compressor
The Central Pneumatic
47407-1VGA Air Compressor works best when its air tank is full, but
you have to remember that it only holds 2 gallons. We knew up-front
that we were not going to be able to use a sander, impact wrench or
other high volume air-consuming tool and had to keep reminding ourselves
that this was a small portable air compressor. It did do a great for
the applications that we listed above. Again our intent was to find
a small, light-weight, affordable air compressor that we could use
with a generator while out camping and riding, and the Central Pneumatic
47407-1VGA Air Compressor fit the bill perfectly. This is not an air
compressor that you would want to buy and use in your garage for larger
applications, like with an impact wrench, sander, etc., as it does
not have the ability to deliver a large amount of air volume (CFM)
to handle such tasks.
How much
does the Central Pneumatic
47407-1VGA Air Compressor cost and where can I get one?
At the time of
this review, cost on Harbor Freight Tools' Central Pneumatic 47407-1VGA
Air Compressor was a very affordable $69.99 (USD). It can be ordered
directly from the Harbor Freight
Tools Website
or purchased from a Harbor Freight Tools retail store near you. Please
check latest pricing and availability information when visiting or
contacting Harbor Freight Tools about the Central Pneumatic 47407-1VGA
Air Compressor.
RVs-N-More
Rating - 1 2 3 4
5 (Rating System)
Our intent was
to find a small, light-weight, affordable air compressor that we could
use with a generator while out camping and riding, and the Central
Pneumatic 47407-1VGA Air Compressor fit the bill perfectly. It works
great for blowing, cleaning, inflating, small or low consumption air
tools, and painting or air brushing. Based more on value, we gave
Harbor Freight Tools' Central Pneumatic 47407-1VGA Air Compressor
a rating of 4. |