01-01-2014, 07:24 PM
Ed, I believe you are correct, that they are built in China.
Home Depot carries them, but only in their online store. They will ship to your door or to the nearest Home Depot store. The same compressor is also sold under the GMC Power Equipment name, using the same model numbers. Walmart carries that brand, once again online only, but their prices are somewhat higher. It sure won't hurt to shop around!
After I purchased mine, I saw some information indicating that they are coming out with a slightly different design in 2014 that is expected to last 4000 hours instead of 3000. Amazon, Walmart, and Home Depot are all currently out of stock of the 3/4 HP model, the 1675A. California Air Tools has scratch and dent specials available in their eBay store, but the price has gone up from $160 to $190 in just the last couple of weeks. Not sure what is going on there, possibly the law of supply and demand has kicked in.
Home Depot carries them, but only in their online store. They will ship to your door or to the nearest Home Depot store. The same compressor is also sold under the GMC Power Equipment name, using the same model numbers. Walmart carries that brand, once again online only, but their prices are somewhat higher. It sure won't hurt to shop around!
After I purchased mine, I saw some information indicating that they are coming out with a slightly different design in 2014 that is expected to last 4000 hours instead of 3000. Amazon, Walmart, and Home Depot are all currently out of stock of the 3/4 HP model, the 1675A. California Air Tools has scratch and dent specials available in their eBay store, but the price has gone up from $160 to $190 in just the last couple of weeks. Not sure what is going on there, possibly the law of supply and demand has kicked in.
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Terry
Making stuff with old machines.