[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this compressor for my machine shop. Plenty of pressure. I use it for all my pnumatic tools

The Pro's I've had this unit for ablout 9 months now and over all i'm happy with it. It pumps fast, and even with the drain wide open it will keep about 80 lbs of pressure. I purchased this unit with the idea that I would be doing a lot of sandblasting but I have not done much of that yet. I have done some cutting and grinding with it and for impacts it is amazing. I like the fact that it is ready to go right off the pallet, the built in regulator,gauge and dual outlets are one of the main selling points for me. I have the unit set up in another building that is about 10 feet away from the 50 amp breaker box on a 30 amp breaker with 6 gauge wire for power. This thing is a beast! It's really heavy and loud as a V8 engine with glass packs. I pretty much expected this, after all it IS a big unit, not a hobby compressor. If you mount this thing in your shop you WILL need hearing protection. The Cons You will need to get or make some kind of drain extension unless you like crawling on the floor to drain everyday. I found a pre made one from another company that works pretty good with a valve at the end of it to make draining easier. I knew this unit would probably be loud but, if this were a car engine I would tear it down and put in new rod bearings. I don't know if the rod knocking is normal for this unit but that's the part I find scary. Since I cant find anyone else that has one of these units I don't have anything to compare it to. I check the fluid level every time I turn it on and it is in compliance, this noise might be normal, time will tell.