You would be hard-pressed to visit a construction site and not find a contractor using a portable diesel air compressor for applications such as abrasive blasting, irrigation blowouts, utilities, fiber optics, pipeline work, and more—a portable diesel air compressor is a must-have machine.
After determining the right type and size of air compressor, contractors need to select a brand that will help them get the job done. Many contractors around the world opt for Sullair portable diesel air compressors based on three important benefits:
1. RUGGED DURABILITY
While price is often a factor in many purchasing decisions, durability is an important factor for contractors. By making an investment upfront, you can have a more reliable and durable compressor for years to come.
Durability is one of the pillars that drive the quality of Sullair air compressors. For customers, this means Sullair compressors are in it for the long haul, driven by the design of the legendary air end. At demanding jobsites all over the world, you can find Sullair air compressors that have stood the test of time, running consistently today like they did on day one.
You can’t put a price on dependable, worry-free performance from your portable air compressor—a machine you rely on day in and day out.
2. EASE OF SERVICEABILITY
Another primary influence on a contractor’s purchasing decision is ease of serviceability. Sullair is doing more to increase accessibility to decrease downtime. Serviceability is now a primary driver in how Sullair designs its air compressors. For instance, the Sullair 375 Series now includes access (doors) on all four sides of the compressor. This allows a technician to get their arms in the machine and quickly and easily access every component.
On large compressors, such as 1600 cfm, Sullair has eliminated the traditional center post between the service doors and has moved to a nesting, push-to-close door design. This is a necessary upgrade from both a service and operator standpoint. Service technicians now have significantly greater access to the engine compartment. For machine operators, the design helps prevent unexpected or unintentional door closures or pinches.
Ensuring the safety of the operator and longevity of the machine also play a key role in our design of compressors. For instance, on Sullair compressors, the fuel and DEF tanks are placed on the curbside, so machine operators and technicians don’t have to step into traffic when the machine is on roadside applications. The compressors also include a battery disconnect to help ensure that battery drain does not occur when the machine is in between jobs or not in use. Some compressors like the Sullair 185 cfm include a padlockable steel door over the control panel that protects the machine from vandalism and keeps random passersby from turning on the compressor and needlessly burning fuel.
Ease of serviceability is a key design feature and should be a primary focus when adding new portable diesel air compressors to your fleet.
3. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY
Cost of ownership is a key concern for contractors—and that was the case even before a global pandemic hit. Fortunately, gone are the days when contractors needed to buy three separate portable air compressors to cover three different applications. It wasn’t long ago when one compressor was needed for pneumatic tools, another for abrasive blasting applications, and yet another air compressor for pipe testing.
Sullair portable air compressors are designed to produce a range of flow and pressure and cover a range of applications with a single unit. This flexibility helps contractors keep a consolidated fleet.
For instance, the Sullair 375 Series compressors can shift from low pressure around 100 psi to high pressure at 200 psi by easily flipping a switch. This creates additional opportunities for utilization because the same machine can be used for both low-pressure applications, such as construction or sprinkler blowout, and high-pressure applications, such as media blasting or dry ice blasting.
Sullair continues to evaluate and expand its product line to ensure contractors are provided ultimate flexibility for their investment.
CLOSING THOUGHT
From small air to big air, Sullair portable air compressors are ready to get to work. Sullair portable air compressors are available with a range of engine options, pressures, and flows from 185–1600 cfm and 100–500 psi.
For More Information:
For more about Sullair portable air compressors, visit www.sullair.com.
Modern Contractor Solutions, October 2020
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