When does it start to make sense

[rcontrera]

I want to know where I can get a 5cfm Bauer for $1000!!!

Oh man!!! Me too. I'll take six of them!

I have both sales and leasing available and I can say that leasing is easier to get into but is WAY more expensive in the long run. And just because you lease it doesn't mean you get a service contract.

One of the local guys here charges the fire department $250 for a visit every six weeks and all he does is check the oil and filter and change as needed. If you are going to buy a service contract, make sure of what it is you are getting. Oil and filter changes are extremely easy and fairly cheap so paying someone else to do it is just plain silly.

 

[Isaac-1]

While its not a Bauer, and may not be in your backyard, here is an example of the things that turn up on craigslist, this one about a week ago in IL. SCBA SCUBA Paint Ball Compressor Bristol

 

[veriqster]

unless you can identify the pump itself and make sure you can find parts for it Bristol = TROUBLE, at least that's how I see it. Wait for a big Bauer block to show up on liquidation, they do pretty often.

 

[dannobee]

I want to know where I can get a 5cfm Bauer for $1000!!!

I bought mine for ~$800 off of the deco stop.

I agree with religiously checking craigslist. Compressors come up for sale but go very quick if the price is low, sometimes in a few minutes.

 

[Doc Harry]

If all you're doing is filling single AL80s with air, see if your local fire station has a compressor. May save you the drive and shift the equation.