I'd be careful of buying a big screw comp from auctions. Unless you know its history. If its fairly new maybe but 95% of big compressors go into large facilities where they run 24/7. If it's at an auction it's possibly near the end of its life and rebuilding one won't be cheap. If you can see and hear it run, maybe. Otherwise it has to be cheap.
Plus, always remember the 15 to 20% buyers rip and rigging / transport costs. Some auctions force you to use insured riggers etc.
A $1k good deal can sometimes be $3500 to get it home where you wire it in and it spews oil everywhere... (I have a little experience with big industrial shit)
Operational costs are not insignificant either, $3 to $5 per hour for electricity alone.
RB
Plus, always remember the 15 to 20% buyers rip and rigging / transport costs. Some auctions force you to use insured riggers etc.
A $1k good deal can sometimes be $3500 to get it home where you wire it in and it spews oil everywhere... (I have a little experience with big industrial shit)
Operational costs are not insignificant either, $3 to $5 per hour for electricity alone.
RB