Longest running blower...?

[icleancarpetz]

Tuthill 17yrs

 

[Dolly Llama]

how many hours is that?

Had a Roots 45 with over 12k hours

From experience , the blower is one of the most durable components on a TM

..L.T.A.

 

[icleancarpetz]

how many hours is that?

Had a Roots 45 with over 12k hours

From experience , the blower is one of the most durable components on a TM

..L.T.A.

My hour meter wire became lose a long time ago and didn't realize it til only god knows when...

called up blower service shop today and ask if i should take it in for a tune up....was told to leave it alone so long as it running properly and no unusual noises or leaks.

yeah them blowers are one tough piece of machinery....heavy as heck at 150lbs.

 

[scotty747]

1980 roots #4. Don't know how many hours but that's a lot of years.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

They are used in industrial material handling applications everywhere.

Mattel maintenance guys at a plant here said they easily got 30,000 hrs out of them. (Dry environment).