Others YH Just Won't Quit

[Pumacarl]

I had to fill my 9L tank today as I was down to 3000psi and I figured that instead of doing it at home, I would use my old Yong Heng that I keep at work. I had repaired/replaced the entire cylinder head a couple of years ago and that thing has been aces ever since. I switched to using a 5 gallon bucket of distilled water with water wetter in it a year ago and that works surprisingly better than cold tap water some how. My temp now, doesn't keep spiking up anymore, it just levels off to a temp that is lower than my old shut down cut-off temp was. The unit stills fills fast too. I can bring my 9L tank @3000psi, up to 4200psi in 13 minutes. Not too shabby to me. I usually am just filling a 2.17L tank from 2800 to 4300, and that takes less than 5 minutes. I keep thinking that I will replace them with something quieter but they just keep going. It would seem that once you work through whatever problem they show up with, they just keep running. I still have a brand new one, in an unopened box, that I got a couple of years ago to replace the next one that died, lol. I think that they're 8 years old at this point, they take up a lot of room, are loud, and kind of a pain, but if they keep getting the job done, they stay. I don't see a tenth of the posts that I use to see about YH's and I figured that was because people moved on or up, but maybe it's because theirs aren't breaking down either.

 

[Danman]

I had to fill my 9L tank today as I was down to 3000psi and I figured that instead of doing it at home, I would use my old Yong Heng that I keep at work. I had repaired/replaced the entire cylinder head a couple of years ago and that thing has been aces ever since. I switched to using a 5 gallon bucket of distilled water with water wetter in it a year ago and that works surprisingly better than cold tap water some how. My temp now, doesn't keep spiking up anymore, it just levels off to a temp that is lower than my old shut down cut-off temp was. The unit stills fills fast too. I can bring my 9L tank @3000psi, up to 4200psi in 13 minutes. Not too shabby to me. I usually am just filling a 2.17L tank from 2800 to 4300, and that takes less than 5 minutes. I keep thinking that I will replace them with something quieter but they just keep going. It would seem that once you work through whatever problem they show up with, they just keep running. I still have a brand new one, in an unopened box, that I got a couple of years ago to replace the next one that died, lol. I think that they're 8 years old at this point, they take up a lot of room, are loud, and kind of a pain, but if they keep getting the job done, they stay. I don't see a tenth of the posts that I use to see about YH's and I figured that was because people moved on or up, but maybe it's because theirs aren't breaking down either.

I love my fancy Hill Evo for what I need it for, but it would die a quick death filling 9L tanks frequently for sure & be much slower at it.
I thought long and hard about going down the YH route (they even have a helpful facebook owners group) but i went the convenience route with the Hill in the end. I hope to get a 2 or 3 liter bottle some day, esp if I get a .30cal but that would be as big as I'd fill on an air cooled unit.
Are new parts still in circulation for these old YH units @Pumacarl?

 

[duchunter007]

I have the Hill EVO 310 and fill my 75 CU/FT tank all the time, but I also baby the compressor, when it stops cool down and then starts again, I let it go through 2 cool downs until I pause and let it cool way down then restart. bit it works like a champ, just passed 37 hours of run time

 

[Pumacarl]

I love my fancy Hill Evo for what I need it for, but it would die a quick death filling 9L tanks frequently for sure & be much slower at it.
I thought long and hard about going down the YH route (they even have a helpful facebook owners group) but i went the convenience route with the Hill in the end. I hope to get a 2 or 3 liter bottle some day, esp if I get a .30cal but that would be as big as I'd fill on an air cooled unit.
Are new parts still in circulation for these old YH units @Pumacarl?

As far as I know they are, I haven't bought any parts in years though. I bought the extra one two years ago because it was a good deal and I didn't want to buy more parts. My plan is to just throw that into the rotation at some point and cannibalize the others untill there is one, and then none.

 

[Danman]

I have the Hill EVO 310 and fill my 75 CU/FT tank all the time, but I also baby the compressor, when it stops cool down and then starts again, I let it go through 2 cool downs until I pause and let it cool way down then restart. bit it works like a champ, just passed 37 hours of run time

Well thats reassuring! Good to know i just crossed 3 hours with mine after one year of ownership lol
I shoot almost nil in winter and I use the hand pump here and there still when I have time.

 

[duchunter007]

Well thats reassuring! Good to know i just crossed 3 hours with mine after one year of ownership lol
I shoot almost nil in winter and I use the hand pump here and there still when I have time.

I changed the red oil at 25 hours because it had some discoloration. It was easy to do, and I might start changing at 10 to 15 hours just to keep it fresh. But overall, super happy with this compressor; it fills fast enough for me.

 

[Woodydyno]

Agree with Pumacarl had a YH for about the same amount of time give or take. Have both a second one just for back up. They just keep going.