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where are thomas compressors (post #194851)

chief ernie on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 12:05
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Does anyone know when I will be able to buy thomas compressors again?  It appears the company is restructuring or something and no one has their compressors in stock.

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Look at ebay and CL and (post #194851, reply #1 of 4)

by junkhound in reply to chief ernie [original] on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 05:36

Look at ebay and CL and garage sales.  Got my thomas 4 HP twin tank compressor for $40 at a garage sale, works fine but one loud sob compared to ingersol.

 

from the thomas web site:

 

 

To all Ultra Air-Pac & Renegade Customers and Service Centers:

 

Our North American Factory Consolidation has resulted in extensive delays in satisfying orders. We will be unable to fill orders for the next 90-120 days.

We recognize this does not meet the expectations of you or your customers. We will accept order cancelations without penalty. We understand if you chose to have your order fulfilled by a competitive product. Thomas Division will send out updates as the situation improves. We will be unable to provide order status, estimated ship dates, etc. during this period. Our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience this situation may present.

Wow, looks like (post #194851, reply #2 of 4)

by davidmeiland in reply to junkhound [original] on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 08:23

a crash and burn.

You might look at http://www.jennycompressors.com which are a familiar blue color.

they might be back (post #194851, reply #3 of 4)

by jerseyjeff in reply to chief ernie [original] on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 18:22

I have a thomas t-635hd,  and it is a tough little compressor,  it has a tiny tank,  so it cycles after 3 shots from a framing gun,  but,  it will run all day without a hiccup.  Until its little spill.  I spend my days as a science teacher and one of my students accidentally pulled the compressor off of a loading dock and onto concrete 4 feet below.   The compressor ran a bit afterwards but I took out a couple of important bits....  then my quest to get parts began...   Here is what I found out.

The company moved from location a to location b,  and installed new computer systems,  and is horribly backed up on orders,  I also got the impression that the construction compressors are the least of their worries,  and although they are not out,  we wont be seeing new ones soon...  

Even knowing the company is struggling,  if I found one for a good price I would buy one again in a heartbeat.  It is incredibly light for the work it can do,  and other than operator induced damage has never been an issue!

 

jmmmm

Any news about the fate of (post #194851, reply #4 of 4)

by Jethroquonset in reply to chief ernie [original] on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 23:25

Any news about the fate of Thomas? Did the company crash and burn, or will they be back? I'm looking for a small high quality compressor to replace my Porter Cable pancake, with is extremely noisy and starting to have problems after 3 years.  

Thomas T-635 HD, T-35HD, and T-30 all look potentially awesome, but it seems maybe they went out of business? After over a year their website still has that message about relocating. . .