Is an Eagle Air Compressor a Good investment?

Eagle Compressors is a reasonably well known brand name among middle range retailers throughout the United States and Canada. The company recently made headlines due to it being acquired by Wood Industries, Inc. in May 2009. Despite the acquisition, the new owners intend to continue with the same general direction as the company was following before, though they intend to complement the air compressor business with a range of pneumatic power equipment as well, though this process has not begun yet. This means it will not be too long before you will be able to find Eagle brand pneumatic equipment as well as air compressors and accessories.

Although the Eagle brand was the primary – or “flagship” – brand name used by Eagle Compressors, the company also controlled two other brands, both of which were also acquired by Wood industries. The first of these is the Ironhorse brand, which offers more affordable air compressors, ranging from hand held models to ones with sixty gallon tanks. These are generally lower grade air compressors, but extremely affordable, and come with a considerably shorter warranty (one year as opposed to two) than the Eagle brand. The second alternative brand is MaxAir, which offers extremely tough and comprehensively tested air compressors for serious industrial use. The exact opposite of the Ironhorse brand, MaxAir compressors tend to cost more, but are much tougher and designed to last much longer under more grueling conditions. MaxAir compressors come with a longer than average warranty: three years as opposed to the two offered with a stand Eagle Air Compressor.

Wood Industries acquired all three of these Eagle divisions and intend to keep all three brand names and distinctions. Wood has gone to great pains to point tout that they fully intend to honor the warranties and other agreements made by Eagle Compressors and to maintain the excellent relationship that Eagle has with its original equipment manufacturers (OEM). Therefore, for all intents and purposes, the acquisition should not represent any sort of meaningful change for most customers that have a Ironhorse, Eagle, or MaxAir compressor. In fact, as Wood attempts to maintain the brand’s name and reputation they are likely to be more aggressive with their customer service than was the case before.

All three Eagle brands offer a wide range of diverse air compressors, meaning that there is a very good chance that they offer an air compressor that can meet your requirements. Eagle’s range of compressors span 125 to 200 psi (pounds per square inch of pressure) and two to fifteen hp (horsepower). Ironhorse compressors range from 125 to 150 psi and 1/6 to 16.5 hp. The MaxAir line all come in 170 psi and have a hp range of three to nine. For extremely small and inexpensive household compressors, Ironhorse is the brand to look for; otherwise most Eagle air compressors are primarily designed for commercial and industrial use.

The brand has been firmly established in North America and most customer reviews tend to suggest general satisfaction with the company’s customer service and technical support. Further, the new parent company – Wood industries – is putting forth a strong effort to maintain the integrity of the brand(s) since their acquisition. Consequently, it is safe to say that an Eagle air compressor is a good investment and worth the money.

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