Used Boge Compressors for Sale 18

Compressed air is the factory utility bought twice, once as machine and forever as electricity, and that frames any used compressor purchase: the acquisition saving on a used Boge S-series is real money, but drive technology decides the operating bill, with frequency-controlled (SF/SLF designations) machines following demand where fixed-speed units cycle wastefully, so matching drive type to your load profile matters more than the badge year. Boge's position in the German quality tier, with family ownership, Bielefeld manufacturing, and airend engineering respected trade-wide, gives its used machines the durability priors that justify choosing them over commodity brands at similar used prices.

The range covers industrial needs: S series oil-injected screws (S 40, S 75, S 100 classes common used) for general factory air, SO and SCL oil-free machines where process purity demands, and complete stations, with compressor, refrigerant dryer, receiver, and filtration sold together from closures, that simplify installation when capacities match. Against used Atlas Copco or Kaeser machines, the market leaders, Boge typically trades slightly below for equivalent specification, a gap reflecting fleet-market brand liquidity rather than engineering, which makes it the informed keeper's value pick.

Buying a used Boge compressors: what to check

Run the machine and measure: delivery pressure achieved, loaded and unloaded current draw against nameplate, and airend condition heard at the discharge, with bearing whine or knocking pricing an airend exchange. Verify operating hours and load hours separately from the controller, since load percentage tells the duty story.

Check the oil and separator service history on injected machines, inspect the cooler cores for fouling, and test the controller through start, load, and modulation sequences. On frequency-drive machines, verify the inverter's condition and fault log. Review the air-end's service position, with Boge exchange airends available, confirm dryer function if included, and ask for the maintenance file, since compressor value lives in its service record.

On Exapro, used Boge listings show delivery, pressure, drive, hours, and location. Compare available compressors and submit an enquiry through the listing page on Exapro to request service records and running inspection.