Moving 60 gallon compressor

[jessrice]

I was looking at buying a used 60 gallon compressor. It is still mounted to the origianl pallet. Can these be laid on there side in the bed of a truck without leaking oil, or is it best to keep them upright?

thanks

Jesse

[cabinetman]

What I've done is to drain the oil and any water out before moving. Laying down the compressor makes for safer transport. Make sure you tie it to the side of the bed and secure lengthwise. Take precaution to brace the movement in case it becomes loose from being tied so the motor and compressor don't get banged up. Simple 2x4's cut to length as braces work well.

Being attached to the pallet may put an angle on it while it's prone, so protect the business end.
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[footprintsinconc]

exactly what cman said. i bought my 60 gal used aswell. drained the oil and got a hand on laying it flat in the back of our van. i would definitely remove the crate so that when its on its side, the motor + pump do not touch truck bed and thus no load is applied to it.

i am assuming that unit has a vertical tank. remember that the sucker is really top heavy. so i would lay it in the truck top first so the bottom of the compressor tank is towards at the tail gate. this will help with loading and unloading the unit.

[Carlos]

As they said. I'd go a step further and run it without the regulator attached until you're sure that there's no oil in the cylinders, otherwise you may foul the line/regulator if any residual oil drained into the cylinders.

[LinuxRandal]

Read the compressor first. Some are shipped without oil, others have had a label that says, if shipped on side, let stand for 24 hours before starting.