I NEED A Compressor

[ETC57]

Ed,
appliance dolly, ya know like the ones used for moving refrigerators if the lip is to short to reach the feet then a regular hand truck and 2 ratchet straps.

Jerry.

[EdK]

(12-08-2012, 04:34 PM)ETC57 Wrote: Ed,
appliance dolly, ya know like the ones used for moving refrigerators if the lip is to short to reach the feet then a regular hand truck and 2 ratchet straps.

Jerry.

I think the spread of the feet is too wide to use either an appliance dolly or a hand truck, but I'll take some measurements and verify that.

Since this is an oil type compressor I'm assuming one should not transport it laying down. Is this correct?

Ed

[stevec]

(12-08-2012, 04:57 PM)EdK Wrote: Since this is an oil type compressor I'm assuming one should not transport it laying down. Is this correct?
Ed

I wouldn't worry about transporting it laying down assuming you're not gonna plug it in and fire it up within minutes of getting it home.
It's not a refrigeration cmpressor.
I'd be at your door tomorrow to give ya a hand, BUT.
I'm too far from EVERYONE!

[EdK]

(12-08-2012, 05:22 PM)stevec Wrote:

(12-08-2012, 04:57 PM)EdK Wrote: Since this is an oil type compressor I'm assuming one should not transport it laying down. Is this correct?
Ed

I wouldn't worry about transporting it laying down assuming you're not gonna plug it in and fire it up within minutes of getting it home.
|It's not a refridgeration cmpressor.
I'd be at your door tomorrow to give ya a hand, BUT.
I'm too far from EVERYONE!

So the only thing that might happen if I transport it laying down is some oil might leak out that I'd have to replace. I kind of suspected that but someone told me quite some time ago to not transport an oil type compressor laying down. He gave no reason and I didn't know enough to question him. Hmmm, I still don't.

Thanks for the thought Steve. I'm sure I'll figure something out.

Ed

[sasquatch]

Ed, i was just wondering today if you had bought a compressor yet.

Re: unloading,, Hmmm,,,, Invite all the neighbour ladies over for tea and muffins, then show them the compressor, and ask if they got a minute to give a lift ?.............

But seriously, if you get it off the truck, can you roll it in on some pipes or?

[stevec]

Ed, I really the think the caution was for refrig. compressors Because along with the freon (or whatever they use now) there is lube oil that should be allowed to return from the refrig. lines by standing for 24 hrs.

[EdK]

(12-08-2012, 05:33 PM)stevec Wrote: Ed, I really the think the caution was for refrig. compressors Because along with the freon (or whatever they use now) there is lube oil that should be allowed to return from the refrig. lines by standing for 24 hrs.

It was definitely about air compressors because we were loading up an oil-less compressor in his truck to take to my nephews place when he asked me if it was an oil-less or oil type compressor and proceeded to tell me that if it was an oil type we could not transport it laying down. Maybe he really meant he didn't want to clean up any oil out of his truck bed if it happened to leak out. That was decades ago so it's a moot point.

Ed

[EdK]

Since I'll be putting this compressor out in the garage rather than down the basement, I was wondering how well it's going to work out there in the cold weather? It can get down into the mid 20s below 0F in the winter. I'm assuming I should probably not fire it up under those conditions. What would be a realistic operating temperature range for a compressor like the one I'll be getting?

Thanks,
Ed

[arvidj]

Food for thought when transporting it lying down ... the oil seap past the piston rings and into the cylinder. Depending on how much oil gets past when you turn it on I think the options range from "no big deal" to "hydraulic lock".

If I were really concerned about it I would drain it before lying it down and then fill it back up when I got it set up in the garage.

I put mine in the basement because I did not want to worry about oil and lubrication during the Minnesota winter temperatures. Interesting getting an 80 gallon vertical with an intercooler down the basement stairs. Bev was very understanding about the "it is stuck in the doorway and it is too late for me to resolve the issue tonight" thing!!

[EdK]

(12-08-2012, 06:35 PM)arvidj Wrote: Food for thought when transporting it lying down ... the oil seap past the piston rings and into the cylinder. Depending on how much oil gets past when you turn it on I think the options range from "no big deal" to "hydraulic lock".

If I were really concerned about it I would drain it before lying it down and then fill it back up when I got it set up in the garage.

I put mine in the basement because I did not want to worry about oil and lubrication during the Minnesota winter temperatures. Interesting getting an 80 gallon vertical with an intercooler down the basement stairs. Bev was very understanding about the "it is stuck in the doorway and it is too late for me to resolve the issue tonight" thing!!

Arvid,

I thought about draining it prior to transporting it and I just might do that to be on the safe side. In reality, we probably won't transport it laying down but I'd like to be prepared just in case.

Rethinking this, I just may go ahead and put it down the basement. It'd be a bummer not being able to use it 4 or 5 months out of the year because of the cold temperatures.

What's an "intercooler" on an air compressor for?

Ed