Compressors on wheels???

[rocketman]

Anyone ever mount a larger (2 stage, 80gal) compressor on heavy duty casters to make it mobile?? The 3 legs have the bolt holes that would handle mounting a pin mount caster. My compressor isn't hard wired so having the ability to move it around/out of the way could be handy.

 

[speed bump]

We put our compressor on a heavy duty dolly so we can move it around depending on the piece of equipment we are working on.

 

[rsanter]

sounds like it could get tippy
if you really want to have it on wheels I would bolt it to a wider base that you attach the wheels to

I have 3 compressors.
60 gal stand up mounted outside
20 horizontal roll around unit
and a small portable unit (bought to drive nail guns) that I can take with me for many off site purposes

bob

 

[eschoendorff]

sounds like it could get tippy
if you really want to have it on wheels I would bolt it to a wider base that you attach the wheels to

Maybe fab something up like nissan_crawler did for his Craftsman tool box at work. There is a thread on this somewhere... maybe he will repost the pics.

 

[4lug39]

On just the three legs it might be a little unsafe. I left mine on the shipping pallet and just added steel casters from tractor supply. It has been like that for a couple of years. It is very stable, I have only had to move once since it has been like this but, it worked great. If i had to move all the time I would build a little stronger base for it. I have a buddy that has a horizontal 160 gal compressor and he has wheels on his and he moves it two to three times a week but, he has big 8" casters on his and it is a horizontal unit.


james

 

[rsanter]

another option
leave it on the pallet and then kat a pallet jack for when you want to move it

I know a guy that has all of his equipment on pallets (standard pallets or ones he has made) and has a pallet jack.
he moves things around based on what he needs at the time

bob