Interstate move. How to pack air compressor and floor jacks?

[paker]

I plan to use a moving pod. I will load it myself. My best plan is to place a pallet on the pod floor and rope air compressor (30 gallon belt drive) and floor jacks to the pallet. Any other suggestions? Thank you.

 

[619DioFan]

I will assume you are loading more than the mentioned items and that the compressor is an upright version. forget the pallet , place the compressor in the rear of the pod , in the corner ( pad wrap it ) if you have a workbench load that next to the comp along the rear wall working twords the far corner. if the bench is narrower then the comp put flat items behind the bench to bring it out even. load the jacks under the bench and fill that space with other items. stack on the bench working up ( boxes , totes , nightstands etc ) put two pads on top of comp and you can stack on it with lite boxes. work you way up to the ceiling. flat stuff goes up top of the tier. repeat next tier with base items ( dressers , chest of drawers , appliances etc ) work side to side . keep the tier square ( face should be flat ) don't leave gaps on the sides of tier ( fill in with rugs , ladders what ever fits ) repeat till the pod is loaded. tie off at the end with mattresses. been in the moving industry since 1981. lots of youtube vids on loading moving trucks ( same as loading a pod ) any questions let me know.

 

[Sorachi Ace]

I moved from middle TN to central PA over the summer, used self-loaded containers for short term storage and company contracted movers for the interstate portion.

I packed my 30 gallon oilless compressor against a wall and tied it down. I pulled the handle off my floor jack and wrapped it with some yard tools and tetrised the jack in between boxes. During the interstate portion they lost the saddle--i'd suggest packing it in a box, just in case.

I was happy with the container portion, even though they used flat bed style trucks. I tied stuff in and saw minimal movement inside a smartly packed container.

Good luck!

 

[paker]

Thank you for the tips. Now I understand odd shaped items can also be stacked up.

 

[The Cobbler]

most important to keep things tight to each other, with padding between to keep it from marring. also don't pack tight to things that are vulnerable like a plastic belt guard.

 

[matt_i]

"rope" in my book would be 1" ratchet straps. This way they get tight and stay tight. The U-shaped piece of steel which mounts the motor and compressor to the tank usually has some slots available for hooking the J-hooks to.

Use multi-thicknesses of cardboard for protection from sharp edges and more ratchet straps to hold floor jacks down.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Make a trip to HF and grab some mover's blankets and a set of straps to hold the blankets on.

Also let your family and friends know that if they have any old blankets they want to get rid of, you'll take them off their hands for packing with. Keep in mind though, family/friends doesn't matter, of the possible bedbug issue.